Chapter XLVII: Appendix: G (2)

LEE, CHARLES—retired _Br._ officer, maj.-general; _b._ 1731, _d._ 1782.
first noticed, 36
his characteristics, 37
how regarded by Washington, 45
distrusts American troops, 56
opposes Washington’s plans, 56
is sent to Connecticut, 70
advises occupation of New York, 70
writes about “crushing serpents”, 70
ordered to New York, 71
fortifies Brooklyn Heights, 85
arrogates authority, and is reprimanded, 85
ordered to South Carolina, 85
his conduct at Charleston, 86
returns north for duty, 127
abuses Congress, 127
curious letter to Gates, 127
finally joins Washington, 128
in charge of reserve camp, 131
his grand division noticed, 135
withholds troops required by Washington, 135
finally enters New Jersey, 137
is taken prisoner, 137
writes Gates, insulting Washington, 138
writes Heath, insulting Washington, 138
writes James Bowdoin as to Washington, 139
mistakes the man addressed, 139
his capture noticed by Washington, 139
effect of his independent action, 141
his risks as prisoner of war, 164
Washington’s firmness in the matter, 164
unsoldierly conduct, 174
placed on parole, 217
reports for duty, 217
compared with Arnold, 218
letters to Congress, 218
letters to Washington, 218
Washington’s stinging reply, 218
conferences with Howe brought to light in 1872, 219
joins army at Valley Forge, 220
opposes Washington’s plans, 225
his theory noticed, 225
relations to Lafayette, 227
declines a special command, 227
his contemptuous reference to Washington’s plans, 227
begs for it, afterwards, 227
writes Lafayette, in great distress, 228
pretends to be satisfied, 228
commands the advance troops, 228
orders retreat against Lafayette’s protest, 229
never handled a command before, 230
never under fire during the war, 230
is rebuked by Washington, 232
the incident described, 232
his conduct during the day,, 233
his trial, suspension, and death, 234
vindication of Washington from traditions as to language upon meeting
Lee, 235
Notes of Lee’s Court-martial (Appendix G), 389–392

LEE, HENRY—colonel, _sub._ brig.-gen.; _b._ 1756, _d._ 1818.
at storming of Stony Point, 257
captures Paulus Hook, 259
joins General Greene, 303
opinion as to Battle of Guilford, 319

LEE, RICHARD HENRY—statesman; _b._ 1732, _d._ 1794.
in first Continental Congress,, 17
in March, 1775, urges Virginia to arm, 26

LEE, ROBERT EDWARD—eminent confederate general, 1861–5; _b._ 1810, _d._
1870;
shared peculiarities of Washington and Grant, 44

LEE, THOMAS S.—gov. Md.; addressed by Washington, 300

LESLIE, ALEXANDER—_Br._ maj.-general; _b._ 1740, _d._ 1794.
commands the assault at Chatterton Hill, 129
joins Cornwallis, 298
fortifies Norfolk, 301
at battle of Guilford, 320
in the Virginia campaign, 331

LINCOLN, BENJAMIN—maj.-gen.; _b._ 1733, _d._ 1810.
joins the army with Mass. troops, 122
reaches Peekskill, with four thousand New England militia, 157
threatens Fort Independence, 157
at Charleston, S.C., 253
has a fresh command, 334–5
commands a division, 337
receives sword of Cornwallis at Yorktown, 360

LIVINGSTON, HENRY B.—col.; _b._ 1757, _d._ 1823;
saves Fort Edward, 295

LIVINGSTON, PHILIP—signer of Declaration of Independence; _b._ 1716,
_d._ 1778;
in first Continental Congress, 17

Logistics defined, with note (Preface), x, xi

LOSSING, BENSON J.—historian, _b._ 1813, _d._ 1891;
gratefully noticed by the author (Preface), xiv

LOUIS XVI.—king of France; _b._ 1754, _d._ 1793.
officially supports America, 213
his purpose anti-British, 302
opposed occupation of New York, 352–3

LYNCH, THOMAS—patriot; _b._ 1720, _d._ 1776.
in first Continental Congress, 17
at Cambridge, 60

MAGAW—col.;
at Fort Washington, 130–2
betrayed by his adjutant, 133
casualties of the assault, 133

MANLY, JOHN—_Am._ captain;
makes valuable captures at sea, 60

MARIE ANTOINETTE—queen of France; _b._ 1755, _d._ 1793;
friend of Lafayette and of America, 356

MARION, FRANCIS—brig.-general; _b._ 1732, _d._ 1795.
addressed by Greene, 303
esteemed by Washington, 312

MARLBOROUGH, JOHN CHURCHILL, _Duke of_—gen., _sub._ field marshal; _b._
1650, _d._ 1722;
cited in comparison (Preface), viii

MARSHALL, JOHN—chief justice U.S., jurist and historian; _b._ 1755,
_d._ 1836.
as to Asst. Quartermaster-General Carrington, 301
as to American mutiny, 307
as to troops sent South, 327

Maryland troops always efficient, 277
gallantry at Camden, 202
at Rattle of Guilford, 320

Massachusetts leads resistance to Stamp Ac, 13
resolves its Assembly into a Provincial Congress, 17
elects John Hancock as its first president, 17
organizes a force of “Minute Men”, 17
organizes a Committee of Safety, 17
summons 30,000 men to instant duty, 22
drafts one-fifth of her able-bodied men, 116
orders a monument to Chevalier de Saint Sauveur, 247
liberal to troops during a mutiny, 308

MATTHEWS—_Br._ maj.-gen. in attack upon Fort Washington, 132
lays waste Portsmouth and Norfolk, 253
in Battle of Springfield, 278

MATTHEWS, JOHN—jurist; _b._ 1774, _d._ 1802;
on special War Committee. 73

MAXWELL, WILLIAM—brig.-gen.; _b._ in Ireland, _d._ 1798.
in command at Morristown, 141
on special duty, 147
stationed at Elizabethtown, 164
moves against Howe, 168
at Red Clay Creek, 185
accompanied by Lafayette, 185
gallantry at Chadd’s Ford, 186
active in New Jersey, 222
obstructs Clinton’s retreat, 224
in Battle of Springfield, 279
associated with Lafayette, 324

MCCLELLAN, GEORGE BRINTON—maj.-gen. U.S.A.; _b._ 1826, _d._ 1885;
his qualities cited in comparison, 162

MCCREA, JANE—her murder not chargeable to Burgoyne, 173

MCDOUGALL, ALEXANDER—brig.-gen.; _b._ 1750, _d._ 1786.
occupies Chatterton Hill, 128
fights the battle known as “White Plains”, 129
on special duty at Morristown, 147
succeeds Heath at Peekskill, 166
in Battle of Germantown, 195
established at Peekskill, 206
accompanies Kosciusko to West Point, 212
again in the Highlands, 248

MCDOWELL, CHARLES—colonel; _b._ 1743, _d._ 1815;
at King’s Mountain, his descendants honored, 293

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, 29
County, North Carolina, eminently patriotic, 293

MEIGS—_Am._ col.;
attacks Sag Harbor, 167
at storming of Stony Point, 257

MERCER, HUGH—brig.-general; _b._ 1721, _k._ at Battle of Princeton,
1777 154

MIFFLIN, THOMAS—brig.-general; _b._ 1744, _d._ 1800.
efficient before Boston, 72
provides barracks in New York, 83
in battle of Long Island, 106
skilful in the retreat, acting under confidential orders, of
Washington, 110
absence from Valley Forge disastrous, 206
rejoins camp, 217
criticised by Washington in letter to Gouverneur Morris, 217

Milton, Mass., where Rufus Putnam found fascine rods, 78

MINNIGERODE—_H._ col.; _k._ in attack upon Fort Mercer, 201

MONCKTON, HENRY—_Br._ lieut.-col.; _b._ 1740, _k._ 1778, at Monmouth,
233

Monmouth, Battle of, described (see map), 229–237

MONROE, JAMES—lieutenant, _sub._ pres.; _b._ 1758, _d._ 1831.
at battle of Trenton, 142
helps capture two guns, 145
wounded in battle, 145

MONTGOMERY, RICHARD—_Am._ brig.-gen.; _b._ 1737, _k._ before Quebec,
1775.
his military antecedents, 36
subsequent career outlined, 38
a comrade of Carleton when Wolfe fell, 38
in despair at condition of the troops, 38
starts for Canada, 55
reaches Ticonderoga, 61
receives imperative orders from Washington, 61
sympathetically sustained by Washington, 63
his Orderly Book, 63
occupies Montreal, 63
tries a forlorn-hope assault upon Quebec, 63
goes to Arnold’s relief, 65
is killed in battle, 65
buried with honors of war, 66

Montreal captured by British, 1760, 10
captured by Montgomery, 1775, 63

MOORE, GEORGE H.—sec. N.Y. His. Soc.;
brings to light Charles Lee’s papers, 219

MORGAN, DANIEL—brig.-general; _b._ 1737, _d._ 1802.
captured at Quebec, 65
attacks Hessians in New Jersey, 169
skirmishes with Cornwallis, 204
supports Maxwell in N.J., 225
serves under Lafayette, 225
reports to Gen. Greene, 303
fights Battle of Cowpens, 314
is visited by Greene, 315
retires from the army, 315

MORRIS, GOUVERNEUR—statesman; _b._ 1752, _d._ 1816;
his letter from Washington, 1778, 217

MORRIS, ROBERT—financier and statesman; _b._ 1734, _d._ 1806;
friend of Washington, 164

Morristown headquarters described, 265

MOSES—Hebrew deliverer of his people; model legislator; founder of
modern civil codes; _b._ about 1570 B.C., _d._ about 1450 B.C.
the Hebrew Commonwealth and its military system noticed (Preface),
viii
his decimal army organization (Preface), viii
his sanitary and police regulations (Preface), viii
patriotic instruction of Hebrew youth imperative by his laws
(Preface), viii
his general order, “Forward,” when he led his people to national
independence, quoted, as Washington marched through Philadelphia
for Brandywine, 184

MUHLENBURG, PETER—maj.-gen.; _b._ 1746, _d._ 1807.
at Battle of Brandywine (see map), 186
active in Virginia, 301

MURPHY—maj.;
leads N.C. troops at Stony Point, 257

MURRAY, LINDLEY—grammarian; _b._ 1745, _d._ 1826;
friend of Greene, 25

Mutiny of Connecticut troops, 277
of Pennsylvania troops, 306–7
a natural outbreak, 308

NAPOLEON I.—Bonaparte (Buonaparte), Emperor of France; _b._ 1769, _d._
1821.
his military maxims noticed (Preface), viii
his Italian campaign compared with the First New Jersey campaign in
the _Am._ Revolution (Preface), xiii
the basis of his success given by Jomini (Preface), xiii

NASH, ABNER—gov. N.C.; _b._ 1716, _d._ 1786;
addressed by Washington, 300

NASH, FRANCIS—brig.-general; _b_. 1720, _k._ at Battle of Germantown,
1777, 195–6

New England discriminated against by Great Britain, 18
experience in earlier wars, 21
her governors in conference with committee of Congress, 60
finally relieved from British hostilities, 262

New Hampshire liberality during the American mutiny, 308

New Haven, Conn., invaded by Tryon, 256

New Jersey seizes the Provincial treasury and raises troops, 28
the chief battleground, 161
more than meets her quota, 272
her noble women, 272, 285
a continuous battlefield and the strategic center, 285

Newport, R.I.; Howe’s strategic objective, 1776, 118
occupied by the British, 150
besieged by Franco-American forces, 241
abandoned by the British, 262
occupied by Rochambeau, 286

New York city as a British base, 94

New York Committee of Public Safety aroused, 27
its assembly becomes a Provincial Congress, 27

Nook’s Hill fortified, March 10, 1775, 60
evacuation of city a necessity, 60

Norfolk, Va., laid waste by Matthews, 253

North Carolina “will resist Stamp Act to the death”, 13
defies its Provincial governor, 28
adopts the cause of Boston, 28
a convention meets at Charlotte, May 20, 1775, 29
the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, 29
sends Gen. Moore with two battalions to New York, 115
two companies in storming of Stony Point, 257

NORTH, FREDERICK, _Lord_—Earl of Guilford; _b._ 1733, _d._ 1792.
British Prime Minister, 1769, 15
abolishes all duties except on tea, 15
the consequences noted, 15

Norwalk, Conn., raided by Tryon, 256

OGDEN—_Am._ col.;
as to panic at Monmouth, 231

O’HARA, CHARLES—_Br._ maj.-gen.; _b._ 1756, _d._ 1791.
makes the surrender of army of Cornwallis, 360

Onondaga Indians near Syracuse, N.Y., punished, 252

“On to Philadelphia,” like the “On to Richmond” of 1861, ill-judged,
198

Panic at Brooklyn controlled by Washington, 112
at Kipp’s Bay, noticed, 119, 237
at Toulon, compared, 120
at Princeton, controlled by Washington, 154
at Monmouth, turned by Washington into victory, 231
at Camden, 292

Paoli, birthplace of Wayne, visited by British, 193

Paris, Treaty of, 1763, and its terms, 11

PARKER, _Sir_ PETER—_Br._ admiral; _b._ 1716, _d._ 1811.
sails from Ireland, 97
repulsed by Moultrie, 97
joins Howe in New York, 99

Parliament of Nations, 1892, noticed, 372

PARSONS, SAMUEL H.—brig.-gen.; _b._ 1737, _d._ 1789.
his brigade at Kipp’s Bay, 119
were trusted by Washington, 119
redeemed their good name, 119
a parallel case cited under Napoleon, 120
before Fort Independence, 157
on duty in Connecticut, 163
joins Washington, 168
in the Highlands, 179

PEABODY, NATHANIEL—statesman; _b._ 1741, _d._ 1823;
on special War Commission, 273

PENN, WILLIAM—_b._ 1644, _d._ 1718;
urged a Colonial Union, 1697, 12

PENNINGTON, WILLIAM—gov. N.J., and speaker U.S. House; _b._ 1717, _d._
1791;
as to Washington’s language at Monmouth, on meeting Lee, 236

Pennsylvania appropriates money for troops, 28
her Assembly corresponds with Washington, 207

Penobscot, Me., a British post 270

PERCY, HUGH, _Earl_—_Br._ lieut.-gen., Duke of Northumberland; _b._
1742, _d._ 1817.
his soldierly qualities noticed, 35
fails to recapture Dorchester Heights, 80
at Battle of Long Island (see map), 105
joins Howe before White Plains, 128
in the attack upon Fort Washington, 132

Philadelphia takes action, April 24, 1775, 28
her citizens overawe the opposing element, 28
visited by Washington’s army, 183, 192
mighty ovation to the soldiers, 184
supplies the suffering army, 194
is occupied by Howe, 196
its winter experiences, 1778, 210
the Howe carnival and its magnificence, 215
evacuated by Clinton, 221–222
occupied by Arnold, 222
visited by Washington and Rochambeau, 348–9

PHILLIPS, WILLIAM—_Br._ maj.-gen.; _b._ 1731, _d._ 1781.
sent to Virginia, 326
destroys much property, 329
his relations to Arnold, 331
his death and its effects, 331

PIGOT, _Sir_ ROBERT—maj.-gen.; _b._ 1720, _d._ 1796;
at Newport, R.I., 241

POMEROY, SETH—brig.-general; _b._ 1706, _d._ 1777.
his military antecedents, 24
appointed brig.-gen., 36
declines further service, 38

Portsmouth, Va., laid waste by Matthews, 253

POWNALL, THOMAS E.—_Br._ gov. Mass.; _b._ 1722, _d._ 1805;
his prediction, 368

PRESCOTT, RICHARD—_Br._ maj.-general; _b._ 1725, _d._ 1788;
taken prisoner, and exchanged for Lee, 217
at Savannah, 267

PRESCOTT, WILLIAM—colonel; _b._ 1726, _d._ 1795.
conducts the Bunker Hill (Breed’s Hill) fight, 34
Governor’s Island, N.Y., 102
safely removes all stores, 112
repels Howe’s advance at Throgg’s Neck, 125

PREVOST, _Sir_ AUGUSTINE—_Br._ maj.-gen.; _b._ 1725, _d._ 1786;
outgenerals Lincoln but without substantial results on either hand,
253

PROCTOR, THOMAS—_Am._ capt. of artillery; _b._ in Ireland, 1739, _d._
1806.
with battery at Chadd’s Ford Brandywine, 186
in Indian expedition, 260

PULASKI, CASIMIR, _Count_—Polish maj.-gen.; _b._ 1747, _k._ 1779, in
siege of Savannah, 268
dear to Washington, 305

PUTNAM, ISRAEL—maj.-general; _b._ 1718, _d._ 1790.
his military antecedents, 23
conspicuous at Bunker Hill, 38
subsequent career outlined, 38
commands at New York, 87
succeeds Sullivan at Brooklyn, 104
instructed by Washington, 104–5
succeeded by Washington in person, 107
fortifies Hudson River shore, 115
favors retreat from New York, 115
his laconic utterance, 115
commands New York city, 115
a division at White Plains, 129
at Philadelphia, 153
located at Peekskill, 178
grants unwise furloughs, 178
outgeneraled by Clinton, 179
regains position, 180
on the Long Island shore, 206
returns to Peekskill, 206
at Danbury, Conn., 248
in command on the Hudson, 254

PUTNAM, RUFUS—col.; _b._ 1738, _d._ 1824;
his efficiency as civil engineer at Boston, 75

Quebec, captured in 1759, 10
assaulted by Montgomery and Arnold, 1776, 66
magnanimity of General Carleton at death of Montgomery, 66

Queen’s Rangers (Provincial), noticed, 204, 255, 279
Washington’s magnanimity toward them, reciprocating Carleton’s action
at Quebec, 363

RAHL (RALL), JOHN GOTTLIEB—_H._ col.; _b._ 1720, _d._ 1776.
storms Chatterton Hill, 129
commands at Trenton, 139
_k._ in battle, 146

RAWDON, FRANCIS, _Lord_—Marquis of Hastings, earl, _sub._ gov.-gen.
India; _b._ 1754, _d._ 1825.
gallantry at Bunker Hill, 35
reënforces Clinton at the South, 276
in battle of Hobkirk Hill, 321

REED, JOSEPH—adjt.-general, _sub._ gov. Penn.; _b._ 1741, _d._ 1785.
in Washington’s confidence before Boston, 71
describes the army at Harlem Heights, 123
in the secret of Washington’s attack upon Trenton, 141

Religious distinctions among the colonies harmonized, 266

Rhode Island sends 1,500 men to Boston, April 25, 1775, 22
her troops under Nathaniel Greene, 25
seizes British stores, 27
calls for protection of her ports, 87
two regiments in Continental pay, 87
sends additional troops to New York, 115

RICHMOND, CHARLES LENNOX, _Duke_—_Br._ Sec. of State; _b._ 1735, _d._
1806.
denounces hire of Hessian troops, 96
his prediction verified, 209

Ridgefield, Conn., invaded by Tryon, 166

RIEDESEL, FRIEDRICH ADOLPH, _Baron_—_H._ maj.-general; _b._ 1730, _d._
1800.
reaches Canada with troops, 89
in Burgoyne’s command, 387

ROBERTS, CHARLES G. D.—prof. King’s College, N.S.;
his history of Canada cited 63

ROCHAMBEAU, JEAN BAPTISTE DONATIEN DE VIMEUR DE—_Fr._ marshal; _b._
1725, _d._ 1807.
arrives in America, 286
appreciates Washington, 287
writes as to American conditions, 287
confers with Washington at Hartford, 297
sends his son to France, 298
again in conference at Wethersfield, 333
asks coöperation of Count de Grasse, 333
at West Point with Washington, 347
moves southward, 347
advances $20,000 in gold to American army, 347
parades in Philadelphia, 349
receives despatches from Washington, 350
entertained at Baltimore, 351
guest of Washington at Mt. Vernon, 351
opposed occupation of New York, 353
visits Count de Grasse with Washington, 353
signs articles of Cornwallis’ surrender, 360
honored by Congress, 361
remains with Washington, 361
visits New England, 361
sails for the West Indies, 361

Rowan county, N.C., eminently patriotic, 293

RUTLEDGE, EDWARD—statesman, signer of Declaration of Independence; _b._
1749, _d._ 1800;
commissioner with Adams and Franklin to meet Gen. and Admiral Howe,
1776, 118

RUTLEDGE, JOHN—_sub._ gov. and chief justice, S.C.; _b._ 1739, _d._
1800.
pres. Republic of South Carolina, 86
controls the conduct of Charles Lee, 86
his characteristics, 86
aids in siege of Savannah, 267

SAINT (ST.) CLAIR, ARTHUR—maj.-gen; _b._ 1734, _d._ 1818.
at Battle of Princeton, 154
writes a boastful letter, 175
abandons Ticonderoga, 175

Saint (St.) John, N.B., founded by British Provincials, 363
May 17th its natal day, 363
honors Washington, 363

Saint (St.) John’s, captured Nov. 3, 1775, 62
André among the prisoners, 62

SAINT (ST.) LEDGER, BARRY—_Br._ col.; _b._ 1737, _d._ 1789;
invades the Mohawk valley, 171

SAINT (ST.) LUC, LA CORNE DE—_b._ 1712, _d._ 1784.
as to hiring Indians, 173
is rebuked by Burgoyne, 173

SAINT (ST.) MEMIN, CHARLES BALTHAZAR JULIEN FAVRE DE—_Fr._ artist; _b._
1770, _d._ 1852;
his profile of Washington, by a crayon process of his own, the last
portrait of Washington taken, _frontispiece_

SAINT (ST.) SAUVEUR, _Chevalier_ DE—_Fr._; _k._ at Boston, 247
a monument to his memory ordered, 247

SAINT (ST.) SIMON, CLAUDE HENRI, _Count_ DE—_Fr._; _b._ 1760, _d._
1825.
arrives with De Grasse, 342
lands 3,000 French troops, 342
reports to Lafayette for duty, 342
waves seniority of rank, 343
urges immediate assault, 343
yields to Lafayette’s judgment, 343
sails for the West Indies, 362

Salem, Mass., declines benefits of Boston Fort Bill, 16

Savannah, Ga., responds to call from Lexington, 29
intercepts royal letters to governors, 30
Committee of Safety, acts promptly, 30
besieged without success, 267–8

SCHOVALHOFF, _Count_—Russian statesman; his prediction at the Berlin
Conference verified in 1898, 370

SCHUYLER, PHILIP—maj.-general; _sub._ U.S. senator; _b._ 1733, _d._
1804.
appointed maj.-gen., 36
his antecedents, 36
his career outlined, 37
honored by Kent and Webster, 37–8
ordered to Canada, 55
among the Six Nations, 61
urged forward by Washington and joins Montgomery, 61
advised as to Allen’s misadventure, 62
suspends resignation at Washington’s request, 63
his Orderly Book, 63
again advised by Washington,, 64
is to expect a bloody summer, 87
ridicules hiring Indians, 88
to resist Carleton’s advance, 163
is relieved by Gates, 173
is promptly restored, 173
offers Gates a command, 173
it is sneeringly declined, 173
his energetic action, 174
is absent, sick, without fault, 175
has a prophetic letter from Washington, 175
organizes a large army, 176
is superseded by Gates, 176
returns to Congress, 273
on committee to visit Washington, 273
is urged to be Secretary of War, 328
gives reasons for declining, 328

Second Continental Congress, May 10, 1775, 31
provides money and munitions, 31
delegates from Georgia make action unanimous, 31
rules and articles of war adopted, 31
denounces acts of Parliament as “unconstitutional, oppressive, and
cruel”, 31

Second New Jersey campaign, and its results, 167

SEVIER, JOHN—_Am._ col.; _b._ 1745, _d._ 1815;
at King’s Mountain, his descendants honored, 293

SHARPE, GRANVILLE—_Br._ philanthropist; _b._ 1734, _d._ 1813;
resigns rather than aid the war, 21

SHELBY, ISAAC—col., _sub._ gov. Kentucky; _b._ 1750, _d._ 1826.
at King’s Mountain, his descendants honored, 293
summoned to Virginia, 1780, 314

SHELDON, ELISHA—col.; attacked by Tarleton, 255
on expedition with Lauzun, 334
supports Washington, 334–5–6
has a spirited scout, 337

SHERIDAN, PHILIP HENRY—general U.S.A.; _b._ 1831, _d._ 1888;
his example cited, 162

SHERMAN, WILLIAM TECUMSEH—general; _b._ 1820, _d._ 1891;
his march to the sea cited by way of comparison, 162

SHIPPEN, Miss, belle of the Philadelphia fêtes, 216
becomes the wife of Arnold, 289
had no knowledge of Arnold’s treason, 291
highly esteemed by Washington and Lafayette, 291

SHULDHAM—_Br._ admiral;
relieves Graves at Boston, 68
comments on seizure of Dorchester Heights, 77

Siege of Quebec closed, 66
Boston, 80
Newport, 245
Savannah, 268
Yorktown, 268
Charleston, 275
New York, 347

Signal-fires in New Jersey, 280

SIMCOE, J. GRAVES—_Br._ lieut.-col., Queen’s Rangers; _sub._ gov.
Canada; _b._ 1752, _d._ 1806.
active in forays, 248
in the Battle of Springfield, 279
in Virginia with Arnold, 310
raids Virginia, 320
popular misconceptions of his character, 363

“Six Nations” (Iroquois) a model for Jefferson’s constitution, 12
as a confederacy, 13
invaded by Sullivan, 260
devastated by Sullivan, 260
their estimate of Washington, 260–1

SMALLWOOD, WILLIAM—brig.-gen.; _sub._ governor Md.; _b._ 1732, _d._
1792.
with Maryland troops at Long Island, 105
makes a gallant fight, 107
deplores ignorance of officers, 123
in Pennsylvania, later, 193
in battle of Germantown, 195
on duty near Philadelphia, 206
as governor, recruits for Greene’s army, 301

SMITH, SAMUEL—lieut.-colonel; _b._ 1752, _d._ 1839;
with Maryland troops at Fort Mifflin, 200

Sons of Liberty organized, 14

South Carolina denounces the Stamp Act, 13
seizes the colonial magazine, April 21, 1775, 29
first news from Lexington, 29
intercepts royal packages, 29
declares a Republic, with officers, congress, army, navy, and all the
accessories of an independent state, 86

Spain joins France against Great Britain, 1761, 11

SPENCER, JOSEPH N.—brig.-gen.; _b._ 1714, _d._ 1789.
his military antecedents, 36
his subsequent career, 39
attempts capture of Newport by Washington’s order, 163

“Spies,” says Greene, “are the eyes of an army”, 303

Springfield, Mass., selected by Knox for a gun-factory, 163

Springfield, N.J., Battle of, 278–9
its lesson emphasized, 283
its casualties noticed, 285
tested the Continental troops, 286

Stamp Act of 1755 noticed, 13
repealed in 1766, 14

STARK, JOHN—maj.-gen.; _b._ 1728, _d._ 1822.
in the Battle of Bunker Hill, 32
at the Battle of Trenton, 142
at the Battle of Springfield, 283

Statesmanship in war defined, with note (Preface), xii
as stated by Jesus (Preface), xii

STEDMAN, CHARLES—_Br._ staff officer and historian; _b._ 1745, _d._
1812.
as to Burgoyne campaign and Clinton, 180
as to loose _Br._ discipline, 210
as to Battles of Guilford and Hobkirk Hill, 321
as to _Br._ and _Am._ forces in 1776 and 1777 (Appendix D), 386

STEPHEN, ADAM—_Am._ maj.-gen.; _b._ 1730, _d._ 1791.
service at Brandywine, 189
at Battle of Germantown, 195
dismissed for drunkenness, 196

STEPHENS, EDWARD—brig.-general; _b._ 1745, _d._ 1820;
conducted prisoners, taken at Cowpens, northward, 316

STERLING—_Br._ col., _sub._ maj.-general. [Should not be confused with
Lord Stirling, in the _Am._ service, see below.]
along the Delaware, 194
_k._ in Battle of Springfield, 278

STEUBEN, FREDERICK WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, _Baron_—maj.-gen.; _b._ 1730, _d._
1794.
instructor at Valley Forge, 210
promoted maj.-gen, 212
acts in harmony with Washington and Lafayette, 213
at Battle of Monmouth, 233
ordered to the South, 300
in charge of powder and lead supplies, 302
in concert with Lafayette, 327
his depot at Elk Island attacked, 340
joins Lafayette’s division, 340
in the siege of Yorktown, 357

STEWART—_Br._ col.;
succeeds Rawdon at the South, 321
fights Green at Eutaw Springs, 321

STILES, EZRA—pres. Yale College; _b._ 1727, _d._ 1795;
friend of Greene’s youth, 25

STIRLING, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, _Lord_ [his claim to _Br._ title and
estates had been in dispute]—_Am._ col., _sub._ maj.-gen.; _b._
1726, _d._ 1783.
in Battle of Long Island, 105
his brigade of picked regiments, 105
fights both Grant and Cornwallis, 107
taken prisoner by superior numbers, 108
is exchanged and returns to duty, 122
reaches White Plains, 128
established at Princeton, 136
in Battle of Princeton, 154
engages Cornwallis, 169
in Battle of Brandywine, 186
his good conduct, 189
in Battle of Germantown, 195
at a Council of War, 217
in Battle of Monmouth, 233
threatens Staten Island, 271
president at Charles Lee’s court-martial (Appendix G), 389

Stony Point stormed by Wayne, 257–8
abandoned by Washington, 259

Strategy defined, with note (Preface), x

SULLIVAN, JOHN—maj.-general; _b._ 1740, _d._ 1795.
personal notice, 36
his career outlined, 39
sent to Canada, 87
succeeded by Gates, 88
ambitious letter to Washington, 89
Washington’s discreet reply, 89
his attitude defined, 89
succeeds Greene on Long Island, 104
succeeded by Putnam, 104
a peculiar letter, 104
his specious report, 107
taken prisoner, 108
on exchange, takes Lee’s division, 139
accompanies Washington to Trenton, 142
incident of the march, 144
enters the lower town, 145
frets about appointments, 166
Washington’s rejoinder, 166
again in New Jersey, 167
fails in the attack upon Staten Island, 184
joins Washington in time for Brandywine, 184–5
his position at Brandywine (as per map), 186
ordered to attack Cornwallis, 187
flanked by Cornwallis, 187
ordered to change position, 187
movement beyond his capacity, 188
difficult under best conditions, 188
loses control of his division, 188
personal valor undoubted, 189
treated justly by Washington, 190
surprised by Howe, 191
in Battle of Germantown, 195
his gallantry noticed, 196
urges attack upon Philadelphia, 207
attempts siege of Newport, 241
relations to the Count d’Estaing, 242–3
issues an intemperate order, 243
prudently modifies the same, 243
advised by Washington to retreat, 244
manly course of D’Estaing, 244
retires to Providence, 245
devastates the Six Nation region with unsparing desolation, 260
comments upon that invasion, 260–261
resigns and enters Congress, 297
laconic appeal to him by Washington, 297

SUMTER, THOMAS—col.; _b._ 1734, _d._ 1832;
honored by Washington, 312

SYMONDS, THOMAS—_Br._ royal navy.
led attack upon Fort Sullivan (Moultrie) in 1776, 359
signs terms of capitulation of Yorktown, 359

TARLETON, BANESTRE—_Br._ lieut.-col.; _b._ 1754, _d._ 1833.
attacks Sheldon’s cavalry quarters, 255
raids Westchester County, N.Y., 259
Washington’s counter-stroke, 259
makes no progress at the South, 293
pursues Morgan, 314
completely routed at Cowpens, 314
acknowledges the American success, 321
makes a raid upon Charlotte, 340
fails to capture Jefferson, 340
compliments Lafayette, 340
covers the retreat of Cornwallis, 341
joins him at Yorktown, 341
skirmishes with Lafayette, 341

TERNAY. (See De Ternay.)

Thanksgiving Proclamations of Washington—
at Valley Forge, 214
at White Plains, 246
at Yorktown, 360
at New York, 365

THAYER—_Am._ maj.;
in defence of Fort Mifflin, 203

THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY—maj.-gen. U.S.A.; _b._ 1815, _d._ 1870;
his example cited, 26

THOMAS, JOHN—major-general (Mass.), Continental brig.-gen.; _b._ 1725,
_d._ 1776.
military antecedents, 23, 36
subsequent career noticed, 39
efficient in the siege of Boston, 78
sent to Canada, 84, 86
a victim to small-pox in camp, 88

THOMPSON, CHARLES—Secretary of first Continental Congress, and his
correspondence with Franklin noticed, 13, 16

Ticonderoga taken by Ethan Allen, 30
retaken by Burgoyne, 182

TOWERS, ROBERT, of Philadelphia, to receive and pay for arms, 141

TRUMBULL, JONATHAN—gov. Conn.; statesman; the original Brother
Jonathan; _b._ 1710, _d._ 1788.
anxious about sea-coast exposure, 56
his correspondence with Washington, 56
always Washington’s fast friend, 56
furnishes troops for New York city, 83
sends nine more regiments to Washington, 102

TRUMBULL, JONATHAN JR.,—col., statesman; _b._ 1740, _d._ 1804.
commissary at Long Island, 110
becomes secretary to Washington, 300

TRYON, WILLIAM—gov. N.C.; _b._ 1725, _d._ 1788.
his relation to the British Stamp Act, 13
his career in North Carolina, New York, and Connecticut, 84
holds a conference with Gen. Howe, 98
invades Connecticut, 166
fights Worcester and Arnold at Ridgefield, 166
again invades Conn., 256
resisted by Yale College students at New Haven, 256
in the Battle of Springfield, 278

TULLY, _Monsieur_ DE—sails for the Chesapeake, 323
is obliged to return, 323
his reasons satisfactory to Washington, 326

Union of the Colonies advocated in 1697, 1722, 1754 by Penn, Coxe, and
Franklin, 12

United States of America, a “stupendous fabric of freedom and empire,”
as predicted by Washington, and the fulfilment, 365, 366, 368
“asylum for the poor and oppressed of all nations,” as predicted by
Washington, and comments, 365, 368
respect for law and religion the basis of Washington’s character, and
of the confidence he inspired in the American people, 367–8
shares with Great Britain bequests under Magna Charta, 371
harmony in that fruition, the possible future, 371
three hundred millions of treasure, her free-will offering to man,
374
her alms, recorded in the census of 1890, the gauge of her maturing
sympathy with humanity, 374

Valley Forge established as headquarters, 206
special Council of War noticed, respecting “On to Philadelphia!”, 212
French alliance announced in camp, 213
a grand parade ordered, 214
a Thanksgiving proclamation made, 214
special Council of War, April 20, 1777, 217
its ordeal made soldiers, 231

VARNUM, JAMES MITCHELL—brig.-gen.; _b._ 1749, _d._ 1789.
his brigade reports for duty, 203
in Battle of Monmouth, 233
enters Congress, 315

VAUGHAN, _Sir_ JOHN—_Br._ maj.-gen.; _b._ 1738, _d._ 1795;
burns Kingston, N.Y., 179

VERGENNES, CHARLES GRAVIER, _Count_ DE—_Fr._ minister of foreign
affairs; _b._ 1717, _d._ 1787.
comments on the Battle of Germantown, 197
proclaims the French alliance and the active support of American
Independence, 209
is advised by Rochambeau of American conditions, 287
regards the American Congress as too exacting, 308
guarantees a loan from Holland, 348

“Victory or Death” the countersign and alternative proclaimed by
Washington, 149

VIOMÉNIL, _Baron_ ANTOINE CHARLES DE HOUX—_Fr._ gen.; _b._ 1728, _d._
1792.
storms a redoubt at Yorktown, 357
pleasantry of Lafayette noticed, 358

Virginia aroused by the Stamp Act, 13
responds to Patrick Henry’s appeal, 14
includes Washington in her delegation to First Continental Congress,
17
catches the news from Lexington, 28
excited conflict with Lord Dunmore, 28
called upon for more troops, 115
her troops at Middlebrook, 247
receives Greene and other officers gladly, 301
invaded by Arnold, 310, 311
Lafayette in command, 326, 330
Cornwallis arrives, 331
adjournment of Assembly to Charlotte, 338
liberal in its enactments, 338
Lafayette’s gallantry at Williamsburg, 341
Jefferson sustained by Lafayette, 343
arrival of Washington, 351

WARD, ARTEMAS—maj.-general; _b._ 1727, _d._ 1800.
his antecedents, 23
appointed senior maj.-gen., 35
his brief career noticed, 37
occupies Boston, March 17, 1776, 80

WARNER, SETH—colonel; _b._ 1744, _d._ 1785.
a volunteer at Bunker Hill as well as at Ticonderoga, 35
accompanies Allen to Ticonderoga, 35
his subsequent career, 35

WASHINGTON, AUGUSTINE—father of the Soldier; _b._ 1694, _d._, in his
son’s eleventh year, 1743, 4

WASHINGTON, GEORGE—gen., _sub._ pres. twice; _b._ 1732, _d._ 1799.
his boyhood, tastes, and training as described by Irving, 1
physical appearance as described by Mercer, 2
physical accomplishments, 3
personal characteristics, 4
choice of a profession, 4
parentage, and mother’s influence, 4
first victory won, 4
surveyor, inspector, adjutant-general, 5
commissioner to the French, 6
frontier service, 6
with Braddock, 7
military studies and maxims, 8
marriage, and in House of Burgesses, 8
anticipates revolution, 14
in the First Continental Congress, 17
predicts a bloody future, 18
appointed Commander-in-Chief, 32
his associates in command, 35
starts for Cambridge, 40
assumes command, 41
his army noticed, 41
withholds some commissions, 44
his reticence compared with that of other generals, 44
his trust in Providence, 44
method of assignments, 44
his estimate of Arnold, 45
rebukes profanity, 46
enjoins observance of the Sabbath, 47
institutes courts-martial for “swearing, gambling,” etc., 47
skilled in logistics, 48
regard for private soldiers, 49
deserters rebuked, 49
games of chance prohibited, 49
invasion of Canada forced by Congress, 50
visited by Committee of Congress, 52
risks of Canadian invasion, 53
denounces religious bigotry, 53
after Boston, then New York, 54
expeditions to Canada urged by Congress, 55
attitude of Gen. Charles Lee, 56
ignores sea-coast raids, 56
writes Gov. Trumbull, 57
would burn Boston, 57
policy as to holding cities, 57
straggling rebuked, 58
appeals to Congress, 58
privateering regulated, 59
visited by Congressmen and secures a navy, 60
laconic letter to Congress, 61
writes Schuyler as to Northern expeditions, 63
writes Congress as to same, 63
begs Schuyler not to resign—for sake of “God and Country”, 63
writes Schuyler as to British action, 64
plans operations against New York, 69
sends Lee to New York, 70
would cross to Boston on the ice, but opposed by Council, 71
laconic letter to Joseph Reed, 72
preparations for assault, 72
his inflexibility of purpose, 72
preparations for future service, 72–3
experimental bombardment, 74
enforced silence in camp, 75
his confidential staff, 75
secret plan near execution, 76
second bombardment, 76
third bombardment and occupation of Dorchester Heights, 77
British criticism, 77
contingency of failure anticipated, 79
a general bombardment, 80
Nook’s hill fortified, 80
Boston evacuated, 80
his mission to Boston completed, 81
reorganization of the army, 82
movement to New York begun, 82
advises Congress and Governor Trumbull of his plans, 83
disciplines delinquent officers, 83
establishes a regular Pay System, 83
visits Connecticut to hasten troops forward, 84
reaches New York, 84
rebukes Lee and sends him South, 85
forced by Congress to send more troops to Canada, 86
details more troops to Canada under order of Congress, 86
compels citizens to choose between Britain and America, 86
deprecates detachment of troops to Canada, 87
predicts danger to both the armies, 87
warns soldiers not to right their own wrongs, 87
learns of British contracts for Hessians, 87
notes change in Canadian sentiment, 87
writes Schuyler predicting a bloody summer, 87
describes Sullivan’s characteristics, 89
apology of Congress for Canadian disaster, 90
strategic conditions at New York, 91
Declaration of Independence and its effect, 91
British plans noticed, 93
correspondence with Howe, 98
describes British commissioners, as dispensing pardon to repenting
sinners, 99
spreads Howe’s proclamation broadcast, 99
denounces gossip-mongers, 100
informs Gov. Trumbull that to trust Providence without effort is to
tempt Providence, 102
issues stringent orders as to discipline, 103
reënforces garrison at Brooklyn, 104
details Sullivan, _vice_ Greene, sick, 104
a remarkable letter from Sullivan, 104
Putnam supersedes Sullivan, 104
issues orders to Putnam as to wasteful firing, 105
skulkers must be shot down on the spot, 105
an “army” not a “mob”, 105
will make battle costly to enemy, 108
omnipresent in tent or trench, 108
plans to withdraw to New York, 109
consummate ruse to prevent demoralization of troops, 110
withdrawal consummated, 112
its incidents and success, 112
comment of historian Botta, 113
labors without sleep for forty-eight hours while assembling the
untrained army, 114
laconic notice of bad habits in officers and men, 114
describes the militia as “dismayed, intractable, and impatient to
return home”, 114
notices periodical homesickness, 115
its contagious virulence before battle, 115
again demands a sufficient regular army, 115
denounces robbing orchards and gardens, 115
orders three daily roll-calls, to stop straggling, 115
writes Congress as to vacating the city, 115
advises Gov. Trumbull to deal with deserters, 116
generous response of Mass. and Conn, 116
describes the situation, 117
initiates retirement from the city, 119
denounces a panic at Kipp’s Bay, 119
his personal exposure to rally fugitives, 119
a mournful letter to Congress, 120
Edward Everett Hale’s account of the execution of Nathan Hale as a
spy serving under Washington’s orders, 120
embezzlement by regimental surgeons, 123
offers reward for Hessian troopers and their horses, 126
his skirmishers successful, 126
outgenerals Howe and gains White Plains, 127
is joined by Greene and Lee 127
letter of Lee to Gates, censuring Washington, 127
operations at White Plains, 128
battle of Chatterton hill, 129
British preparations for attack, 129
retires to North Castle Heights, 129
advises Congress of Howe’s plans, 129
advises with Greene as to Fort Washington, 131
crosses into New Jersey, 131
orders Lee to follow, 131
so advises Gov. Trumbull, 131
writes forcibly to Congress, 131
judicious order in logistics, 131
boys or old men enlisted at officers’ risk, 131
warns Congress of certain invasion of New Jersey by Howe, 132
abandons Fort Lee, 133
enters upon his first New Jersey campaign, 133
a misnomer to call it simply a “masterly retreat”, 135
musters his army, 136
skirmishes with Cornwallis, 136
controls the Delaware river, 136
plans Dec. 5, to take the offensive, 137
notes the capture of Lee, 139
Sullivan takes Lee’s division, 139
other letters of Lee, 138–9
his powers enlarged by Congress, 140
places Philadelphia under military rule, 140
takes the aggressive, 143
battle of Trenton, with map, 144
“will drive the enemy from New Jersey”, 147
is clothed with dictatorial authority, 148
his response to Congress, 148
his motto, “Victory or death,” retained, 149
reoccupies Trenton, 152
awaits arrival of Cornwallis, 152
fights battle of Princeton (see map), 152
instructs officers having independent commands, 157
headquarters established at Morristown, 157
exercises with energy his enlarged powers, 157
his capacity for reprimand, 157
sternly rebukes Heath, 158
issues counter-proclamation to one by Howe, 158
review of his career by Botta, 160
base of operations established (see map), 161
appreciates Howe’s plans, 164
the second New Jersey campaign, 167
outgenerals Cornwallis, 169
learns of Burgoyne’s invasion, 171
replies to his proclamation, 172
tart correspondence with Gates, 174
prophetic letter to Schuyler, 175
detects Howe’s modified plan, 177
reaches Philadelphia, 183
triumphant march through the city, 184
takes position on the Brandywine, 185
battle of Brandywine, 187
its lesson, 191
reaches Philadelphia, 192
resumes the offensive, 194
attacks Germantown, 195
lesson from that battle, 197
operations along the Delaware, 200
sends Lafayette into New Jersey, 203
hostile attitude of Gates, 204
experience at Valley Forge, 206
pleads with Congress, 206
clock-work and army discipline similar, 206
sharply rebukes the Pennsylvania Assembly, 207
the Conway cabal, 207
French alliance proclaimed, 213
gives Lafayette an independent command, 215
a sharp letter to Lee, 217
follows Clinton, 224
increases Lafayette’s command, 225
advises Lafayette as to Lee, 228
advances to his support, 230
rallies the retreating army, 231
rebukes Lee on the field and takes command, 232
fights the battle of Monmouth, 233
European comments noticed, 234
Clinton escapes him to New York, 234
trial and sentence of Lee, 234
end of Lee’s career, 234
tradition as to profanity at Monmouth disproved, 235–7
at White Plains again, 237
watches D’Estaing, 240
“George Washington, Esqr.,” and Howe, 241
writes Sullivan at Newport, 242
warns him against Clinton, 244
suggests a timely retreat, 244
officially recognizes the hand of Providence, 246
removes to Fishkill, 247
assigns army divisions, 247–8
opinion of Bancroft cited, 250
visits Philadelphia, 250
writes Speaker Harrison as to corruption of the times, 250–1
social excesses of congressmen deplored, 251
opposes another expedition to Canada, 252
sacrifices his private fortune, 252
at New Windsor, 254
watches hostile demonstrations, 256
plans attack upon Stony Point, 257
its success as planned, 258
capture of Paulus Hook, 259
sends Sullivan to punish Indians, 259
honored by the Six Nations, 260–1
strengthens West Point, 261
his sublime faith, 264
his trials at Morristown, 265
postpones attack upon New York, 265
reorganization of the army imperatively necessary, 269
praises New Jersey promptness, 272
again appeals to Congress, 272–3
watches Clinton closely, 274
visited by Lafayette, just returned from France, 276
gives him a letter to President of Congress, 276
sends Southern troops southward, 277
the mutiny of troops gives him “infinite concern”, 277
outgenerals Knyphausen, 280
describes British movements, 280
new trials at hand, 281
outgenerals Clinton, 282
Battle of Springfield, 286
adroit appeal to governors at the North, 286
again threatens New York, 286
appreciated by Rochambeau, 287
assigns Arnold to West Point, 288
Arnold’s treason and the execution of André, 290
vindicates Mrs. Arnold, 291
takes post at Brakeness, 291
assigns Greene to West Point, 291
his outlook over the field, 294
his sympathy with the rank and file, 295
writes about American speculators in food, 296
appeals to Sullivan, then in Congress, 297
compares rolling small and large snowballs, 297
confers with Rochambeau, 297
writes Franklin of approaching victory, 298
reënforces Southern army, 299
temporary expedients denounced, 299
designates winter quarters, 300
addresses Southern governors, 301
places Greene in Gates’ place, 301
sends his best officers south, 303
his powers again enlarged, 304
as judged abroad, 305
“stay-at-homes” derided, 305
his “superhuman regard for man, as man”, 305
his relations to foreign officers, 305
treatment of Pennsylvania mutiny, 307
is judged by French generals, says Franklin, 308
individuality of the States, noticed, 308
keeps away from scene of mutiny, 309
elements of success in sight, and all plans matured, 313
his specific instructions to Greene, 313
his use of “pick and spade,” 313
writes Greene as to Cowpens, 316
is advised of Greene’s movements, 320
plans for capture of Arnold, 323
the war approaches its crisis, 324
writes Lafayette as to French support, 326
modifies Lafayette’s orders, 326
“never judges the past by after events”, 326
urges Schuyler to be Secretary of War, 328
startling extracts from his diary, 328
“chimney-corner patriots” denounced, 328
“venality, corruption and abuse of trust universal”, 329
indorses Lafayette’s strategy, 330
approves his action respecting Arnold, 332
confers again with Rochambeau at Wethersfield, 333
advances toward New York, 334
joined by French army, 335
sends out decoy letters and plans, 335
builds brick ovens in New Jersey, 336
reconnoitres Clinton’s outposts, 336–7
challenges Clinton to battle, 337
hears good news from Lafayette, 339
second report from Lafayette, 341
Lafayette ready for his arrival, 343
good news from Count de Grasse, 344
urges Northern governors to action, 345
swift messengers sent everywhere, 345
his finesse outwits Clinton, 346
visits West Point with Rochambeau, 347
abandons fixed headquarters, 347
allied armies in motion not missed by Clinton, 347
grand tidings from France, 348
enters Philadelphia, not yet missed by Clinton, 348
despatches from Lafayette received, 349
starts for Chesapeake Bay, 349
meets courier from Lafayette, 350
another courier arrives, 350
welcomed with Rochambeau at Baltimore, 351
visits Mt. Vernon with French officers as guests, 351
arrives at Lafayette’s headquarters, 351
his strategy noticed, 352–3
studies the position with care, 354
visits Count de Grasse, 356
fires the first gun before Yorktown, 357
siege pushed with vigor, 357
terms of surrender settled, 359
surrender consummated, 360
issues proclamation for Public Thanksgiving, 360
a grand parade of the entire army, 360
assigns Lafayette to a Southern expedition, 361
the expedition abandoned, 361
parts with Lafayette who returns to France, 361
retains Rochambeau in America until 1782, 361
his magnanimous treatment of the Queen’s Rangers, 362
still honored in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, 362–3
triumphant entry into New York, 363
formally closes the war, 364
another Thanksgiving proclamation, 364
predicts a grand future for America, 365
his trust in Divine Providence emphasized, 366
tested by military art, 367
grounds of his faith in American destiny, 371
lessons from his career, 373
founds West Point Military Academy, 373
donates sites for National University, 374
his closing appeal to the American conscience, 374

WASHINGTON, LAWRENCE—brother of the Soldier; _b._ 1718, _d._ 1752.
educated in England, 1
in the British army, 1
his example and influence, 1, 4

WASHINGTON, MARTHA—wife of the Soldier; _b._ 1732, _d._ 1802;
her marriage (see also Custis), 8

WASHINGTON, MARY—mother of the Soldier; _b._ 1706, _d._ 1789.
her will-power, 4
her moral training, 5
their permanent effect in her son’s character, 5

WASHINGTON, WILLIAM—colonel; _b._ 1752, _d._ 1810.
at Battle of Trenton, 142
captures two guns at Trenton, 145
wounded in the attempt, 145
at Cowpens, 314

Washington’s “Invincibles”, 105

WAYNE, ANTHONY—maj.-gen.; _b._ Paoli, Pennsylvania, 1745, _d._ 1796.
attacks Hessian rear-guard in N.J., 169
at Battle of Brandywine, 186, 189
surprised at Paoli, 193
at Battle of Germantown, 195
with Lafayette at Monmouth, 226
powerless at time of mutiny, 307
joins Lafayette in Virginia, 341
makes a brilliant charge at Williamsburg, 341

WEBSTER, DANIEL—statesman and orator; _b._ 1782, _d._ 1852.
his opinion of General Schuyler, 37
his sublime ideal, “Union,” in prospect, 266

WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY—_Br._ gen., _sub._ field marshal; _b._
1769, _d._ 1852;
cited for comparison (Preface), viii

WESLEY, JOHN—eminent divine; _b._ 1703, _d._ 1791;
had visited America, 21

WHIPPLE, ABRAHAM—_Am._ naval officer; _b._ 1731, _d._ 1819;
cited as to Charleston, 274

WILKINSON, JAMES—maj.-gen.; _b._ 1757, _d._ 1825.
with Lee at his capture, 138
at Battle of Trenton, 142
his interview with Washington, 142

WILLETT, MARINUS—col.; _b._ 1744, _d._ 1826;
operates against the Onondagas near Syracuse, 252

WILLIAMS, JAMES—_Am._ col.;
at King’s Mountain, and descendants honored, 293

Wilmington, N.C., visited by Sir Peter Parker, Cornwallis and Clinton,
May 3, 1776, 97

WINTHROP, ROBERT CHARLES—scholar, historian, statesman; _b._ 1809, _d._
1894;
gratefully remembered by the author (Preface), xiv
_Note._—Mr. Winthrop delivered the oration at laying the
corner-stone of the national Washington monument, at Washington,
D.C., and also at its dedication.

Woman’s heroism in the Revolution, 285

WOOSTER, DANIEL—maj.-gen.; _b._ 1711, _d._ 1777.
his military antecedents, 23
his subsequent career outlined, 38
in movement against Fort Independence, 157
at home with the Connecticut militia, 165
resigns his commission, 165
is mortally wounded, 166

WRIGHT, _Sir_ JAMES—royal governor of Georgia; _b._ 1714, _d._ 1785,
noticed, 29, 30

Wyoming Valley invaded by Indians, 249
summarily avenged, 252, 260

Yale College students resist Tryon’s invasion of New Haven, 256

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