COLONEL DANIEL MORGAN, Of Virginia rifle renown-Served everywhere-Surrendered no- 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. BRIG. GEN. SAMUEL H. PARSONS, Of Connecticut-Made Brigadier in August, 1776-Distinguished COLONEL TIMOTHY PICKERING Marches to Lexington in 1775-Commands a regiment in Wash- GENERAL COUNT CASSAMIR PULASKI Comes to America in 1777-Commands "Pulaski's Legion"-Or- COLONEL GOSSÉ VAN SCHAICK, Of New York-Joined the army in 1775-Commands the 1st Re- BRIGADIER-GENERAL WILLIAM SMALLWOOD, Of Maryland-Made Colonel in 1776-Brigadier, March 27, 1777 Just L 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— COLONEL MARINUS WILLETT, Of New York-Commands at St. John's in 1775 and 1776-At 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. |