Captain William Darby, 17th Regiment

"There were six different Picquets posted along the creek, including a corporal and nine men detached from one of them across the creek upon the left, that I imagined were stationed there to give the alarm in case of the enemy approaching and to retire, in consequence of which I gave those orders. .the six picquets consist[ed] of 1 subaltern, 5 sergeants, 1 drummer, and 81 rank and file [and] there were 19 sentries during the night of the attack, forming a chain from right to left."