He learned of his new command at his home near Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia), and headed south to assume command of the remaining Continental forces near the Deep River in North Carolina on July 25, 1780.
El soubo do seu novo destino na súa casa cerca do actual Shepherdstown (Virxinia Occidental), e dirixiuse ao sur para asumir o mando do resto das forzas Continentais cerca do Deep River en Carolina do Norte o 25 de xullo de 1780.