The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-01
THE HEROES.
ruE HERO OF BENNINGroN.

THE HERO OF BENNINGTON.
,,.. Gan John Stark was born in Londonder-
~. New Hampshire August =, 152s: In 100 @ ne
7! with his family to Derryfeld, now
ISnncbester. Here he was employed in hunting
nnd Snsbandry until April %, 1852, when, being
on q hunting expedition, he was taken pflso1e,,
nv the ST. Francis Indians. After SIX weeks
captivity he was ransomed iG1 SUo RoSsrS - comDany
of Rangers- and served with 1t In seVerai cam
naigns against the Indians An January, IoI,
1whfle returning from one OF these e1peditions,
his corrss was attacked BY Is5ge nun1er Vi
French and Indians, near Ilconoer0ga: a san
,,,,;norr hattie epsued in which all of Stark's
ssnna-;9r offirers were killed, and upon him de-
voived tbe command. He was soon afterwards
annointed Captain of the company, and partlcl-
pated as such in the battles Oi iieonaeroga 60 anu
sb;re and engaged in running mill. In the
Snrinq of 1775 be was appointed member of
the Committee of Safety, and after the battle Of
Iexington, he repaired TO Cambridge, and was
immediately chosen Colonel Of the New Hamp-
shire troops. Besides the part he took in the
battle of bunker Hill, Stark distinguished him
self in several other important battles, winning
particular distinction at the battle of Benning-
ton, Aug 16, 1777. At the close of the war he
was appointed Major-General. He died May 8,
1922 In Manchester, n. II.
THE MARTYR WARREN.
Gen. Joseph Warren was born in Roxbury,
der DR.. Lloyd, and commenced practice in Bos-
ton in l762. Here he met with great success.
His political sentiments were somewhat in ad-
vance of public opinion for be held as tyranny
all taxation which could be imposed by the
British Parliament upon the Colonies. As q
mark of respect for his frmness and eloquence,
he was twice chosen TO deliver the 5th of March
Grafton (the anniversary of the "massacre").
The second of these was delivered March g. 1775,
in the old South Meeting House, and in defiance
,f onf 4Ian
be the price of the life of any man to speak on
that occasion. In 1774 he was chosen Chairman
of the Committee of Public Safety, to whom the
executive power was intrusted. He was there
fore the virtual head of the new Commonwealth.
Having discovered the design of seiZing the
stores at Concord, he dispatched messengers to
Hancock and Adams at Lexington to warn them
of their danger. Fastening to the field Of bat
tie the next day, he shared the dangers of the
first battle of the Revolution. On the 18th OF
June, IT'S, he was appointed Major General.
He had previously been unceasing in his exer-
tions to maintain order, and enforce discipline
among the troops who had hastily assembled al
ter the battle of Lexington. He opposed the
project of occupying Charlestown Heights, on
the ground of want Of ammunition sufficient to
resist the British troops. When the step was
determined on, be, however, resolved to share
its dangers. Arriving at the intrencbments OH
Breeds Hill just as the enemy were preparing to
advance, Col. Prescott desired to act under his
directions. But Warren declined to take any
other part but that of a volunteer. During the
retreat he was one of the last who left the re-
doubt, near which he fell, as he was slowly re-
tiring. A granite shaft marks the spot sprink-
led by the blood of the Revolutions first martyr
of frank.
COL. PRESCOTT,
the son Of Hon. Ben. Prescott, of Groton, was
born in 1726. He served with distinction as
Lieutenant of company of foot under Gen.
Winslow, at the capture of Cape Breton. He
was asked to join the regular army, but declin-
ed and was soon after chosen to command a
company of minute men. On the Lexington
alarm he promptly marched to the scene of ao-
tiOn. He continued in service until the close of
the war, distinguishing himself at New York in
I776, and afterward at Saratoga, and was pres
ent at the surrenderOf Gen. Burgoyne. Soon af-
ter the close of the war he retired to his farm
near Groton, where he died October 13, 1895. In
person Col. Prescott was over six feet in height,
of strong and intelligent features with blue eyes
and brown hair. He was large and muscular,
but not corpulent, and was very courteous in his
manners. He married Abigail Hale, of Sutton,
who died in 1901, aged S9.
ISRAEL PUTNAM.
saOld Putu if not the greatest of the partici-
pants in the fight of hundred years ago, never
tbeless deserves notice. He was born at Salem
il 17ls, and was therefore ifty-seven years old
when the rebellion began. He already enjoyed
the reputation of a reckless daredevil, q roputa-
he commanded the first troops ever mustered in
the colony of Connecticut. He was captured by
the Indians at Ticonderoga in 1858, and would
have been burned at the stake but for the inter-
position of q French officer. The Lexington
light found him at his plow, whittier he had
gone on the restoration of peace with the sava.
ges. He was not slow to buckle on his sword,
and appear early in the troubles at Boston. Dur.
ing the year 1775 he was made Major General
and thereafter took an active part in the war OF
Independence until 1779, when he was attacked
with paralysis. He then retired to Brooklyn,
Connecticut, where he lived in retirement until
his death, in May, 1870.
SETH PoMERoY.
Gen. Seth Pomeroy was born in Peekskill, New
York. He served with distinction in the French
and Indian war, as Colonel. AT the battle of
Banker Hill, he fought as a private soldier, but
with such distinction that two days afterwards
Congress appointed him senior Brigadier, but
pute about rank, he resigned, and retired to his
home in Connecticut. He died in Southampton,
December, lSl9 aged 81.
RICHARD GRIDLEY.
Major General Richard Gridley was born in
Boston, Jan. 3, I'LL. He fought with great dis
tinctiOn in the French and Indian war; aud with
Wolfe assembled TO the Plains of Abraham and
fought the French until the capture of Quebec
Colonial Army. 1t was he that laid out the
works on Bunker's Hill the night before the bat
tie. He was also active in planning the fortifi-
cations around Boston. September 20, 1775, he
was commissioned Major General, and Comman-
der of Artillery, but was superseded by Knox in
November following.
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