Memoirs of the Generals, Commodores and other Commanders, who distinguished themselves in the American army and navy during the wars of the Revolution and 1812, and who were presented with medals by Congress for their gallant services |
PREFACE. CONTENTS. GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON. GEN. ANTHONY WAYNE. MAJ. JOHN STEWART. LIEUT.-COL. DE FLEURY. CAPTURE OF MAJ. ANDRE. GEN. NATHANIEL GREENE. GEN. HORATIO GATES. GENERAL DANIEL MORGAN. JOHN EAGER HOWARD. COL. WILLIAM A. WASHINGTON. MAJOR HENRY LEE. GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT. GEN. E. P. GAINES. GEN. JAMES MILLER. MAJOR-GEN. JACOB BROWN. MAJOR-GEN. RIPLEY. GEN. PETER B. PORTER. ALEXANDER MACOMB. GEN. ANDREW JACKSON. GEN. ISAAC SHELBY. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. LIEUT.-COLONEL CROGHAN. PAUL JONES. CAPT. THOMAS TRUXTUN. COM. EDWARD PREBLE. CAPT. ISAAC HULL. CAPTAIN JACOB JONES. CAPT. STEPHEN DECATUR. COMMODORE BAINBRIDGE. OLIVER HAZARD PERRY. COMMODORE ELLIOTT. LIEUT. WILLIAM BURROWS. LIEUT. EDWARD R. M'CALL. CAPT. JAMES LAWRENCE. CAPTAIN THOMAS MACDONOUGH. CAPT. ROBERT HENLEY. CAPTAIN STEPHEN CASSIN. COMMODORE WARRINGTON. CAPTAIN JOHNSTON BLAKELEY. CAPT. CHARLES STEWART. CAPTAIN JAMES BIDDLE.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: A list of illustrations has been added to the table of contents. Plate 1. 1 Oh spirits of the mighty dead! The pen that writes your deathless story 2 Should be a sunbeam winged and shed O’er every page its golden glory W. L. Ormsby, sc.
MEMOIRS OF THE GENERALS, COMMODORES, AND OTHER COMMANDERS, WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN THE AMERICAN ARMY AND NAVY DURING THE WARS OF THE REVOLUTION AND 1812, AND WHO WERE PRESENTED WITH MEDALS BY CONGRESS, FOR THEIR GALLANT SERVICES. BY THOMAS WYATT, A.M., AUTHOR OF THE “KINGS OF FRANCE,” ETC. ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY EIGHTY-TWO ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL FROM THE ORIGINAL MEDALS. PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED BY CAREY AND HART MDCCCXLVIII.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1847, by CAREY AND HART, In the office of the Clerk of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. T. K. & P. G. COLLINS, PRINTERS, No. 1, Lodge Alley.
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