Image description: Orderly book of the German Continental Battalion from September 17th, 1776 to June 10, 1777. The volumes contain regimental and general orders with descriptions of courts-martial and daily officer assignments. Orders include instructions to soldiers to keep themselves clean and behave in a "soldier-like" manner and details about the feeding and housing of troops (they were to be provided with vinegar for their food whenever possible). Other orders refer to officers of the day and troop movements.
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