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COLONEL DANIEL MORGAN,

Of Virginia rifle renown-Served everywhere-Surrendered no-
where-Served to the end of the war-Died July 6, 1802.

BRIG. GEN. Peter Muhlenburg,

Commissioned Colonel in 1776-Made a Brigadier in 1777-Dis

tinguished to the close of the war

r-Died October 1, 1807.

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BRIG. GEN. SAMUEL H. PARSONS,

Of Connecticut-Made Brigadier in August, 1776-Distinguished
to the end of the war-Drowned in the Ohio River, near Pittsburg,
November 17, 1789.

COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING

Marches to Lexington in 1775-Commands a regiment in Wash-
ington's retreat through New Jersey-Fights at Brandywine and
Germantown-Made Quartermaster-general in 1780-Faithful to
the end of the war-Afterwards distinguished-Died Jan. 29, 1829.

GENERAL COUNT CASSAMIR PULASKI

Comes to America in 1777-Commands "Pulaski's Legion"-Or-
dered to the South in 1779-Reinforced by Armand's Corps-
Killed at the siege of Savannah, October 9, 1779.

COLONEL GOSSÉ VAN SCHAICK,

Of New York-Joined the army in 1775-Commands the 1st Re-
giment of New York-Fights at Monmouth-Whips the Onon-
daga Indians in 1779-Served to the end of the war--Died De-
cember 12, 1784.

BRIGADIER-GENERAL WILLIAM SMALLWOOD,

Of Maryland-Made Colonel in 1776-Brigadier, March 27, 1777
-Major-general in 1780-Distinguished throughout the war-
Governor of Maryland-Died February 14, 1792.

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COLONEL WILLIAM WASHINGTON, .

Of Virginia-Commands the Dragoons-At the Battles of Long Island, Trenton, and Princeton-Brave and distinguished everywhere-Whips Gray at Tappan in 1778, and Tarleton at the Cowpens-Fights desperately at Eutaw Springs and Hobkirk's HillWas at last captured; not by his fault, but by misfortune-Prisoner on parole to the end of the war-Died March 6, 1810.

GENERAL O. H. WILLIAMS,

Of Maryland-Joins Cresap's Riflemen in 1775-At the capture of Fort Washington-Captured and imprisoned in New York-Exchanged for Major Ackland-Serves under Gates in 1780-Distinguished in the South-Served to the end of the war-Died July 16, 1794.

BRIGADIER-GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE,

Of Pennsylvania-Made Colonel in 1775-Brigadier in 1776—
Distinguished throughout the war-Died in December, 1796.

COLONEL MARINUS WILLETT,

Of New York-Commands at St. John's in 1775 and 1776-At
Fort Constitution in 1777-Desperately defends Fort Schuyler, or
Stanwix, in the same year-Fights at Monmouth in 1778-With
Sullivan's expedition in 1779-Commands in the Mohawk Valley
in 1780, 1781, and 1782-Distinguished throughout the war-
Died August 23, 1830.

COLONEL RICHARD VARICK,

Of New York-Joins the army in 1776-Made Mustermaster-general-Serves till 1780-Faithful to the end of the war in other capacities-Mayor of New York city from 1791 to 1801-President of the American Bible Society-Died July 30, 1831.

GENERAL JAMES VARNUM,

Of Massachusetts-Joins the army in 1775-Commissioned Brigadier in 1777—At Valley Forge in 1777 and 1778-Resigns in 1778-Died January 10, 1790.

BRIGADIER-GENERAL WILLIAM Irvine,

Of Pennsylvania-Captured at Three Rivers, June 8, 1776-Sent to Quebec-Exchanged May 6, 1778-Commands the Second Pennsylvania Brigade until the 6th December, 1780-Then succeeds Colonel John Gibson in the western department-Served to the end of the war-Died August 12, 1804.

BRIGADIER-GENERAL FRANCIS MARION,

Of South Carolina-Distinguished as a partisan warrior-A terror to the British cavalry-Renowned as the "Swamp Fox”—Faithful and invincible to the end of the war-Died February 9, 1795.

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