Person:Jonathan Short (2)

May be a brother of David Short

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Maryland Historical Society (Baltimore, Maryland). Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution, 1775-1783. (Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Society, 1900).

   p. 586
   A Roll of Men enlisted in the Partizan Cavalry under the command of Major Henry Lee, out of Cecil County, June, 1778
   Jnonath Short
   
   p. 556
   Serjt. Jonathan Short, died 26 Mch, '82, served between 1 Aug'80 and 1 Jan' 82, served between 1 Jan '82 and 1 Jan '82
   
   Alternate Source:
   Volume 18, p. 556, Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution, Archives of Maryland Online
   
   Note: Do not confuse with the Jonathan Short who d. 26 Oct 1782, who served in the Frederick County Detachment.

2. ↑ Peden, Henry C. (Henry Clint). Revolutionary patriots of Cecil County, Maryland. (Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1991)
   p. 104.

   Short, Johnathan. Oath of Allegiance in 1778 (Maryland Historical Society, Manuscripts Div. (MS.1146). Maryland State Archives Manuscripts (MdHR3218-1 to 18),Oaths taken by Justice Joseph Gilpin).
   Private in Major Henry (Col. Harry) Lee's Partizan Corps from June 1778 to January 1, 1781 ("Cecil County in the Revolutionary War, 1776-1783", Privately published by the Cecil Co. Bicentennial Committee, p. 83; Archives of Maryland, Vol. 18, "Muster Rolls of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution, 1775-1783", p. 586; Calendar of Maryland State Papers, The Red Books, No. 4, Part 1 (Published by the Hall of Records Commision in 1950), p. 156).
   On April 23, 1787 the Auditor General's Office certified that 15 lbs., 12 sh., 6 p. was due the Administrator of Johnathan Short's estate for his pay as a Trooper in Col. Lee's Legion, Aug 1, 1780 - Jan 1, 1781 (Archives of Maryland, Vol. 18, "Muster Rolls of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution, 1775-1783, p. 590).

3. ↑ Cecil County in the Revolutionary War, 1776-1783", Privately published by the Cecil Co. Bicentennial Committee. Photocopy in the Cecil County Public Library, Elkton, Maryland
   pp. 16-17.

   The 5th Troop of Virginia Light Dragoons was organized in Virginia by Henry (Harry) Lee, who was only 20 years old, and who bought the outfits and uniforms for his troops. The enlisted men wore blue coats and trousers and narrow-brimmed hats, carried long knives stuck inside their leather boots which came almost up to their knees. Officers had short blue capes lined with white silk and shiny helmets with white horse-hair plumes. Harry's lieutenant was 20, his two ensigns were 18 and 17. Most of his troop were in late teens, the youngest 16, the oldest 24 (the Sergeant Major).
   
   In April 1778, 20 men from Cecil County enlisted in Lee's Partisan Cavalry. Much of the action was guerilla warfare, often "Forlorn Hopes" or suicide missions.
   
   Also, much of time was spent foraging for food to feed Washington's soldiers, gathering horses and wagons, especially from suspected Tories or people who claimed religious convictions as an excuse against fighting.