Plan of the Jäger Post on Herecland's Creek
Ewald's text accompanying the plan reads as follows:
"a. New road and dam which the rebels have made from Verplanck's Point to
Peekskill since the war. b. Lind's [Lent's] V Cove and Herecland's Creek,
which winds through very marshy ground between the rocks and mountains, making
this Point like an island, and falls on the land side beyond both branches,
which makes the great road to Albany [Albany Post Road] accessible. c.
Part of Verplanck's Point. d. Part of Peekskill. e. Area which is
impassable because of the frequent rocks and thick woods. f. Posts of the
Legion. g. Post of the 200 foot jägers. h. Noncommissioned officer
picket of 16 jägers. i. Officer picket of 28 jägers, which had a flèche
of wood in front of them. [j omitted.] k. House and barn which had been
placed in a strong position for the defense of this post. At night 30
Hessian grenadiers came here as reinforcement, who had orders to defend
themselves in the entrenchment and the jägers in the houses during an enemy
attack. l. Sentries of the officer picket. m. House which had also
been prepared in a state of defense, and where one noncommissioned officer and
13 jägers, in addition to 9 grenadiers, were posted at night. n. Armed
sloop [Cornwallis] and galley for the protection of our left flank.
o. Rocks and woods where the ambuscades were placed, and footpath on which the
rebels approached our posts."