George Washington

“ G.W. placed the Genl in a small covered Cart, which carried some of his most essential equipage, and in the best order he could, with the last Troops (who only contind to be fired at) brought him over the first ford of the Monongahela; where they were formed in the best order circumstances would admit on a piece of rising ground; after wch, by the Genls order, he rode forward to halt those which had been earlier in the retreat: Accordingly, after crossing the Monongahela the second time and ascending the heights, he found Lieutt Colo. ”

“ Thus died a man, whose good & bad qualities were intimately blended. He was brave even to a fault and in regular Service would have done honor to his profession — His attachments were warm — his enmities were strong — and having no disguise about him, both appeared in full force. He was generous & disinterested — but plain and blunt in his manner even to rudeness — After this event, the Troops continued their March for, & soon arrived at Fort Cumberland without molestation: and all except the P [rovinci] als immediately resolved to proceed to Philadelphia ”

“ Mercers Corps, and they taking us, for the enemy who had retreated approaching in another direction commenced a heavy fire upon the releiving party which drew fire in return in spite of all the exertions of the Officers one of whom & several privates were killed and many wounded before a stop could be put to it. ”

“ Carolina on their March to join them — These being fresh, & properly provided, were ordered to proceed to Wills’s Creek & establish a post ( [since] called Fort Cumberland) for the purpose of covering the Frontiers, Where they were joined by a Company from Maryland, which, about this time, had been raized — Captn McKay with his detachment remd at Winchester; & the Virginia Regiment proceedd to Alexandria in order to recruit, & get supplied with cloathing & necessarys of which they stood much in need. ”

“ The rear was forced forward to support them, but seeing no enemy, and themselves falling every moment from the fire, a general panic took place among the Troops from which no exertions of the Officers could recover them — In the early part of the Action some of the Irregulars (as they were called) without direc [tio] ns advanced to the right, in loose order, to attack ”

“ Dunbar with the second division & the heavy Baggage & Stores, to follow after. By so doing, the first division approached the Monongahela 10 miles short of Fort Duquesne the 8th of July; at which time and place having so far recovered from a severe fever and delerium from which he had been rescued by James’s powder, administed by the positive order of the Genl as to travel in a covered Waggon, he joined him and the next day tho much reduced and very weak mounted his horse on cushions, & attended as one of his aids. ”