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LUTZ was born on Feb 6, 1844. Parents: Daniel LUTZ and Christina
MEIER. Elizabeth LUTZ was born on Feb 6, 1844. Parents: Daniel LUTZ and Christina MEIER\MOYER. Elizabeth LUTZ was born on Dec 17, 1847 in , Butler, Pennsylvania. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Christened] !CHRISTENSING: St. Paul's German Lutheran and Reformed Church, Zelienpole, Butler County, PA church records 1821-1906 transcribed from the Old German Script and Compiled by Gertrude Mohlin Ziegler. !CENSUS: 1900 U.S. Census, Buffalo, Putnam Co., West Virginia - Film No. 1241770 Sheet 13 Married to Charles Jackson ca 1875. Census report shows 3 children Floyd 24, Sarah 20 and James 19; however, census shows 7 children born to Elizabeth and 5 alive. Two must have been living away from home during this time period. Parents: Abraham LUTZ and Mary SETH. Spouse: Charles JACKSON. Charles JACKSON and Elizabeth LUTZ were married about 1875. Children were: Floyd JACKSON, Sarah E. JACKSON, James R. JACKSON. Elizabeth LUTZ was born on Dec 17, 1847 in Butler County, Pennsylvania. She was christened on Aug 20, 1848 in Zelienople, Butler County, Pennsylvania. Parents: Abraham LUTZ and Mary SETH. Spouse: Charles JACKSON. Elizabeth LUTZ was born on Aug 11, 1848 in , Beaver, Pennyslvania. She died on Jun 11, 1868. Parents: Samuel LUTZ and Agness Anne BOYER. Elizabeth LUTZ was born on Aug 11, 1848 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. She died on Jun 11, 1868 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Jun 1868 in St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Zelienople, Butler Co., Pa. Parents: Samuel LUTZ and Agness Anne BOYER. Elizabeth Amber LUTZ. Parents: Gary Albert LUTZ and Maurlen Ann HODGES. Elizabeth Amber LUTZ was born in 1974. Parents: Gary Albert LUTZ and Maurlen Ann HODGES. Elizabeth O. LUTZ was born on Feb 6, 1875 in Lucasville, Jefferson, Ohio. She died on Feb 21, 1875 in Lucasville, Jefferson, Ohio. Parents: Samuel LUTZ and Mary Jane SLARK. Elizabeth O. LUTZ was born on Feb 6, 1875. She was buried in Feb 1875 in Pine Grove Cemetery, Miller's Run, Lucasville, Ohio. She died on Feb 21, 1875. Parents: Samuel LUTZ and Mary Jane SLARK. Emaline LUTZ was born on Nov 22, 1846. She died on Mar 21, 1850. Parents: Jonathan (Johnothan) LUTZ and Juliana PREISS. Emaline LUTZ was born on Nov 22, 1846. She was buried in Mar 1850. She died on Mar 21, 1850. Parents: Jonathan (Johnothan) LUTZ and Julianna Priess or REUSS. Eugene LUTZ. Parents: Charles L. LUTZ and FLORENCE. Spouse: Fern BENDER. Children were: Bill LUTZ. Eugene LUTZ. Parents: Charles L. LUTZ and FLORENCE. Evelyn Marie LUTZ. Parents: Samuel Forrest LUTZ and Mildred Jane STOTLER. Spouse: Bruce FETTERS. Children were: Jayne Fetters FETTERS, Raymond Forrest FETTERS. Evelyn Marie LUTZ was born in 1927. Parents: Samuel Forrest LUTZ and Mildred Jane STOTLER. Spouse: Bruce FETTERS. Bruce FETTERS and Evelyn Marie LUTZ were married in 1945. Children were: Jayne FETTERS, Raymond Forest FETTERS. Floyd LUTZ. Parents: Leroy LUTZ and Ruby Edith KAYSER. Spouse: Clairice RIDDLEBARGER. Children were: Floyd Dale LUTZ, Terry Keith LUTZ, Angela Gale LUTZ, Kevin Daryl LUTZ. Floyd Dale LUTZ. Parents: Floyd LUTZ and Clairice RIDDLEBARGER. Spouse: CONNIE. Children were: Tammie Dawn LUTZ, Joshua Dale LUTZ, Adam Ryan LUTZ. Frank Edward LUTZ was born in 1910. Parents: Henry F. LUTZ and Marie JONES. Spouse: Helen PREVIS. Frank Edward LUTZ and Helen PREVIS were married in 1946. Children were: Steven Howard LUTZ, William Henry LUTZ. Gary Albert LUTZ. Parents: Albert Henry LUTZ and Gladys Lucille BRANTLEY. Spouse: Maurlen Ann HODGES. Children were: Helen Leigh LUTZ, Heather Ann LUTZ, Elizabeth Amber LUTZ. Gary Albert LUTZ was born in 1944. Parents: Albert Henry LUTZ and Gladys Lucille BRANTLEY. Spouse: Maurlen Ann HODGES. Gary Albert LUTZ and Maurlen Ann HODGES were married in 1966. Children were: Helen Leigh LUTZ, Heather Ann LUTZ, Elizabeth Amber LUTZ. George LUTZ was born in 1860. Parents: Joseph LUTZ and Lydia BOYER. Parents: Jacobus\James Chambers LUTZ and CAROLINE. Spouse: Sarah EPPINGER. George LUTZ was born on May 2, 1880 in Wakarusa, Elkhart County, Indiana. He died in Aug 1880. He was buried in Aug 1880. Parents: Elias Austin (Sgt.) LUTZ and Lovina EHRET. George Edward LUTZ was born on Sep 7, 1879. He was buried in Nov 1964 in Nankin Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio. He died on Nov 29, 1964 in Ashland County, Ohio. Parents: Abraham LUTZ and Catherine Baum THOMAS. Spouse: Cora Elizabeth FRIETAG. George Edward LUTZ and Cora Elizabeth FRIETAG were married on Jun 16, 1927 in Ashland County, Ohio. George Eugene LUTZ was born on Apr 19, 1907. He was buried in Aug 1967. He died on Aug 31, 1967. Parents: Harry LUTZ and Edith C. BIEBER. Spouse: Hazel MEEDER. Children were: Ronald George LUTZ. George Freidrich LUTZ was born on Oct 8, 1842 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He died on Feb 7, 1872 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in Feb 1872. In 1880 there was a George Freidrich Lutz living in the 26th Ward ofPittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, born in 1842, married, whogave his occupation as "driver." Parents: Samuel LUTZ and Agness Anne BOYER. George Freidrich LUTZ was born on Oct 8, 1845 in , Beaver, Pennyslvania. He died on Feb 3, 1872. Parents: Samuel LUTZ and Agness Anne BOYER. George W. LUTZ was born on Mar 28, 1887 in Lucasville, Jefferson, Ohio. He died on Oct 27, 1887 in Lucasville, Jefferson, Ohio. Parents: Samuel LUTZ and Mary Jane SLARK. Girl LUTZ was born in 1886. Parents: Elias Austin (Sgt.) LUTZ and Lovina EHRET. Gladys Cleo LUTZ was born in 1908. Parents: LeRoy Orville LUTZ and Anna Alice CLEMENTS. Spouse: Walter Wilson CRAPSEY. Walter Wilson CRAPSEY and Gladys Cleo LUTZ were married in 1940. Glenn Roy LUTZ was born in 1957. Parents: Kenneth Harrison LUTZ and Emma Martha KRUZEL. Hanna Susanna LUTZ was born on Jun 17, 1860 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. She died on Jul 5, 1874 in Ashland, Ohio. She was buried in Jul 1874 in Vesper (Zehner) Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio. October 20, 1887, the following appeared in the Ashland, Ohio PRESS: "Miss Hannah Lutz died at the home of her brother, Abraham, in OrangeTownship, and was taken through here to the cemetery near Steam Cornersfor interment. She had been sick for some months, and was 28 years ofage." Mary Jane Armstrong Henney has a number of her letters. Parents: Samuel LUTZ and Agness Anne BOYER. Hannah Myrtle LUTZ was born on Mar 9, 1886. She was buried in Mar 1981 in Nankin Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio. She died on Mar 16, 1981 in Ashland County, Ohio. Myrtle never married and after her parents deaths he lived with hersister, Sarah Lutz Richards. Parents: Abraham LUTZ and Catherine Baum THOMAS. Harmon\Harrison\Herman LUTZ was born about 1849. Parents: William (Wilhelm) LUTZ and Elizabeth A. MOYER. Harold LUTZ. Parents: Theodore LUTZ and LETTIE. Harold LUTZ was born in 1911. Parents: Theodore LUTZ and LETTIE. Harry LUTZ. Parents: Abraham LUTZ and Arabella CRABTREE. Harry LUTZ. Parents: Abraham LUTZ and Arabella CRABTREE. Harry LUTZ was born on Apr 2, 1888. He died on Jan 12, 1940. He was buried in Jan 1940. Harry and Edith lived in Zelienople, Butler County, Pennsylvania. Parents: Jesse LUTZ and Margaret EPPINGER. Spouse: Edith C. BIEBER. Children were: George Eugene LUTZ. Haydn LUTZ was born in 1885. Parents: Jesse LUTZ and Margaret EPPINGER. Children were: Helen LUTZ, Belinda LUTZ. Hazel E. LUTZ. Parents: Joseph Lawrence LUTZ and Louise Violet BIDDLE. Spouse: Alva R. GARRETT. Children were: Hazel Marie GARRETT, Joanne GARRETT. Hazel Evelyn LUTZ was born on Dec 12, 1908. She died on Mar 20, 1992 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio. Parents: Henry LUTZ and Florence E. HINES. Spouse: Alva R. GARRETT. Children were: Hazel Marie GARRETT, Joanne GARRETT. Heather Ann LUTZ. Parents: Gary Albert LUTZ and Maurlen Ann HODGES. Heather Ann LUTZ was born in 1969. Parents: Gary Albert LUTZ and Maurlen Ann HODGES. Heinrich LUTZ was born on Apr 30, 1852. Parents: Daniel LUTZ and Christina MEIER. Heinrich LUTZ was born on Apr 30, 1852. In 1910 Heinrich Lutz, age 60, was living on Edgar Avenue in the boroughof Chambersburg, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. No occupation waslisted. Parents: Daniel LUTZ and Christina MEIER\MOYER. Children were: Irene LUTZ, Mary LUTZ. Heinrich (Henry) LUTZ was born about 1749 in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. He died about 1820 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He was buried about 1820. !CENSUS: 1790 U.S. Census - More Twshp, PA "Henry Lutse" - 2 free white males 16 yrs & up & heads - 4 free white males under 16 years - 4 free white females include head/house. 1810 U.S. Census - More Township shows Henry Lutz and one female age 45 and over. The exact birth and death dates of Henry Lutz have not been found. He andhis wife, Elizabeth (last name unknown) lived in Moor Township,Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Heinrich Lutz enlisted with theAssociators militia, which has been described as "...volunteers whocomprised the Military Association, a civilian reserve designed to repelany invasion of Pennsylvania until the collapse of the Association in thewinter of 1776-1777," Lt. Col. Peter Kichlein, Sr. of Easton,Pennsylvania, commanded the Northampton County Associators. Some of themen with whom Heinrich fought had seen service in border Indian warfare,and all of them were frontier hunters and sharpshooters." ThePennsylvania long rifle as the "preferred weapon of farmers," who couldhit a target the size of a deer's brain at 150 yards." Experience gavethe British great respect for the effective range of their showpiece ofPennsylvania German technology, some fearing to expose themselves toAmerican riflemen at any less that 300 yards. In the 6th Regiment of theSecond Battalion Heinrich is listed with the other men from NorthamptonCounty. This was apparently the only battalion under Kichlein's commandin the Battle of Brooklyn. Within this Second Battalion, Heinrich islisted as a private in the Second Company, commanded by Captain HenryHagenbuch. Henry Hagenbuch was born in 1738. He appears in Allemangelchurch records from Stony Run, Berks County. He was captured at Brooklynon August 27, 1776, released in a prisoner exchange on 8 December 1776,and we presume these dates mark the captivity of Heinrich Lutz as well.Hagenbuch later kept a hotel at 8th and Hamilton Streets in Allentown formany years, and died there on April 20, 1805. He is buried in the oldAllentown Cemetery. Series 5, Column 8, pages 99-100 and 531-534 present a "Muster Roll inthe Second Battalion of Associtors (sic) in the County of Northampton,and Province of Pennsylvania, which is to compose part of the Flying Campof Ten Thousand Men, Commanded by Col. Hart and in Capt. HenryHagenbuch's Company August 6, 1775 (should be 1776), Amboy." In this rollHeinrich is listed as a private. Detailed, accurate information on the Flying Camp and its operations ishard to come by. Pinning down the specific locations and activities ofHeinrich's battalion and company throughout their brief but eventfulexistence presents an even greater challenge. Devine reports that at onepoint, Washington, himself, struggled to determine which Flying Campunits had been lost in a particular battle several days earlier, and hadto rely on information from the British to make this determination. At amass meeting some 900 men from the Second Battalion of Associators ofNorthampton County on May 27, 1776, the group, mostly from the westernend of the county (present LeHigh County), voted to adopt resolutionscalling for a Provincial Conference of Committees (as requested by thePhiladelphia radicals on May 20) to prepare for a state constitutionalconvention because the Philadelphia Assembly was no longer "competent tothe exigencies of our affairs." This meeting was held at a farm belongingto Lorenz Guth. Most of the men provided their own clothing and foughtwith their own rifles. Many of the men were as young as fifteen andsixteen years of age. Most of the official enlistment dates of Kichlein'smen are from July 1776 (mostly on the 9th and 16th day of the month). TheDeclaration of Independence was first being read publicly around thistime, and support for the Revolution was becoming even stronger than ithad already been in this area. With his fellow Pennsylvanians, Heinrichmarched through the eastern part of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, leavingAllentown on 30 July 1776, passing through Bethelehem. The next stopwould have been Easton, where the various companies joined and came underthe command of Kichlein. After leaving Easton, in a few days they crossedthe Delaware, and marched to new Brunswick where their company was drawnup on July 27, 1776, where they arrived on Saturday evening, and left onMonday, and from thence they marched by way of Amboy on or about 6August. Kichlein's men were first transferred from Perth Amboy toManhattan, and then to Long Island. The Northampton County Battalion atabout half strength commanded by Lt. Col. Peter Kichlein, Sr. Theymarched by way of Amboy to New York then called Manhattan Island beforethe ultimate transfer to Long Island. Ward indicates that the overallAmerican force at Long Island was divided into five divisions before thebattle, with Kichlein's Associators definitely assigned to Sullivan'sdivision. "John Sullivan... commanded a division composed of LordStirling's brigade - one Maryland regiment, one from Delaware, aPennsylvania rifle regiment (Miles'), a Pennsylvania musketry battalion(Atlee's), and three corps of Pennsylvania militia... Up to a short timebefore the battle, Sullivan's (division was) posted in and about thecity." As we shall see, Heinrich Lutz, and the rest of the rest ofKichlein's men then went on to fight in the battle of Brooklyn (LongIsland). On August 22nd, the British landed at Denyse Ferry (now Fort Hamilton inNew Utrecht) and at Gravesend Bay, both on the southwestern shore of LongIsland. On the heights overlooking the Narrows, General Washington hadposted Colonel Edward Hand with 200 Pennsylvania riflemen. Afterpreparing the on coming boats with a few shots, Hand withdrew, burningsupplies and what forage crops he could find on his way north. Washingtonalso responded to the British landings by immediately sending certaintroops from New York City across to the island. From the date of thelandings until the main battle, there were serious daily skirmishesinvolving Pennsylvania riflemen under Colonel Edward Hand. The Americansactually fought quite effectively in these skirmishes and caused a fairamount of trouble, especially to the Hessians at Flatbush. A Hessianofficer involved in this skirmishing said of the Pennsylvania riflemen,"They have some very good marksmen, but some of them have such wretchedguns, and most of them shoot crooked. But they are clever at hunter'swiles. They climb trees, they crawl forward on their bellies for onehundred and fifty paces, shoot, and go as quickly back again. They makethemselves shelters of boughs., etc." On 24 August, Washington sentadditional reinforcements, including Lutz's Berks County Militia (norelation to Heinrich that we know of).Hay's militia from LancasterCounty, and apparently part of Kichlein's Northampton Country riflemen.(These are the three corps of Pennsylvania militia who formed half ofStirling's brigade, and Stirling's crossed with them. Some of Kichlein'smen did not arrive until August 26th and were hardly fixed in their campbefore the battle began on the 27th. They had come over to Long Island inboats, struck their tents, and early in the morning of the 27th heard thecall to arms. They were situated below Brooklyn about two and a halfmiles in the direction of Staten Island (i.e. due south) Two miles southof what was considered Brooklyn in those days is the community now knownas Brooklyn Heights. Kichlein's men were divided two or three times during the battle. Theymay have been divided because of the different dates of arrival. Probablythe troops transferred on the 24th were part of the picket which isdescribed below. These were not "fixed in camp" as were the troopspositioned further back. In any event, the reported captures and themultiple subdivisions of Kichlein's troops at Long Island make it clearthat all four companies of the battalion were involved there. At thebeginning of the battle some of Heinrich's compatriots were positionednear the extreme right of the other American forces. Kichlein's locationformed the westernmost pass through the ridge that runs across LongIsland, and as a cul de sac. This gorge south of the present GreenwoodCemetery runs to a coast road from the Bay to Brooklyn Ferry. It wasguarded by the Pennsylvania musketeers and riflemen. It lay within thesouthern boundary of Greenwood Cemetery - Martense Lane leading from theold Flatbush and New Utrecht Road to the Gowanus Road running by GowanusCove to the village of Brooklyn... across the land and on either side theregiment of Pennsylvania German riflemen were posted in the woods at thefoot of the Greenwood Hills. The earliest fighting took place near theRed Lion Inn, near the intersection of Martense Lane (now 39th Street)and the Narrows Road (also known as Shore Road, now 5th Avenue). Thetavern catered to tourists, who came to see what was said to be thedevil;devi hootprint in a rock; the watermelon patch was planted as afurther attraction to visitors. At about 10 or 11 pm, sentires detectedtwo men coming up the watermelon patch, and the Pennsylvania men fired onthem, forcing their retreat. This brief encounter was apparently followedby a few hours of calm. At about midnight, the troops who had been onconstant duty for four days picketing the American right, and who hadjust driven off the watermelon thieves, were now relieved by a detail ofKichlein's and Hay's troops under Major Edward Burd. This group wasreferred to as a "Pennsylvania Battalion of the Flying Camp." Lutz'sBerks Countians were situated aong the Gowanus (Coast) Road as part ofthe picket, while Kichlein's Northampton Countians were also serving as apicket slightly further east, on Martense Lane. Soon after midnightBurd's Battalion was hit by 200 to 300 men, the advance guard of theBritish under Grant's 5,000-man column which was advancing along theGowanus Road with the mission of drawing American attention away fromHowe's main attacking force. Burd and several men were captured, but therest withdrew safely to high ground. One of Atlee's officers places thissecond clash between one and two o'clock. The enemy endeavored tosurround the American guard, but being watchful, the American patriots,who had barely arrived at that moment, gave them two or three fires, andthen retreated to alarm the remainder of the battalion - except for onelieutenant and about fifteen men who were not heard from again. The enemynow advanced along the Gowanus (Narrows) Road. Kichlein, through hisexceptional vigilance, was the first to become aware of the Britishadvance and send word of it to John Sullivan. The Battle of Brooklyn (Long Island) had now begun. Kichlein'sAssociators were hit. They withdrew in disorder to high ground, notoffering a lot of resistance, since this was a surprise attack in themiddle of the night against a unit that had just barely arrived on thescene. Grant's forces did not make much headway during the pre-dawnhours, but they were firing furiously and by dawn it had become a majorfirefight, which raged across a quarter-mile front, from between 38th and39th Streets from near Second to about Fifth Avenue (on today's maps). Sointense was the firing that Grant, in his enthusiasm to create theillusion that the battle would take place along the coast, used up hisanticipated daily battle load of ammunition and needed to bring up anemergency supply of shot and powder. Kichlein's messenger notified Putnamabout the initial attack at about 3 am and Putnam immediately orderedStirling to move out with the two regiments closest at hand to repulsethe enemy. About 40 minutes later, in the ominous red dawn, Stirlingstarted forward. At 4 am the alarm was given by beaiting of arms, whenthe remainder of the battalions went to the place from which theAmericans had retreated. About a quarter of a mile this side they saw theenemy, when they got into the woods (their battalion being the advancedguard) amidst the incessant fire of their field-pieces loaded withgrapeshot. Upon advancing, Stirling came upon Atlee and the 120 men ofthe Pennsylvania Musketry battalion, who pointed out to Stirling that theBritish van could be seen approaching, now having advanced just beyondthe Red Lion Inn. This was right about at sunrise. Stirling ordered Atleeto go forward to a position on the left side of the road and hold off theBritish advance until Stirling himself could get his troops positioned onthe ridge. By about 8 o'clock, Stirling had formed his troops in Europeanstyle (thast is, out in the open, exposed to constant artillery fireduring this time), colors flying. Stilrling arranged them in a "V" thatroughly straddled Gowanus (Shore) Road. This was performed very quickly.It was now six to eight hours since the British Adbance Guard had firststumbnled across the Pennsylvania pickets in the dark. After forming hismen, Stirling took the occasion to remind them that Grant, while aMinister of Parlaiment, had boast to the House of Commons on 2 February1775 that Americans would not fight, and that with 5,000 men he couldmarch from one end of the American continent to the other, castratingevery male in America. We are not so many," said Stirling, "but I thinkwe are enough to prevent his advancing farther over the Continent thanthis millpond." In the meantime, Atlee's musketeers had carried out Stirling's order bytaking up a position in the orchard and behind a barn, both of whichstood beside the road at the foot of the west end of the ridge. Despitetheir total lack of experience in combat, Atlee's men held their groundand exchanged at least two or three rounds with the enemy. In fact, onerifleman who observed this action reported that Atlee "gave them a verysevere fire for a considerable time, till they were nearly surroundinghim. Only at this point, after Stirling's position had been established,were Atlee's men ordered by Stirling to retreat slightly to the northeast- specifically, to a woods on the hill at the left end of Stirling'sposition - and there form up again. Stirling himself made the crypticremark that "by this time, Kichlein's riflemen arrived." He wasapparently referring to that portion of kichlein's battallion that wassent to him by Sullivan as reinforcements from the rear. During theirmarch to join Stirling, they had been fired upon by the British.Kichlein's men who had arrived earlier and were chased from theirposition as pickets on Mortense Road, must have been in front of Stirlingwhen he arrived. They may have been among the reinforcements whomStirling gathered as he advanced. Stirling's troops eventually includedthe balance of both Lutz's and Kichlein's troops. Were Kichlein's menreunited with the other Kichlein men coming forward from the rear, orwere they kept separate throughout the battle, giving rise to thedifferent positions assigned by Stirling? In any event, Stirling divided Kichlein's men immediately upon theirarrival, placing half along a hedge at the foot of the above-mentionedwoods-topped hill (the northwestern anchor of Stirling's position at thattime). This would place them in fron of the Marylanders. Thomas Kichlinewrote: "They manfully stood their ground under the Greenwood hills wherea monument today marks the scene of their heroism." The reast were placedup on the hill itself, in front of the woods near Atlee, under Parsons. The hill or hills referred to in these descriptions of Stirling'spositions are difficult to locate with certainty. One that is mentionedis Blockje's Bergh, a small, steep hill near Sylvan Lake in GreenwoodCemetery to the east of the Gowanus Road; this would seem a likely spotfor Stirling's men to have been positioned at this point in the battle.The Americans had the advantage of a small stream in front of themcrossed only by a narrow bridge on the Gowanus Road. Another hill is nowcalled Battle Hill is located just inside the northern boundary ofmodern-day Greenwood Cemetery. Two companies were placed in front ofStirling's main formation to buffer an English charge. It is a known factthat sometime the American generals of the Revolutionary War era oftenplaced militia out in front so that they could credibly threaten to havethem shot by the regular troops behind them if they attempted to turn andflee the battle. This reflected the genral's' typical low opnion of thereliability and courage of militia troops, but Kichlein's men gaveGeneral Stirling any reason to doubt them. Stirling could now see thatthe troops opposite him were two brigades of four regiments each, underthe command of General Grant; who advanced their light troops to withinone hundred and fifty yards of the American right front, and tookpossession of an orchard there (presumably the one recently departed byAtlee's men, and some hedges, which extended toward Stirling's left. Thisbrought on an exchange of fire between those troops and our riflemen,which continued for about two hours, and then ceased by those lighttroops retiring to their main body. Kichlein's Battalion divided into two, and at one point possibly threesegments. It was in the front line of stirling's force sustaining theattack of the British light infantry during the mid-morning, sometimesfrom as close as 150 yards away. After two hours the British light forceswithdrew. Kichelein's men, out in front, displayed their characteristicfrontier marksmanship with their long rifles made in Northampton County,not yielding an inch, and in fact driving the enemy back for a time. Theadvanced Pennsylvania riflemen replied to the advance of the Britishlight infantry with spirit. Directly facing Kichlein now, threatening tofollow the light forces with the main attack, was an entire Britishbrigade - four regiments - of the main British western force. Britishartillery maintained a constant barrage throughout. At Stirling's order,Kichlein's Battalion, with the other battalions under his command, facedthis onslought for another two hours without cover, but instead lined upin European parade ground fashion. They performed admirably, consideringtheir lack of military experience and the presence of an overwhelmingforce to their front. The troops successfully repleed the British infront of them for several hours throughout the morning. Even Britishrecords indicate that Grant could not proceed far against Stirling andSullivans' men.The British advanced to within 300 yards and began a veryheavy fire from their cannon and mortars: for both the balls and shellsflew very fast, now and then decapitating an American fighter. TheAnmericans stod it amazingly well, not even one of them showing adisposition to shrink from duty. Orders were given nopt to fire until theenemy came within 50 yards, but when the British perceived that their foestood their fire so cooly and resolutely, they declined coming anynearer, even they had three times the number of men. In this situationthe newly independent colonists stood from sunrise to 12 o'clock, theenemy firing upon them the chief part of the time. Grant initiallyintended only to divert the defender's attention and strength away fromthe stealthy British and Hessian advance through the Jamaica Pass,farther to the northeast. Grant was not interested in pressing the attackwith full intensity until receiving the signal indicating that theencirclement had been effected. This explains why so few of Kichlein'smen were killed or wounded while holding this position. The exact movements of Kichlein's four companies in this area of thebattle will probably never be determined with complete certainty. Grantthreatened to overlap Stirling's position to the east, so Stirling flunga mixed group (including some of Kichlein's men) out along the ridge inthat direction - somehwat distance from the main "V" formation - underthe command of Sameul Parsons. Of these troops, Atlee's were among thosesent into the woods farthest to the left, while Kichlein's riflemen werekept closer to Stirling. At some time during the morning Stirling hadresponded to Atlee's request for reinforcements to the east wtih two ofKichlein's companies. Thjse were shortly ordered hy Stirling to rejointheir own battalion (much to Atlee's displeasure), but for a timeKichlein was deprived of about half of his meager strength in the face ofthe British attack. Wherever they were positioned, all four of Kichlein'scompanies were involved in the battle.When General Grant became awarethat the encirclement was taking place, he finally exerted his full force- which had been steadily reinforced - against Stirling's men. As oftenhappened in the earlybattles of the Revolution, the American riflemenfound themselves unequipped and untrained to defend against bayonetcharges. Even a musket took a relatively long time to relaod by today'sstandards, but a rifle took even longer, and was not designed to befitted with a bayonet. The frontiersmen's legendary marksmanship, thoughtroublesome and frightening to the enemy, would not be enough to decidethe outcome of the battle in the face of such great disadvantages.Kichlein's men stood firm in a large body, on a good eminence in plainview, without the possibility of relief. The enemy were on three sides ofthem with a broad marsh and creek on the fourth side. In this positionthey fought for four hours, all the while finding the enemy surroundingthem more and more. The portion of Kichlein's battalion located farthestto the east soon found themselves under attack by von Heister's Hessiangrenadiers from its left and thus in imminent danger of being surrounded.Around this time, Stirling personally led the famous Maryland 400 northto the Gowanus Road to carry out their fabled repeated attacks on theCortelyou House, thus slowing the encirclment and buying time for theother Americans - now under Parson's command - to make a fighting retreatto the American fortifications. These men under Parsons attempted to escape encirclement and reach thesafety of their fortified positions on Brooklyun Heights by fleeing inbroken groups to the north and then northwest. This, their only remainingroute, took them across a watercourse that began as a mill pond in thenortheast and became first Gowanus Creek and tehn a tidal marsh as itflowed to the southwest toward Gowanus Cove. This water was the only"openeing" that was not completely blocked by the enemy gredadiers attheir rear. Some of the men drowned in the attempt. Many otherssuccessfully escaped, but only by fighting desperately through the enemytroops who already stood between them and safety. One of the riflemanlater wrote: "...we were ordered to attempt a retreat by fighting our waythrough the enemy, who had posted themselves and nearly filled every roadand field between us and the lines. We had not retreated a quarter of amile, before we were fired on by an advanced party of the enemy, andthose in the rear playing their artillery on us. Our men fought with morethan Roman valor. We forced the advanced party which first attacked us togive way, through which openeing we got a passage down to the side of amarsh, seldom before waded over, which we passed, and then sawm a narrowriver, all the while exposed to the enemy's fire.... The whole of theright wing of our battallion, thinking it impossible to march through themarsh, attempted to force their way through the woods, where they, almostto a man, were killed or taken.... Most of the generals on a high hill inthe lines (safely behind the fortifications), viewed us with glasses, aswe were retreating, and saw the enemy we had to pass through, thought wecould not. Many thought we would surrender in a body without firing. Whenwe began the attack, General Washington wrung his hands and cried out,'Good God! what brave fellows I must this day lose!'" By noon at thelatest, these American units no longer occupied the ridge in any sort oforganized form. But scattered parties were still hiding in the forestsand swamps or trying to make their way to the inner lines around BrooklynHeights. Some of Kichlein's men were apparently among those who remainedlonger on the field of battle. Great courage and steadfastness has beenascribed to the American ttroops engaged in this area of the battle,where they were ultimately outnumbered by a British manpower advantagewhich has been estimated to be 20 / 1. There was great danger of the annihilation of the greater part of theAmerican forces, when Kichlein's men, with part of Lutz's and Atlee'scommands stemmed the tide sufficiently to allow the demoralized troops torally under the guns of General Putnam's fortifications. One ofKichlein';s own descendants wrote later: "The glory of the PennsylvaniaGermans is that they were the chief instrumentality in presenting thetoal rout and capture of the American forces engaged." In addition to themany Pennsylvania Germans among the Maryland Troops, this is liely tohave included the rightmost portion of Kichlein's battalion, which in anyevent had been fighting on and off for at least TEN hours before thegeneral flight through the water began. It was about four o'clock thatColonel Kichlein, who was commanding on foot, collected about 200 of themtogether and had their arms put in order, for they were in a hollow, andthe enemy on a hill. He said that he would break through their lines andescape to New York. When they got about half way up the hill, the fire ofthe British came so hard, and so many fell, that the Colonel ordered aretreat. In a few minutes he was taken prisoner, and his men all fled inconfusion into some briars and high grass, along a pond. About sunset theBrotish and Hessians came upon them and took them prisoner. Kichlein'sdisadvantaged and surrounded Associators had held their position in theface of certain annihilation. Kichlein and Hagenbuch were taken captivewith the others at Long Island. Hagenbuch was released in a prisonerexchange on December 8, 1776. We can safely assume that Heinrich Lutz wascaptured and released at the same or approximate times. The last extantroster for Hagenbuch's company, though originally dated 6 August 1776,was later annotated with the fate of Henry Lutz before being reproducedin the Pennsylvania Archives; it tells us that Lutz was "taken prisonerat Long island," and was held on a prison ship in New York harbor or inone of several makeshift prisons in NY. After his release he apprently continued to fight for four years. Hereceived 82.4.4 pounds from the Comptroller General. The official recordindicates that he served actively from 1 January 1777 until August 1,1780. record of Depreciation is recorded No. 215, Series: Lebanon,(31 March to 6 April 1781), Book A: Register of DepreciationCertificates, p. 51. Plea for Partition of the Henry Lutz Property -November 20, 1829: "Upon the petetion (sic) of Elizabeth Steinmetz, eldest daughter & heirat law of Henry Lutz, late of Moore Township in the said County, yeoman(farmer), Deceased; setting forth That (sic) the petitioner's said fatherdied intestate on day of month year of our Lord one thousandeight hundred and Twenty (sic) leaving issue: Jacob, Elizabeth (thepetitioner), Catherine, the wife of Nicholas Davis, Magdalena, the wifeof George Klose, Mrgaret (sic), the wife of Michael Steinmetz, Regina,the wife of Abraham DerHammer, and John: and that the said intestate diedseized in his Demise (sic) as offee of and in to certain Messuages (sic),Tenaments & tracks of land situated in the Township and County aforesaid;bounded by lands of George Palmer, Esquire, John George Newhart, WilliamKippinger, Henry Steinmetz, Conrad Slegel & Jacob Soutenbach andcontaining sixty acres more or less with the appurtenances. Thepetitioner therefore prays your Honors to award an Inquest to makepartition of the premises aforesaid to and among the children & and thepresentations of the said Intestate in such manner & in such proportionsas by the law of the Commonwealth is directed, if such partition can bemade without prejudice to the spoiling of the whole, but if suchpartition cannot be made, then of as aforesaid, then to value andappraise the same - And further to enquire and ascertain whether the saidreal estate with the appurtanances will conveniently accomodate more thanone of the children of the said Intestate, and if so how many of the saidChildren (sic) it will conveniently accomodate - and make report of theirproceedings to the next General Orphan's Court - Whereupon it isconsidered & ordered by the Court that a writ do issue out of this Court,directed to the Sheriff of the County commanding him that taking with himtwelve good, honest & lawful men by whom the truth of the matter may bebetter known: he, in his proper person shall go unto and upon the Lands &Premises aforesaid with the Appurtenances & then by the oaths ofaffirmations of the said inquest make a just and true partition of thesame unto & among the Children & representatives of the said Intestate ifsuch partition can be made without prejudice to spoiling the whole,thereof, but if such partition cannot be so made as aforesaid, that thenby the oaths of affirmation so the said inquest he shall cause the sameto be justly valued and appraised; or if the said lands and premises willwithout prejudice to or spoiling the whole, accomodate more than one ofthe said Children or the representatives, and the several portionsthereof be distinctly and openly heard before the Judges at Easton at theOrphan's Court, there to be held on Friday, the twenty-second day ofJanuary then next, under his hands and seal and the hands and seals ofthose whose oaths or affirmations, he shall make that partition &valuation and have them there this writ." Three of Heinrich Lutz' children married members of the Steinmetz family,presumably children of Henry Steinmetz, named in the document above asbeing a direct neighbor to Heinrich Lutz. Spouse: ELIZABETHA. Children were: Jacob LUTZ, Catherine LUTZ, Magdalena LUTZ, Maria Anna (Margaret) LUTZ, Regina LUTZ, Johannes LUTZ, Elizabeth LUTZ, Jacob LUTZ, Elizabeth LUTZ, Catharine LUTZ. Helen LUTZ was born in 1906. Parents: Haydn LUTZ. Helen Ann LUTZ. Parents: Joseph R. LUTZ and Hope HOOD. Helen Jean LUTZ was born in 1952. Parents: Carl LeRoy LUTZ and Mildred Irene CRAPSEY. Spouse: Frances Jean WILCOME. Frances Jean WILCOME and Helen Jean LUTZ were married in 1974. Children were: Annette Poppy WILCOME, Stacey Lynn WILCOME, Kristen Ann WILCOME, Lindsay Marie WILCOME.
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