Dr. Lewis Howell (1754–1778)

Calendar February 28, 2015
Lewis Howell, 2nd New Jersey Regiment, Revolutionary-War, Surgeon, Greenwich Tea Party, Valley-Forge, Battle of Monmouth

Dr. Lewis Howell (1754–1778)

Surgeon for the 2nd New Jersey Battalion

Dr. Lewis Howell was the twin brother of Richard Howell.1 Lewis Howell was a participant in the Greenwich Tea Burning.2 Dr. Howell served as Surgeon for the 2nd New Jersey Regiment.3

Lewis studied medicine under Dr. Jonathan Elmer in Newark, Delaware, at the same time his future regimental colleague Ebenezer Elmer was a student there. Having completed his studies, he was commissioned as Surgeon of the 2nd Regiment in 1777, with Ebenezer Elmer commissioned alongside him as Surgeon’s Mate.4

Major Richard Howell Writes Benedict Arnold, June 20, 1778

Calendar February 28, 2015
Letters, Benedict Arnold, Battle of Monmouth, Intelligence, Revolutionary-War, 1778, William Maxwell, British Army Movements

Benedict Arnold

Below is a letter that Richard Howell wrote on June 20th, just 8 days before the Battle of Monmouth, which was fought on June 28, 1778.1 It contains vital enemy tactical intelligence for the planning of that battle, to be relayed from Arnold2 to General Maxwell.3 Source citations are at the end of this post. It also describes some of the atrocities the British were visiting on the civilians in New Jersey.