Turning Back the Fenians by Robert L. Dallison

Author:Robert L. Dallison [Dallison, Robert L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HIS027160, HIS029000, HIS037060
Publisher: Goose Lane Editions and the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society
Published: 2006-03-11T16:00:00+00:00

Fort Tipperary, St. Andrews built in 1808 during the Napoleonic Wars. PANB

On March 19, Cole inspected the Saint John Volunteer Battalion and reported 206 effective men and 186 recruits on parade. The battalion commenced daily drills lasting five to six hours at the Reed’s Point Wharf. Because of the lack of accommodation, he accepted Colonel Otty’s recommendation that one hundred men be quartered in the barracks and the remainder be allowed to return home at night. To improve the administration of the Volunteer Battalion, Acting Major D. Wilson, a secretary to Gordon and captain in the York Volunteers, was selected to temporarily replace Major Charles R. Ray, who was absent on leave in England. The Volunteer Battalion was ordered to conduct patrols in the city and establish an outpost at Musquash, consisting of a sergeant and eight privates. This outpost covered the land approach to the city from the west and was positioned to give early warning of an attack.

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