2 It is a noticeable fact, and one which has seriously perple.^ed those who have attempted to study the history of that period and, very often, has led them astray, that, until the time now under notice, the Eegiments of the Army were not, generally, arranged into Brigades and Divisions ; and that neither Brigadier-generals nor Major-generals had any specified Eegiments under their especial conunaiid-- they commanded those who were present and on duty, wherever they might happen to be ; and it is hardly to be wondered at, th t there was so little of order and discipline in the Army : it is rather remarkable there were as much of them as there api)ears to have been.

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manded by Major-general Heath ; those commanded, respectively, by Brigadier-generals Saltonstall, Sargent, and Hand were to form the Division to be commanded by Major-general Sullivan ; iind the Massachusetts Militia, then serving with the Army, was to be formed into a Division to be commanded hy Majnr-general Lincoln.' At the same time, the General, in the most pressing terms, exhorted all Officers commanding Divisions, Brigades, and Regiments, to have their Officers and the men under their respective commands properly informed of what was expected from them, that no confusion might arise in case they should be suddenly called to action, which, there was no kind of doubt, wns near at hand ; and he hoped and flattered himself that the only contention would he who should render the most acceptable service to his country and his j)osterity. He also desired that the Officers would be particularly attentive to the mens's Arms and ammunition, that there might be no deficiency or application for Cai fridges when they were called into the field.