MAJOR-GENERAL BARON DE STEUBEN

Joins the army at Valley Forge-Made Inspector-general-Commands at Monmouth, June 28, 1778-Made Major-general-Commands in Virginia and at Yorktown in 1781-Receives 16,000 acres of land in Oneida Co., N. Y.-Congress, per act June 4, 1790, grants him an annuity of $2500 for life, to commence January 1, 1790-Died at Steubenville, N. Y., November 28, 1795.

MAJOR-GENERAL PHILIP SCHUYLER,

Appointed Major-general in June, 1775-Commands in the Province of New York-Superseded by Gates in 1777-Services faithful and honorable-Elected to Congress-Elected to the U. S. Senate in 1789 and 1797-Died at Albany, November 18, 1804.

MAJOR-GENERAL DAVID WOOSTER,

Made Brigadier in 1775-Commands the Connecticut forces-Made Major-general of the militia of that State-Mortally wounded at Ridgefield by the British, April 27, 1777-Died May 2, 1777.

MAJOR-GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM

Leaves his plough in the furrow, and joins the army in 1775— Heads the Connecticut troops at Bunker Hill-Distinguishes himself-At the Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776-Commands on the Highlands in 1777-Captures Nathan Palmer as a spyGovernor Tryon threatens "Old Put" with "particular thunder"— "Old Put" hangs Palmer-Commands at West Point in 1779-Is there disabled from active service-Died May 29, 1790.

MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM HEATH,

Commissioned a Brigadier in 1775-Made a Major-general, August 9, 1776-Commands at King's Bridge-Had the custody of Burgoyne's captive army-Commands on the Hudson in 1779-Serves to the end of the war-Last of the surviving Major-generals-Died January 24, 1814.

MAJOR-GENERAL JOSEPH SPENCER,

Made Major-general August 9, 1776-In the expedition against Rhode Island in 1778-Resigns in 1779-Elected to Congress from Connecticut-Died January 13, 1789.

MAJOR-GENERAL THOMAS MIFFLIN

Joined the army at Cambridge in 1775-Made a Brigadier in 1776 -Made Major-general in February, 1777-Served with distinction throughout the war-Elected to Congress in 1783 and made President-In the Convention of 1787-First Governor of Pennsylvania under the new constitution-Quells the "Whiskey boys" in 1794Died January 20, 1800.

MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN STARK.

Joins the army in 1775-Fights at Bunker Hill, Trenton, and Princeton-Whips the British at Bennington in 1777-Serves in Rhode Island in 1778 and 1779, and in New Jersey in 1780— Commands the Northern Department at Saratoga in 1781-Serves to the end of the war-Congress, per act December 28, 1818, places him on the pension list at $60 per month, to commence August 16, 1817-Died May 8, 1822.

COLONEL ETHAN ALLEN

Joins the army in 1775-Raises a regiment of "Green Mountain Boys"-Makes a descent on Ticonderoga-Captures the garrison there, May 10, 1775-Attacks Montreal and is captured-Is exchanged in 1778-Visits Valley Forge-Retires from the armyDied February 13, 1789.

GENERAL JOHN ARMSTRONG,

Of Pennsylvania,-Made Brigadier in 1776-Defends Fort Moultrie and Charleston in 1776-Fights at Brandywine and Germantown in 1777-Resigns in the fall of 1777-Elected to Congress-Died March 9, 1795.

COLONEL CHARLES ARMAND,

French officer-Made Colonel, May 10, 1777-Fights at Red Bank

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in 1777-Opposes the tories in Westchester Co., N. Y., and captures
Baremore-Stationed at Ridgefield, Conn., in 1779-Fights under
Gates in the South-Pursues Cornwallis to Yorktown-Made a
Brigadier in 1783-Went to France-Died January 30, 1793.

GENERAL JOHN ASHE,

Of North Carolina-Destroys Fort Johnston in 1775-Denounced as a rebel-Made a Brigadier in 1776-Joins Lincoln in 1778Surprised and defeated at Briar Creek-Died October 24, 1781.

MAJOR JOHN ARMSTRONG,

Of Pennsylvania-Joins the army in 1775-Appointed Aid-deCamp to General Hugh Mercer-With Gates at Burgoyne's surrender-Adjutant-general in 1780-Remained with Gates to the close of the war-Died April 1, 1843.

COLONEL THEODORICK BLAND

Entered the army in 1775-A meritorious officer-Commands the "Convention Troops" of General Burgoyne in 1779-Elected to Congress in 1780-In the Convention of 1787-Died June 1, 1790.

COLONEL ELIAS BOUDINOT,

Appointed Commissary-general of Prisoners in 1776-Served till 1779-Elected to Congress-President in 1782-Member of Congress in 1789-First President of the American Bible SocietyDied October 24, 1821.

MAJOR WILLIAM BRADFORD,

Of the Pennsylvania Flying-Camp in 1776-Commissary of Musters in 1777 and 1778-Paymaster in 1778 and 1779-Died in Philadelphia, August 23, 1795.

COLONEL ELEAZER BROOKS,

Of Massachusetts-Commands at White Plains in 1776-At the
Battle of Stillwater in 1777-Died November 9, 1806.

GENERAL JOHN CADWALLADER,

Fights at Princeton, Germantown, and Monmouth-Puts down the conspirators in the "Conway Cabal"-Wounds Conway-Died February 10, 1786.

General GeoRGE R. CLARKE,

Of Virginia-Commands in the Western Department during the Revolution-Made Brigadier in 1781-Died February 18, 1818.

GENERAL JAMES CLINTON

Fought with Montgomery at Quebec in 1775-Defends Fort Clinton in 1777-With Sullivan's expedition in 1779-Serves to the end of the war-Died December 22, 1812.

COLONEL PETER Gansevoort,

Of New York-Appointed Major July 19, 1775-Commands the 2d New York Regiment-Made Lieutenant-colonel March 19, 1776 -Made Colonel November 21, 1776-Defends Fort Stanwix against St. Leger in 1777-In Sullivan's Expedition in 1779-Captures Mohawk Castle-Served to the end of the war-Died July 2, 1812.

COLONEL JOHN GIBSON

Serves in the Western frontier-Commands the Western Department in 1780 and 1781-Served to the end of the war-Pensioned per act 18th March, 1818-Resided in Alleghany county, PaDied April 10, 1822.

COLONEL GEORGE GIBSON,

Commands the "Border Sharp-shooters" in 1775-Joins the army at Williamsburg-His regiment destroyed at Germantown-Heads the Spanish Powder Expedition to New Orleans-Fights at Trenton under Washington-Commands the "Prison Station" at York, Pa., in 1780-Marches his prisoners to Elizabethtown for exchange -Mortally wounded at St. Clair's defeat in 1791-Died December 11, 1791.

COLONEL JOHN E. HOWARD,

Of Maryland-Brave and distinguished-Fights at Germantown, White Plains, Monmouth, Camden, Cowpens, Hobkirk's HillServed to the end of the war-Governor of Maryland-Died October 12, 1827.

BRIGADIER-GENERAL JEDEDIAH HUNTINGTON,

Of Connecticut-Marches his regiment to Cambridge in 1775— Distinguished throughout the war-Died September 25, 1818.

COLONEL JAMES JACKSON,

Of Georgia-Makes a descent on Savannah-Pursues Tarleton and captures some of his forces-Fights at the Cowpens-Serves to the end of the war-United States Senator-Died Jan. 9, 1806.

COLONEL FRANCIS JOHNSTON,

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Of Pennsylvania-Serves with Wayne throughout the war-Distinguishes himself-Secretary of the Cincinnati Society in 1783Died February 22, 1815.

BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHN LACY,

Of Pennsylvania-Made Captain January 6, 1776-Serves under Wayne-Commands the militia of Bucks county-Made Brigadier January 9, 1778-Left the service in 1781-See names of his company, Ante-Died February 17, 1814.

COLONEL HENRY LEE,

Of Virginia-Commands a Cavalry Legion-Is called "Light-horse Harry"-Distinguished in the South-The scourge of TarletonServes to the end of the war-Elected to Congress in 1786—Quells a "Baltimore mob" in 1814-Died March 25, 1818.

COLONEL RETURN J. MEIGS,

Of Connecticut-Captured at Quebec in 1775-Exchanged in 1776 -Made a Colonel in 1777-Captures twelve British vessels in Long Island Sound-At the storming of Stony Point in 1779-Served to the end of the war-Died January 23, 1823.