Transcriber's Note: In the original book, the following table contains vertical text. In order to make the width of the table manageable, the vertical text has been reduced to abbreviations, as follows (original spellings used):

Gn—Generals
Co—Colonels
LC—Lt. Colonels
Mj—Majors
Ca—Captains
Lt—Lieutenants
En—Ensigns
Ch—Chaplains
QM—Q. Masters
Ad—Adjutants
Su—Surgeons
Cm—Comissaries
Eg—Engineers
WM—Wagon Masters
Vo—Volunteers
Pr—Privates

When takenWhereCommissioned officers Staff officers & Privates.
GnCoLCMjCaLtEnChQMAdSuCmEgWMVoPrWounded
Augt. 27thLong Island2342184311313310069 Officers, 56 Privates
Sept. 15 & 16thYork Island12347354
Octr. 12thWhite Plains12135
Novr. 16thFort Washington4455610731122521126376 Officers, 53 Privates.
Novr. 18thFort Lee111399
Total28101079160434431121134131
Copy Chatham Jany 30th 1777
P.S. The original taken in New Jersey sent to Govr. Brooks.
A true copy taken from the Commissary General's,& brought from York by Major Wells.

[Original among Lieut.-Col. Henshaw's papers.]


[No. 60.]

LIST OF AMERICAN OFFICERS TAKEN PRISONERS AT THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND[252]