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Remington Sears
Listed Payroll for the 3rd Company in the 7th Regiment
Connecticut State
Revolutionary War Archives, Volume IIC, page 36-36b.
Major Jonathan Lattimer Payroll, 1775. Remington Sears was a drummer.
Revolutionary War Soldiers of Griswold
History of the Town of Griswold, Connecticut
SEARS, Remington, Mil. Capt. Boardman's Co. '75-77; at State Archives Library
The drum controlled a soldier’s day. The drummers in each regiment played different beats to tell the soldiers where they should be and what they should be doing. Here are some typical drumbeats and what they meant.
Reveille (REV-a-lee) - Reveille was beat at sun-up. It meant that it was time for the soldiers to get up and get ready for their day. Sometimes the GENERAL was beat instead of REVEILLE. That means soldiers should take down their tents and get ready to march from camp.
Troop or Assembly Troop was beat at 8:00 a.m. in the summer and 9:00 a.m. in the winter. It meant that soldiers should gather or assemble so the officer could call the roll and inspect the men for duty.
After INSPECTION, the soldiers were sent off to do their work for the day. They marched and drilled often so they would be ready in case there was a battle. If they had to cut firewood or haul water, there were signals that the drummer would play.
Retreat – Retreat was beat at sunset. The roll was called again, and orders were given about the work to be done the next day. Then the soldiers had free time. They would have their supper. Then they might clean their equipment, and they might patch or mend their clothing. They also played games like dice and pitch penny, even though they weren’t supposed to gamble. Card playing and draughts (checkers) were also popular.
Battle -If it was an unlucky day, the soldiers might fight in a battle. The drum signaled the army where to March, which way to face and fire, to advance or fall back, and lots of other things. Why was a drum used? It was louder than the human voice and could be heard above the noise of battle.
Tattoo -Tattoo was beat at about 9:00 p.m. in the summer when the days are longer, and 8:00 p.m. in the winter when the days are shorter. It was the signal for the soldiers to go into their huts or tents and stay there until REVEILLE the next morning.
Col. Jonathan Lattimer's Regiment, Connecticut militia, (1) also published in March To Quebec, Kenneth Roberts, New York, NY, 1938, pages 619 -628. (2) Diary spans September - November 1777. Service in Saratoga Campaign. Published as Diary Of Ephraim Squier, Sergeant In The Connecticut Line Of The Continental Army, edited by Frank Squier, in Magazine of American History, No.2, part 2, 1878, pages 685 - 694.
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