Middletown transcript., 1871-10-07
MIDDLETOWN NEW CASTLE COUNTY,


I del of this church.
lie was captured by the British on bis fathers
farm, now in the possession Of Jacob vandrgrfi,
Jr. aud carried To New York. While prisoner,
he was KEEP, ON Long Isaud and was accustom-
eh 10 10 various kinds of labor TO supply himself
with pocket noncy. lie purchased suit of
small clothes OF white Cashmere which, though
no tailor he cut aud made himself A, his death
IN lso6, he wns laid ont In the vcry sui, which
he had thus made. ,ie was magistrate In 1855
4 and 1875.
Iiruicnan, Richard Wilis, resided in the brick
house now owned by Mrs Darrach, In for,
Penn. lie was wounded in the battle OF Ger
mau'own, in October. lTIi, aud was carried
home on n litter. lie died in Por, Penn, In 1s6
In consequence OF the wound which he had re-
| ccivcd lie was buried in ST, Georges church
yard.
! Captain kirkwood was a veteran Of the Reyo-
| luton. lie early scntcfcd the service and re-
maincd IN IL ill the close Of the war. The Dcla-
ware regiment was raised, and mustered ut Do
yer before Me Deriaratiea Q, hdt tpcn.nee ras made
and WAS pu, under the command of Col. ilaslc,
In this regimen, krkwood held a Captain com
mission. Within three weeks after the dccara-
,ion, this regiment was In the battle nj Trenton,
on the 25,li OF December, iT7G January 3D.
III, they were in the battle a, Princeton where
!lnslc, was killed.
The command. OF the Delaware Regiment then
dcsolvcd ON l.icu'cnani-celonel Vaughan. TN
the lih oi September, l1TT, the Delaware troops
were engaged In the disastrous battle OF Brandy
vine aud IN October following in the battle
OF Germantown. In i77s aud 1879, they were
actively clcagel II. the middle states. In 1880
thcj we're ordered 10 Charleston. In the battle
AT camden, thct were In the front division, uu-
der the command OF Baron Drkalh. The Mary
hEdors and the Delaware regiment, maintained
their position with noble in,rcpiiily until the
i!ei, was ordered undismayed hy the conduct
oi the panick-sirickcn militia Of Virginia and
North Carolina. Col. Vaughan and Major Pat
ton were killed, and the Delaware regiment re-
durrd 10 less ihnn two tainpaui,S. This shat
icie, -ci.,nart was put under The command %
Captain kifkWoni, whn commanded il TIL the
closo OF the war. lie Mas nsp IN the battle At
Gulliord Court lluusc, ~ NnAin,w, aud also ai
the Font of " NINETY Sin Wherever dangers
. ,hickcnrd, or bravery iuy,Hrihlc Was demanded
I .htic hiikNuod aud his nrlGNa'ts were always
Stationed At tie lai.lc ui Monmouth. tapt.
N.!'.i'u iaih father oi the latte Governor Clark
cauii.aT..,a a company OF - men, raised prince
rllt hrtMccA Sm!tuH ard tAn,weii, Bridge
Al th' ,usr OF the battle. l., Of jhc,c rave mgu
wcrc among the slain,
Captain tlark resided Ia Apoquiuimy lun-
dfed. aud WAS the great grandfather OF Mrs \,
Sha" NaadAin, and Mrs. Autnony Higgins.
z ks.hNuui ., engaged IL Mtr'Y-'ro battles du.
+ ring ,,e Re'o! !iieH. Al the close uf the war
itc rcr; ned aud established hG.-clf IN mercantile
q 5uc-s, AT Ctntmc,I Bridge, Hul occupied The
house uoW standing east OF the old Tavern House.
. ln l,-i hc removed nni established .;pr,
. ~ - ..snrgr Afterwards. h. reno, ed h.
] family l' OHIO. hen the army organized
unHef 'iearial -. Car. To iaarch against the
Natli n teiG lnditu H. volunteered his .ci-
Vttts, sta ten. " Washington gave him a Cap
in,n tgWmissian, cNpr's.in. ~ the same iims
hs fesrei thHi lie could not Isninae Inn. be-
-.,usc ,i the higher oiicts were already filled
4 The aiml marched 10 Ohio, and cut 'heir Na,
!itui. tile s"gaigs and woods along The course
f oi The great Miamt They a.caHted 1T Lui-
+ low Stlllon tot TWO weeks. THIS s.ntidn /,
siA m,lu ifeN Cincinnati. There was i tree On
that spot, with tie ,Ci and date OF this ,nc.igp-
uieat ,a!Yet on the bhfk, which ;he ritter stw
st184in4 in sJ7 Alttt marching l.an,ty-pi.h,
i,tt5 into Tic -! lryag4s, tb"y Wt.e attacked on
+. ils morning OF thr iiii ut NotvG.lrs l,gl ly
tIr lu.mns, aud hat dfe..G,ul battle. which NJ.
suited ia -. CLAIR defeat, "a fought ufshr
distressing stcncs IN this defeat, Lieutenant Nif.
aal ArnuHpugh III ag otigiual letter now Gt.n.c
me say g. We left every thin. behind eight
/ pieces q caiir on, cali!e horses .eir. u1ecis
aad soldiers, uasgngr etlccr7 private Property
~ elah, supposed io lie ten hsHs''3 ,aspnis lp-
sides III ihr!f clothing. W. frirc.,.sd LAY ard
night ior tn pl!ee, without provision, which i
/ naefs cigl! ;l.e. a, arrived Il u. p!,rt uu
ihe sih instant. The aIaicr of hoa-comn.i,-
stoned oihecrs, musicians. and rttaics that lcli
III thr field /. .rNhias ui six hludfed . s.y
+ inan siAit women were killed, snd | saw ,,mc
u ieou t,t ~ - then Breasts tut Of a:.l hHfn-
u. Win j. EhHlcE ui utiir'f<. p'i orr own nlra,
lelefe lti the ii,l ut action. Jaw captain
Smith sitting -- just a!icr he W.. saalpei HI,
/ head suiohing like q chimney. SOME sat.i,rs
/ haze tui!jr ~ viii AL the saia and heir takrn
clean u iiioil heads Tic regimen, to Maica
klrs~pod aud M.nonough belonged consisted
:, oi two hundred aud htis -oish, commissioned.
n'n.comme-iuned uiliccfs, aud priyItes. uut hur-
trpl aud eleven only 81 y huni Mcrr rf. after the
haitls ABI f1rlH-tNu OF thr.e tsese wounded Bat
wo oliiccts, Mcponnueh and Bissrll. survived
uut u: ION near zoo officers, n,cn and Women
wefe killed aud wounded In this terrible bat
/ e kigknoel tel Tbs waa the ,hift..;h,d in
GAic, he was engaged Vet isela tbs prgaui4a-
/ ton OF tue arm, he could ~; hc promoted. be-
cause lc had he remnant II the eniite ceintai
under h!s command He lived ana died the
lraAr. uurcnsrded Captain ktAwooi Lieu
cnan, Michael McpoaoGgh was born in ST.
George Hundred.
Mrs Read y; por, Penn, ndw % years old re-
sides IN the house which she occupied in lT,f.
Through her hoGse tbs British ship i.1e-tnck
threw twelve pound bal, which passed through
the chimney The ball is siil in her po.session,
| Her irs, husband. pr Stanley, was surgeon
in the array, and brother 10 Mrs. pF. Read and
/ 10 The wife oi Coy. NAndtkc.
Commodore Thomas Brown, was son nf Al
cN Brown aud nephew Of Andrew Brown, nho
was one OF The building committee OF this church
lie Was horn in the stone house. .; Gantwcll's
Fridge was great grandson OF Peter Chcyalirr.
VINO Was u iiushcho'i ana nephew al Dr heaf,
pastor ui this church. lie was early in the sci-
'iee Of his country. lie was III the siege Of Tri-
poll, where he was wounded MAS ~ Lieutenant
and commanded the Gov. ronpkins, nnd aiics-
wards the Oneida, in tile ier, pnder tom Chaun-
ccy, on Lake Ontario during tho late war and
made Post Captain NJ ihc close OF the war. ic
was left in command Of the fleet in the Mcdiicr-
rancan. The last tine he vote his uniform was
| IN New York, Ms pail bearer NJ the nicrmcni OF
Commodore Mcponolgh, tho was born about
two miles disinn, from the birthplace of Com
niodorc Brown
William Mckcnnan, n ,rns'ee OF this congre:a-
+ iion in l1a0, held Captains commission in the
+ Delaware regiment. From kitkwoois letter TO
his father, it appears tina, Capt. Mckennan, was
/ with kirkwood aud the Delaware regiment, III
! Nc.s Jersey, in lI7T.
/ H. wife WAS Elizabeth Thompson, daughter
OF John Thompson, Esq. Of New Castle, first
Judge of the Ccn., II Common Pleas. Judge
| Thompson married a sister OF Gov. Mckean, Of
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