VINTAGE VIEWS OF NEW YORK
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Scout
6th Continentals, Mass - Whitcomb's Rangers, Fort Ti.
January 1777
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Early in January 1777 scouting parties were ordered up the shores of Lake Champlain to guard against a surprise attack across the ice. This picture shows a typical Massachusetts soldier from the 6th Continental Infantry known as Colonel Asa Whitcomb's "Rangers." He wears a blue seaman's jacket and the high cocked seaman's hat of the period, with buckskin leggings and moccasins. He carries a "committee of safety" musket and a light pack with blanket and rations for three days as prescribed in general orders of 7th January, 1777.
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Postcard Era:  Souvenir Booklet
Card Number:  107A
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