Wyoming in 1795.

John Chandler was a native of Massachusetts, and served as a general in the War of 1812. Some years after the War he was a United States Senator from Maine. He died at Augusta, in that State, in 1844.

Arthur St. Clair was a native of Scotland, and came to America in May, 1755. He served under Wolfe, and when the Revolution broke out he entered the American army. He served as a general during the War, and died in 1818 at the age of 84.

George Rogers Clarke was a native of Virginia, and was born in 1752. He was one of the most accomplished and useful officers of the Western pioneers during the Revolution. He died near Louisville, Ky., in 1848.

Green Clay was born in Virginia in 1756, and was made a brigadier of Kentucky volunteers early in 1813. He commanded at Fort Meigs, in 1813. He died in 1826.

Henry Clay was born in Virginia in 1772. He became a lawyer at Richmond, and at the age of 21 he established himself in his profession at Lexington, Ky. He first appeared in Congress, as Senator, in 1806, and from that period his life was chiefly devoted to the public service. Ee died in Washington City, while United States Senator, in 1852.

General John Coffee was a native of Virginia. He did good service in the War of 1812, and in subsequent campaigns among the Indians. He died in 1834.

James Clinton was born in Ulster county, N. Y., in 1736. He was a captain in the French and Indian War, and an active general in the Revolutionary army. He died in 1812.

Henry Dearborn was an officer of the Revolution, and, in the war of 1812, was appointed major-general and Commander-in-chief of the armies. He was born in New Hampshire. He returned to private life in 1815, and died at Roxbury, near Boston, in 1829, at the age of 78 years.

Stephen Decatur was born in Maryland in 1779. He entered the navy at the age of 19. After his last cruise in the Mediterranean he superintended the building of gunboats. He rose to the rank of commo

dore, and during the War of 1812 he was distinguished for his skill and bravery. He afterward humbled the Barbary powers, and after returning home he was killed in a duel with Commodore Barron, in March, 1820.

Robert Fulton, the inventor and discoverer of steam navigation, was born in Pennsylvania, and was a student of West, the great painter, for several years. He had more genius for mechanics than for the fine arts, and he turned his efforts in that direction. He died in 1815, soon after launching a steamship-of-war, at the age of 50 years.

Edmund P. Gaines was born in Virginia in 1777. He entered the army in 1799, and rose gradually until he was made major-general for his gallantry at Fort Erie in 1814. He remained in the army until his death, in 1849.

Horatio Gates was a native of England, and was educated for military life. He was the first adjutantgeneral in the Continental army, and was made majorgeneral in 1776. He retired to his estate in Virginia at the close of the War, and finally took up his abode in New York, where he died in 1806 at the age of 78 years.

Nathaniel Greene was born of Quaker parents, in Rhode Island, in 1840. He was an anchorsmith, and was pursuing his trade when the Revolution broke out. He hastened to Boston after the skirmish at Lexington, and from that time until the close of the War he was one of the most useful generals in the army. He died near Savannah in 1786, and was buried in a vault in that city. His sepulchre can not be identified.

John Hancock was born at Quincy, Mass., in 1737. He was an early and popular opponent of British power, and was chosen the second President of Congress. He was afterwards Governor of Massachusetts, and died in 1793.

Patrick Henry was born in Hanover county, Virginia, in 1736. He appeared suddenly in public life when almost thirty years of age. He was an active public man during the Revolution, was Governor of Virginia, and died in 1799.

John Eager Howard, of the Maryland line, was born in Baltimore county in 1752. He went into military service at the commencement of the War. He was a colonel, and was in all the principal battles of the Revolution; was chosen Governor of Maryland in 1778, and was afterward a United States Senator. He died in 1827.

William Hull was born in Connecticut in 1753. He rose to the rank of major in the Continental army. Though severely censured for his surrender of Detroit in 1812, he was a good man, and distinguished for his bravery. He was appointed Governor of the Michigan Territory in 1805. After the close of his unfortunate campaign he never appeared in public life. He died, near Boston, in 1825.

Isaac Hull was made a lieutenant in the navy in 1798, and in 1812 was commodore, in command of the United States frigate, Constitution. He died in Philadelphia in Februrary, 1843.

George Izard was born in South Carolina in 1777. He was a general, and made military life his profession. After the War he left the army. He was Governor of Arkansas Territory in 1825, and died at Little Rock, Ark., in 1828.

John Jay was a descendant of a Huguenot family, and was born in the city of New York in 1745. He was early in the ranks of patriots, and rendered very important services during the Revolution. He retired from public life in 1801, and died in 1829, at the age of 84 years. His residence was at Bedford, Westchester county, N. Y.

Thomas S. Jesup was born in Virginia in 1778. He was a brave and useful officer during the War of 1812, and was retained in the army. He was breveted major-general in 1828, and was succeeded in command in Florida by Col. Zachary Taylor in 1838. He died in Washington City.

John Paul Jones was born in Scotland in 1747, and came to Virginia in boyhood. He entered the American navy in 1775, and served as commodore during the War. He was an intrepid and daring officer. He was afterwards rear-admiral in the Russian service. He

died in Paris in 1782.

Baron de Kalb was a native of Alsace, a Gerl province ceded to France. He had been in America as a secret French agent, about fifteen years before. He came to America with Lafayette in 1777, and Congress commissioned him a Major-General. He died of wounds received at the battle of Camden in 1780.

Stephen W. Kearney was a native of New Jer sey. He was a gallant soldier in the war of 1812. He was breveted a brigadier in 1846, and major-general in December the same year, for gallant conduct in the Mexican War. He died at Vera Cruz, in October, 1848, at the age of 54 years.

Marquis de La Fayette was born in France in 1757. He was an active patriot during the Revolution, and contributed men and money to the patriot cause. He was commissioned major-general by the Continental Congress July 31, 1777. He died in France in 1834, at the age of 77.

James Lawrence was a native of New Jersey, and received a midshipman's warrant at the age of 16. He is remembered by every American as the author of those brave words: "Don't give up the ship." On this occasion he was wounded while commanding the United States frigate Chesapeake, and the engagement took place in 1814. He died four days after receiving the wound, at the age of 31 years.

Charles Lee was born in Wales in 1731. He was a brave officer in the British army. He settled in Virginia in 1773, and was one of the first brigadiers of the Continental army. He was arrested and tried by a court-martial for disobedience of orders and disrespect to Washington at the battle of Monmouth. He was found guilty, and was suspended from command for one year. He never entered the army again, and died in obscurity in Philadelphia in 1782.

Richard Henry Lee was born in Westmoreland county, Virginia, in 1732. He was much in public life, signed the Declaration of Independence, was a U. S. Senator, and died in 1794.

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Henry Lee was born in Virginia in 1756. entered the military service as a captain of a Virginia company in 1776, and in 1777 joined the Continental army. At the head of a legon, as a colonel, he performed extraordinary services during the War, especially in the South. He was afterward Governor of Virginia, and a member of Congress. He died in 1818. Benjamin Lincoln was born in Massachusetts in 1733. He was a farmer. He joined the Continental army in 1779, and rose rapidly to the position of maJor-general. He died in 1810.

Alexander Macomb was born in Detroit in 1782, and entered the army at the age of 17 years. He was made a brigadier in 1814. In 1835 he was commanderin-chief of the armies of the United States, and died in 1841.

Thomas McDonough was a native of Delaware, and a commodore in the navy. He was 28 years of age at the time of the engagement at Plattsburg. The State of New York gave him one thousand acres of land on Plattsburg Bay for his services. He died in 1822 at the age of 39 years.

General McDougal was born in Scotland, and came to America in early childhood. He rose to the rank of major-general, was a New York State Senator, and died in 1786.

Hugh Mercer, a general in the Continental army, was killed at the battle of Princeton. He was a native of Scotland, and was practicing medicine at Fredericksburg, Va., when the Revolution broke out. He was 56 years of age when he died.

Thomas Mifflin was born in Philadelphia in 1744, He was a Quaker, but joined the patriot army in 1775, and rapidly rose to the rank of major-general. He was a member of Congress after the War, and also Governor of Pennsylvania. He died in January, 1800.

Richard Montgomery was born in Ireland in 1737. He was with Wolfe at Quebec, in 1759; afterward married and settled in the State of New York. He was a general in the patriot army, and was killed at the battle of Quebec, in 1775.

Daniel Morgan was born in New Jersey in 1736, and was in the humble sphere of a wagoner when

called to the field. He had been a soldier under Braddock, and joined Washington at Cambridge in 1775, and became a general. He was a farmer in Virginia after the War, where he died in 1802.

William Moultrie was born in South Carolina in 1730, and died in 1805. He was a general in the Revolution, and an active officer until made prisoner in 1780, when for two years he was not allowed to bear

arms.

James Otis was born at Barnstable, Mass., 1725. He was the leader of the Revolutionary party in Massachusetts at the beginning. He was wounded by a British official in 1769, and never entirely recovered. He was killed by lightning in 1772.

Andrew Pickens was born in Pennsylvania in 1739, and served as a general in the Revolution. In childhood he went to South Carolina, and was one of the first in the field for liberty. He died in 1817.

Zebulon M. Pike was born in 1779. While pressing toward the capture of York (Toronto), in 1813, the powder magazine of the fort blew up, and General Pike was mortally wounded. He was carried on board the flagship of Commodore Chauncey, where he died, with the captured British flag under his head, at the age of 34 years.

Commodore David Porter was among the most distinguished of the American naval commanders.. He was a resident Minister of the United States in Turkey, and died near Constantinople, in March, 1843.

William Prescott was born at Groton, Mass.; was a colonel at the battle of Bunker Hill, and served under Gates until the surrender of Burgoyne, when he left the army. He died in 1795.

General Putnam was born at Salem, Mass., in 1718. He was a very useful officer during the French and Indian War, and was in active service in the Continental army, commencing with the battle of Bunker Hill until 1779, when bodily infirmity compelled him to retire. He died in 1790 at the age of 72.

Jonn Rutledge was born in Ireland, and came to South Carolina when a child, and was Governor of that State in 1780. After the Revolutionary War he