| Index Entry | Fifers, in Continental Army, establishment of Corps of Invalids |
| Location | Philadelphia |
| Citation | IC.777.043 17 Jul 1777:11 (9/464) Philadelphia. In Congress, June 20, 1777. Resolved, that a corps of invalids be formed, consisting of eight companies, each company to have one captain, two lieutenants, two ensigns, five serjeants, six corporals, two fifers, and one hundred men. [21 more lines describing duties and function of invalid corps.] [signed] Charles Thomson, Secretary. The printers are requested to publish this resolution in their several news papers. |
| Generic Title | Independent Chronicle |
| Date | 1777.07.17 |
| Publisher | Powars and Willis |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1777 |
| Bibliography | B0017642 |