Biographical sketches of the generals of the Continental army of the revolution

I. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Covimander-in- Chief

Appointed June 17, 1775.

II. MAJOR-GENERALS.

(Ranked in order as given below.)

Page George Washington . n Artemas Ward ... 20 Charles Lee .... 21 John Philip Schuyler 23

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N. Y.

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(First Brig.-Gens., then Maj.-Gens.)

Rich. Montgomery John Thomas . .

Horatio Gates .

William Heath . ♦Joseph spencer John Sullivan .

Nathaniel Greene Lord Stirling .

Thomas Mifflin Arthur St. Clair

*ADAM STEPHEN .

Benjamin Lincoln Benedict Arnold Mar. de Lafayette Baron de Kalb , Du Coudray . . •Robert Howe , Alex. McDougal •Thomas Conway Baron Steuben , William Smallwood *Samuel H. parsons Chevalier Duportaii Henry Knox . .

William Moultrie

N. Y.

Mass.

Mass.

Conn.

N. H.

R. I.

N.J.

Penn.

Penn.

Mass.

Conn.

Germany

X. C.

N. Y.

Ireland

Prussia

Maryland

Conn.

Mass.

S. C.

Brig.-Gen.

Maj.-Gen.

June 22, I77S

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Resigned Apr. 23, 1776.

Dismissed Jan. 10, 1780.

Resigned Apr. 19. 1779.

Served to close 01 war.

Killed Dec. 31, 1776.

Died June 2, 1776.

Suspended Oct. s. 1780.!

Served to close of war.

Resigned Jan. 13, 1778.

Resigned Nov. 30, 1779.

Served to close of war.

Died Jan. is, 1783.

Resigned Feb. 23, 1779.

Served to close of war.

Cashiered Oct. — , 1777.

Served to close of war.

Deserted Sept. 25, 1780.

Served to close of war.

Killed Aug. 16, 1780.

Died Sept. 16, 1777.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Resigned Apr. 28, 1778.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Retired July 22, 1782.

Resigned Oct. 10, 1783.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

No engraving exists. f Original appointment as Major-General.

J Restored Aug. 14, 17S2, but did not serve.

III. BRIGADIER-GENERALS.

*Seth Pomeroy. . . .

David Woostek . . . ♦Joseph Frye .... ♦John Armstrong . . ♦WILLIAM Thompson . ♦Andrew Lewis . . . ♦JAMES Moore .... ♦Baron de Woedtke . ♦John Whitcomb . . .

Hugh Mercer ....

Joseph Reed. ....

♦John Nixon

James Clinton ....

Christopher Gadsden Lachlan McIntosh . .

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90 91 91 93 95

♦ William Ma.xwell 96

♦Roche de Fermoy 97

Enoch Poor

John Glover

♦John Paterson

James M. Varnum

Anthony Wayne

♦John P. de Haas

Peter Muhlexburg ....

♦Francis Nash

George Weedon

John Cadwalader

♦William Woodford ....

George Clinton

Edward Hand

Charles Scott

♦Ebenezer Larned

♦Chevalier de Borre . . .

Jedediah Huntington . . .

Count Pulaski

James Wilkinson (Breref) . . ♦Chev. de la Neuville (Brevet)

♦Iethro Sumner

♦James Hogan

Isaac Huger

MoRDECAi Gist

William Irvine

Otho H. ■Williams

John Greaton

RuFus Putnam

Elias Dayton

♦Armand (Mar. de Rouerie) .

Thaddeus Kosciusko (Brez'et)

♦Stephen Movlan

♦Samuel Elbert

C. C. PiNCKNEY

♦William Russell

Francis Marion

Thomas Sumter

Mass.

Conn.

Mass.

Penn.

Penn.

Va.

N. C.

Prussia

Mass.

Va.

N. H.

Mass.

N. Y.

s. c.

Georgia

N. J.

N. H.

Mass.

Mass.

Mass.

Penn.

Penn.

Penn.

N. C.

Va.

Penn.

Va.

N. Y.

Penn.

Va.

Mass.

Conn.

Penn.

Poland

N. H.

Maryland

Francg

N.C.

N. C.

S. C.

Marj'land

Penn.

Va.

Canada

Maryland

Mass.

Mass.

N.J.

Poland

Penn.

Georgia

S. C.

June 5, Aug. 9,

Sept. 16,

Mar, 25, .\pril I,

May 12,

Sept. IS, Oct. 4.

Nov. 6, Oct. 14, Jan. 9,

May Oct.

June May

Jan.

Mar.

Oct.

Nov.

Died February, 1777.

Died (wounds) May 2, 1777.

Resigned April 23, 1776.

Resigned April 4, 1777.

Died Sept. 4, 1781.

Resigned April 15, 1777.

Died Jan. 15, 1777.

Died July 28, 1776.

Resigned shortly after.

Died (wounds) Jan. 12, 1777.

Retired shortly after.

Resigned Sept. 12, i;8j.

Served to close of war.

Resigned Oct. 2, 1777.

Served to close of war.

Resigned July 25, 1730.

Resigned Jan. 31, 1773.

Died Sept. 8, 1780.

Retired July 22, 1782.

Served to close of war.

Resigned March 5, 1779.- Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Killed Oct. 4, 1777.

Retired Aug. 18, 1778.

Refused to accept.

Died Nov. 13, 1780.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Resigned March 24. 1778.

Resigned Sept. 14, 1777.

Served to close of war.

Resigned June 7, 1777.

Killed Oct. 9, 1779.

Served to close of war.

Resigned March 6, 177a Resigned Dec. 4, 1778 Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Retired March, 1781.

Served to close of war.

Retired Jan. 16, 1783.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Served to close of war.

Non-commissioned.

Non-conunissioned.

No engraving exists.

(The following-named oflBcers of the above were Major-Generals in commission at the end of the war.)

IV. MAJOR-GENERALS AT THE CLOSE OF THE WAR.

George Washington, Comnumder-in-Chief .

WILLIAM Heath .

Arthur St. Clair

BENJAMIN Lincoln ...

Marquis de Lafayette ........

Robert Howe

Alexander McDougal . .

William Smallwood

William Moultrie

Lachlan Mcintosh

James Clinton

John Paterson

Anthony Wayne

Peter Muhlenburg . .

George Clinton

Edw-ard Hand

Charles Scott

jKDFDiAH Huntington

Virginia

Connecticut

Virginia

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Pennsylvania

Massachusetts

North Carohna

New York

Prussia

Maryland

Massachusetts

South Carolina

Georgia (/?;

New York

Massachusetts

Pennsylvania

Virginia

New York

Pennsylvania

Virginia

Connecticut

New Hampshire

Date

OF

Commission.

June

May

Aug.

Feb.

July

Oct.

May

Sept.

IS.

.Mar.

22,

Oct.

Sept

30,