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GeneTdt w dync.- hntn0ny wayne,
major general of the army OF The u
nited States, was born in Chester
county, Pennsylvania, 1745 In 1773
he was appointed representative to
the general assembly, where, in con-
junction with John Dickinson, Tho.
mas MIffln, Charles Thompson, and
other gentlemen, he took 40 active
part in opposition to the claims OF
Great Britain. In IT'S he Quilted
the councils of his country for the field
He entered The army as a colonel, and
atthe close OF the year accompanied
Gen. Thompson 10 Canada. When
this officer was defeated in his expe
dition against the Three Rivers, in
June, 1776, he himself received
flesh wound in the leg. His exertions
IN the retreat were useful. In the same
year he served at Ticonderoga, under
Gen. Gates, by whom he was esteem
ed both for bis courage and military
talents, and for his knowledge as an
engineer. AT the close of the cam
palgn he was made brigadier gene
raj. In the campaign of l777, in the
middle states he took very active
part In the battle of Brandywiue
he distinguished himself, though he
was in few days afterwards surprised
and defeated by major general Gray.
He fought also in the battle Of Ger.
mantown, as well as in the battle Of
Monmouth, in June, 1778. In his
most daring and successful assault up
on Stony Point, in May, 1779, while
ne was rushing forward with his men
under tremendous fire Of mosketry
and grape shot, determined to carry
the works at the point of the bayonet,
ne was struck by a musket ball upon
his head. lie was for a moment
stunned; but as soon as he was able
TO rise so as TO rest on his knee, beiiev
ing that his wound was mortal he cried
out to one of his aids. carry me for
ward, and let me die in the fort. -
When be entered it, he gave orders
to stop the effusion of blood In 1871
he was ordered to march with the
Pennsylvania line from the northward
and form junction with Lafayette in
Virginia On the sixth OF July, after
receiving information that the main
body of the enemy under CornwaIlis
had crossed James river, he pressed
forward at the head of eight hundred
men 10 attack the rear guard. Bui 10
his utter establishment, when he reach
ed the place, he found the whole BIZ
tlsh army, consisting of four thousand
men, drawn up ready to receive them
AT this moment he conceived but one
way to escape He rushed towards
the enemy illlhe came within twenty
five yards, when he commepced
gallant attack, which he supported for
few minutes, and then retrested
with the utmost expedition-The Bri
fish general was contouDded by this
movement, and apprehepslve of an
ambuscade, would not allow Of d
pursuit After the capture of Corn
wallis, he was sent TO conduct the war
IN Georgia, where with eQu,l success
he contended with British soldiers, In.
dian savages, and American traitors
AS reward for his services, the lie
glsIature Of Georgia presented him
with a valuable farm At the conclu
sion of the war he retired to private
life. In 1887 he was a member of
the Virginia convention which ratified
the constitution of the United States
In 1892 he succeeded St Clair in the
command of the army 20 be employed
against the Indians In the battle of
Miamis, August 90, 1894, he gained
a complete victory over the enemy;
and afterwards desoated their country.
On the third of August, 1896, ne
concluded treaty with The hostile To-
dams north west of the Ohio While
in the service of his country he died in
hut on Presque Isle, aged about
fifty one years, aud was buried on the
shore OF Lake Erie
The la,o requiring intentions of
Marriage to be published This is
one among our state laws that ought
to be repealed-lst, because it is use
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