CAMP DUTIES AND DISCIPLINE
The soldier's day began with reveille at sunrise or "when a Sentra Can
See Clearly one thousand yards around him and not Before"[177] and
ended with tat-too heating at eight o'clock;[178] for after tat-too
there was to be no straying about camp without a written pass.[179]
Between reveille and tat-too there were numerous duties to be
performed and orders to be obeyed. Some of them seemed foolish and
most unnecessary to the average soldier. The first thing was roll call
before the doors of the barracks[180] which every one was to appear in
full dress, well shaved and with hat cocked.[181] Then came breakfast
prepared either by one of the company in the camp kitchen or by each
one for himself over the open fire. The breakfast was anything from
the "usual dish, a large plate of rice with a little salt"[182] to a
heavier meal of meat and potatoes.
Morning prayers[7] followed breakfast and of the routine of the rest of
the day Simon Lyman of Sharon wrote "we marched out in the morning
and exercised and in the afternoon we marched out again and exercised
again".[183] Captain Lewis in his _Orderly Book_ recorded the following
order "For the future the fatigue parties to parade at 7 o'clock in
the morning and return at eleven to their dinners and parade again at
two".[184] Then came supper, evening prayers[185] and tat-too.
Camp life was, however, not all a routine of reveille, prayers, drills,
meals, and tat-too for there were hundreds of other things which
had to be done. There were huts to build[186], roads to make,[187]
entrenchments to construct,[188] fuel to collect,[189] supplies to
provide,[190] armaments to make or clean, and drills for the "awkward
squad",[191] besides guard and fatigue duty;[192] not to mention
the more domestic duties of cooking,[193] of washing and mending
clothes,[194] and cleaning huts, or acting as 'grass guard.'[195]
It can hardly be said that any hard and fast rule was followed in the
matter of camp activities for there were circumstances continually
arising which altered affairs; there were parades before a visiting
officer,[196] and days taken off for washing. Then, too, there was
the lack of a permanent organization of the army, which was a serious
hindrance in following any different course, for the short time
enlistment men were constantly leaving and the new recruits were coming
into camp, all of which broke into the routine of camp[197] and often
nothing of importance was accomplished for weeks at a time. Simon Lyman
of Sharon wrote of the week following August 29, 1775. "Friday, 29th,
In the forenoon we went round the town, and in the afternoon we putted
up our tents and marched through Cambridge to Charlestound, there we
was stationed, we put up our tents.
Tuesday, 3th I rubbed up my gun and looked round the forts.
Wednesday 4th w(eg)ot some boards to fix out tents and it rained and we
did not do it.
Thursday 5th It rained, and I wrote a letter home and staid around the
house."[198]
When the new recruit was given the duty of being on guard with the
orders that he was not to sleep or leave his post he felt for the first
time the hand of authority, he felt that the orders were ridiculous
when he must shave every day and appear at roll call every morning
with his hair powdered, but when he could not go more than a mile from
camp without a pass and that only two furloughs were allowed at one
time,[199] then he was sure that his personal liberty was imposed upon.
It was just that attitude taken by the soldiers toward their officers
and the orders given by them or toward the duties they were ordered
to perform that made the question of discipline a serious one. Army
life was a novelty at first, but before many weeks had passed the
aspect changed. The soldiers were in new conditions and new modes of
doing things had to be learned. What to do and what not to do were
questions with the new recruits. There had been little of the "being
ordered" by anybody at home especially among the New Englanders.[200]
Now the private had to salute, take orders from and ask permission of
an individual, who in all probability had been his next door neighbor
at home with no more training than himself and perhaps one who had
just "taken" command without having been appointed by the proper
authority.[201]
The trouble came from both sides; the officer felt the importance of
his position to such an extent that he could not see the private's
view point, but on the other hand the private was not willing to
endure an ordinary amount of subordination. The orders sent out from
headquarters concerning the matter were numerous depicting to the
soldiers and to the officers as well, their duties and privileges.[202]
The question of discipline was one which caused Washington a great
deal of concern on first entering camp,[203] and a matter which always
brought comment from the foreigners who visited our camps or worked
with our army.[204] As the war progressed the conditions grew better,
but the personnel changed so often that one group just reached the
stage where some sort of law and order was made possible when they
left and the whole process was to be gone through again with the newly
enlisted group.
The general rules of discipline were laid down by the Continental
Congress in what were called "The Rules and Regulations for the
Government of the Army". Congress there described the general conduct
of the soldiers, as to their duties and privileges and also recommended
the punishments which should be inflicted by the court martial in
case of violation of the rules by any one.[205] There were also
orders issued from headquarters, which gave more detailed directions
in respect to the personal appearance of the soldier, how his hat
should be cocked, how his hair should be cut, and the like,[31] others
in respect to the duties of the soldier on fatigue,[206] on guard
or about the camp, his conduct toward citizens, the punishment for
stealing, and numerous other things which were incident to camp life,
as the regulation of 'Grog shops'[207] orders, concerning the morale of
the soldiers,[208] and health precautions.
The means of enforcing the disciplinary rules was the court martial,
an instrument which is of common use in time of war, but some of the
trials and decisions of the revolutionary court martial are interesting
if not amusing and yet significant because of the state of affairs
which they reflect.
First as to the organization of the court martial, there was to be
a general and a regimental court, the general, the higher and the
regimental the lower court. The general court was to consist of not
less than thirteen members none of whom were to be under the rank of
a commissioned officer and the president was to be a field officer.
The regimental court was to consist of not more than five members and
in case five could not be assembled three were sufficient, and any
commissioned officer of a regiment by the appointment of his colonel
could hold the court in the regiment for minor cases.[209]
All crimes not capital and all disorders and neglect that officers and
soldiers might be guilty of, though not mentioned in the Articles of
war, were to be taken into a general or regimental court according to
the nature of the crime. The offense could be punished at the court's
discretion, but no one was to be sentenced to death except in the cases
mentioned in the rules layed down by congress and no sentence was to be
executed until the commanding officer had approved it. The commanding
officer also had the power to pardon or suspend sentence if he saw fit.
According to the organization of the court martial, it was to inflict
at its own discretion only degrading, cashiering, drumming out of camp
and whipping not exceeding thirty-nine lashes.[210]
According to entries made in orderly books and diaries, those orders
were often overlooked and the originality of the members of the court
was worked into service.
Thacher said of the punishments ordered by the court martial "Death
has been inflicted in a few instances of an atrocious nature, but in
general, the punishment consists in a public whipping, and the number
of stripes is proportioned to the degree of offense. The law of Moses
prescribing forty stripes save one but that number has often been
exceeded in our camp. In aggravated cases, and with old offenders
in our camp the culprit is sentenced to receive one hundred lashes
or more. It is the duty of the drummers and fifers to inflict the
chastisement, and the drum major must attend and see that the duty is
faithfully performed. The culprit being securely tied to a tree or post
receives on his naked back the number of lashes assigned him by a whip
formed of several small knotted cords which sometimes cut through the
skin at every stroke. However, strange it may appear, a soldier will
often receive the severest stripes without uttering a groan or once
shrinking from the lash even while the blood flows freely from the
lacerated wounds.
"They have now, however, adopted a method which they say mitigates
the anguish in some measure. It is by putting between the teeth a
leaden bullet, on which they chew while under the lash till it is made
quite flat and jagged. In some instances of incorrigibles villians
it is adjudged by the court that the culprit receive his punishment
at several different times, a certain number of stripes repeated at
intervals of two or three days in which case the wounds are in a state
of inflammation, and the skin rendered tender and the terror of the
punishment is greatly aggravated.
"Another mode of punishment is that of running the gauntlet, this is
done by a company of soldiers standing in two lines, each one furnished
with a switch and the criminal is made to run between them and receive
the scourge from their hands on his naked back; but the delinquent runs
so rapidly and the soldiers are so apt to favor a comrade that it often
happens in this way punishment is very slight".[211]
Boardman thus recorded a punishment, "This morning another rifleman was
drummed out of camp not whipped, but if he ever returns again he is to
receive thirty lashes."[212] Other punishments were riding the wooden
horse for fifteen minutes with two guns tied to the victim's feet and
then ten minutes without guns, or riding a rail. There were, too, the
fines and imprisonments, but often the the penalties bordered on the
humorous line and furnished real amusement to the rest of the soldiers,
one man was sentenced to wear "A clogg chained at his legg for three
days, another was to wear a clog four days with his coat turned wrong
side outwards".[213] The last penalty was for Major Carnes's cordage.
Trials were held for anything from disorderly conduct or stealing a
shirt to treason.
In the court martial and its actions it is possible to see a reflection
of England and the methods of torture used there. The colonists had not
been away from the mother country long enough to get away from those
devices for the punishment of offenders.
The number and kind of trials also show that the soldiers as a rule
were inclined to have their own way and disregard orders for the
majority of the trials were for the disobedience of minor orders.
A study of conditions during the Revolutionary War in the light of the
present day and especially in the light of the Great War with the care
given the soldiers in the way of housing, medical aid, sanitation and
recreation makes the soldier of 1776 more of a hero than he had been
before. That he under the most adverse circumstances withstood the war
conditions and came out victorious for liberty seems almost a miracle.
John Adams described the continental army as follows: "Our Army at
Crown point is an object of wretchness enough to fill a human mind
with horror, disgraced, defeated, discontented, dispirited diseased,
naked, undisciplined, eaten up with vermin, no clothes, bed, blankets,
no medicines, no vituals but salt pork and flour". One almost wonders
that it is not a true characterization but it is interesting to
note that of the fifty diaries and journals studied only one or two
reflected a pronounced discontented or dissatisified spirit, the others
mentioned the sufferings and hardships but did not complain.
The leaders of the War for Independnece have long been appreciated for
the part they played, perhaps over appreciated. But the leaders could
not have accomplished their goal had it not been for the private. The
private was undisciplined it is true and willful at times, but to him
with his sufferings, hardships and even willfullness must be given a
great amount of the honor.
[Footnote 177: Coits, _Orderly Book_, (July 20, 1775), p. 54.]
[Footnote 178: Lewis, _Orderly Book_, (June 6, 1776), p. 47.]
[Footnote 179: _Journals of Continental Congress_, Vol. II, p. 115.]
[Footnote 180: Lewis, _Orderly Book_, (March 28, 1776), p. 8.]
[Footnote 181: Lewis, _Orderly Book_, (March 28, 1776), p. 8.]
[Footnote 182: McDowell, _Journal_, (Jan. 11, 1782).]
[Footnote 183: Lyman, _Journal_, (Aug. 28, 1775), p. 115.]
[Footnote 184: Lewis, _Orderly Book_, April 6, 1776.]
[Footnote 185: Farnsworth, _Journal_, (May 1, 1775) p. 179.]
[Footnote 186: Greene, _Life of Greene_, Vol. I, p. 538.]
[Footnote 187: Wild, _Journal_, (Dec. 27, 1778) p. 120.]
[Footnote 188: Hutchinson, _Orderly Book_, p. 23, quoted by Bolton.]
[Footnote 189: Wild, _Journal_, (Dec. 27, 1778) p. 120.]
[Footnote 190: Lyman, _Journal_, (Nov. 2, 1775) p. 124.]
[Footnote 191: Lewis, _Orderly Book_, (March 28, 1776), p. 8.]
[Footnote 192: Lewis, _Orderly Book_, (April 6, 1776), p. 16.]
[Footnote 193: Lyman, _Journal_, (Nov. 21, 1775), p. 127.]
[Footnote 194: Waldo, _Journal_, (Dec. 31, 1778), p.]
[Footnote 195: Lewis, _Orderly Book_, p. 10.]
[Footnote 196: Lewis, _Orderly Book_, (March 31, 1779) p. 10; Lyman,
_Journal_, (Nov. 29, 1775) p. 125.]
[Footnote 197: Thacher, _Journal_, (Sept. 1776) p. 60.]
[Footnote 198: Lyman, _Journal_ (Aug. 29, Oct. 3, 4 and 5, 1775), p.
116.]
[Footnote 199: Lewis, _Orderly Book_, (June 21, 1776), p. 54.]
[Footnote 200: Thacher, _Military Journal_, p. 60.]
[Footnote 201: Ibid.]
[Footnote 202: Lewis, _Orderly Book_, (Aug. 12, & 19, 1775); Ford,
_Writings of Washington_, Vol. VII, p. 5.]
[Footnote 203: Ford, _Writings of Washington_, Vol. III, p. 267.]
[Footnote 204: Ford, _Writings of Washington_, Vol. III, p. 141 and
Kapp, _Life of Steuben_.]
[Footnote 205: _Journals of Continental Congress._ Vol. III, p. 114.]
[Footnote 206: Ibid., (April 6, 1776) p. 16.]
[Footnote 207: Henshaw, _Journal_.]
[Footnote 208: Coit, _Orderly Book_, (June 30, 1775), p. 28.]
[Footnote 209: _Journals of Continental Congress_, Vol. III, p. 114.]
[Footnote 210: _Journals of Continental Congress_, Vol. III, p. 115.]
[Footnote 211: Thacher, _Military Journal_, (Jan. 1780), p. 182.]
[Footnote 212: Boardman, B., _Journal_, (Oct. 11, 1775).]
[Footnote 213: Quoted by Bolton, _Private Under Washington_, p. 176.]
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_History of the War of the Independence of the United States._
Translated from Italian by George A. Otis, New Haven, 1884.
A foreigner's view of conditions here.
Bolton, Charles Knowles,
_The Private Soldier Under Washington_, New York 1902.
Channing, Edward,
_A History of the United States_, Vol. III, New York, 1912.
A good bibliography.
Ellet, Mrs. Elizabeth Fries,
_Domestic History of the American Revolution._ New York, 1850.
Valuable only for the light it throws on every day life.
Fiske, John,
_The American Revolution_, Boston, 1891.
Greene, Francis Vinton,
_The Revolutionary War_ and the Military policy of United
States, New York, 1911.
Military affairs emphasized.
Hatch, Louis Clinton,
_The Administration of the American Revolutionary Army_, New
York, 1904.
Hart, Albert Bushnell, and Mabel Hill,
_Camps and Firesides of the Revolution_, New York, 1903.
The direct quotation of sources valuable.
Headley, J. T.,
_The Chaplains and Clergy of the Revolution_, New York, 1864.
A portraiture of the place of religion in the war especially
the clergy.
Humphreys, Mary Gay,
_Catherine Schuyler_ in women of Colonial and revolutionary
times. Series New York, 1897.
Not good history, but gives insight into colonial
Revolutionary life.
Lecky, William Edward Hartpole,
_The American Revolution_, edited by James Albert Woodburn
from Mr. Lecky's _History of England in the Eighteenth
Century_.
A good bibliography found in it.
Lossing, Benson John,
_Pictorial Fieldbook of the Revolution_, New York 1860, two
volumes.
Some interesting details of life and times.
Lower, Charlemagne,
_The Marquis de La Fayette in the American Revolution_,
Philadelphia, 1901
The impressions of a foreigner of American institutions.
Thornton, John Wingate,
_The Pulpit of the American Revolution_, Boston, 1876.
A book showing the place of religion in the war especially
the Puritan pulpit.
Trevelyan, Sir George Otto,
_The American Revolution_, four volumes, New York, 1908-15.
This book puts emphasis on the war characters and their
careers which was useful in this study.
Whorton, Anne Hollingsworth,
_Martha Washington_, in women of colonial and revolutionary
times. Series, New York, 1897.
Not good history, but gives insight into colonial life and
camp life.