Plan of the J䧥r Post on Herecland's Creek
Ewald's text accompanying the plan reads as follows:
"a. New road and dam which rebels have made from Verplanck's point to Peekskill
since the war. b. Lind's [Lent's] V Cove and Herecland's Creek, which
winds through very marshy ground between the rocks and mountains, making this
Point like an island, and falls on the land side beyond both branches, which
makes the great road to Alabany [Albany Post Road] accessible. c. Part of
Verplanck's Point. d. Part of Peekskill. e. Area which is impassable
because of frequent rocks and thick woods. f. Posts of the Legion.
g. Post of the 200 foot j䧥rs. h. Noncommissioned officer picket of 16
j䧥rs. i. Officer picket of 28 j䧥rs, which had a fl裨e of wood in front of
them. [j omitted.] k. House and barn which had beenplaced in a strong
position for the defense of this post. At night 30 Hessian grenadiers came
here as reinforcement, who had orders to defend themselves in the entrenchment
and the j䧥rs in the houses during an enemy attack. l. Sentries of the
officer picket. m. House which had also been prepared in a state of
defense, and where one noncommissioned officer and 13 j䧥rs, in addition to 9
grenadiers, were posted at night. n. Armed sloop [Cornwallis] and
galley for the protection of our left flank. o. Rocks and woods where the
ambuscades were placed, and footpath on which the rebels approached our
posts."