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ton, Manly and Mugford, and their crews was taken from 

 his regiment, then known as the Marine Regiment. 



Glover superintended the transportation of the troops and 

 stores in the evacuation of Long Island, August 29th, 1776, 

 and also the removal of the sick and wounded from New 

 York City to the Jersey shore, on the 14th of September. 

 Here his regiment did service such as none but the men of 

 Marblehead would have had the skill and endurance to 

 perform. 



On the 4th of September, he was placed in command of 

 General Clinton's Brigade. On the 18th of October, Glover 

 with his brigade resisted the first landing of the British on 

 the mainland at Prog's Neck, near New York Island. For 

 their conduct on this occasion, they were publicly thanked 

 by Gen. Lee and General Washington. 



At the crossing of the Delaware on the night of Dec. 25th, 

 1776, the Marblehead Regiment again distniguished itself by 

 its heroic daring and enterprise, in managing the boats by 

 which Washington's little army was carried over that broad 

 and rapid river filled with floating ice, to achieve the glori- 

 ous victory at Trenton. 



Soon after this. Glover returned home to Marblehead, and 

 on the 21st of February, 1777, he was appointed Brigadier 

 General by Congress. At first he declined, but afterwards 

 at the urgent request of Washington, accepted the appoint- 

 ment. He was stationed on the Hudson till July 23d 

 when he joined General Schuyler. He was in the battles of 

 Bemis Heights on the 19th of September, and the 7th of 

 October, and by his bravery and prudence contributed much 

 to the defeat and final surrender of Burgoyne. He was 

 chosen to conduct the captured army, 5,791 in number, 

 through the country to Boston. The following winter he 

 was at Valley Forge, and on the 28th of June, 1778, took 



