i think than moses hazen was quite frankly. i i see hazen as the pugilist. he was always really rather irritating as an individual from what i can see i think his commanding officer. saw him that certainly general knox at the end of it said that this was a man who was blessed with one of the most obstinate tempers he had ever seen. but it was the kind of temper that meant that this regiment continued in action through the rest of the war. but given this it starts going out for recruiting for congress's own so you can see what's going on here. you can't recruit for second canadian among all of them, but you can for congress's own guard here. it's got elite status. this sounds really good. this is better than just simply what the first pennsylvania really the first video. why not congress's own and they did tremendously. well this regiment was authorized a thousand men so much bigger than the common continental infantry regiment, but it was authorized a thousand and by this spring of 77. it was hitting close to 900 men had enlisted in this regiment now did the

moses hazen's wife charlotte was a refugee. edward antil's wife was a refugee. she kept bearing children in camp and losing about half of them in camp through the process of this war. there were certainly other soldiers that had their wives and their children with them in camp. and what is interesting is that within a few years, at least with the french canadians, seeing that some of the soldiers who had come down are starting to marry the daughters of the other soldiers who had come down. so they were maintaining their community ties in the camps. so it is that it was much older soldiers with teenaged daughters. but then if you look at the regulations, at some points they were saying women over the age of 14 wouldn't be allowed to be in camp separately. and you go, well, at that point you get married and you get rations and you're allowed to stay in camp. i did not find as many women following with the anglo soldiers. and certainly not with the deserters from the german or the british side coming in with them. most of the time they could stay closer to home. on

came from lieutenant colonel edward antill who was a part of this, he was more of a thinker then moses hazen, quite frankly. i see haze and as the proulx galas, he was really rather irritating as a purse -- his commanding officer saw him like that. certainly general knocks at the end of it who said that this man was blessed with some of the most obstinate tempers he'd ever seen. but it is the kind of temper that this regiment continued an action through the rest of the war. amongbut given this it starts g up recording to new for congress [inaudible] and you can see what's going on here. you can't wait for a second canadian among all of them, but you can for congress but's guard. here is scott elite status. this sounds really good. this is better than just simply want to first pennsylvania, really? the first virginia? why not congress's own? and they did tremendously well. this regiment was authorized 1000 man. so much bigger than the common kong turn untold infantry regiment but it was authorized 1000 and by the spring of 77, it was getting close to 900 men had enlisted in this regiment. now