The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-01-20
ONE HUNDRED YEARS,

ing the past lOO years, beginning WIZ
the issuing of the Declaration of indie
pcndence, July 4, 1916:
july 4.-Declaration of Independence signed
and promulgated in Philadelphia by the repre-
sentatives Of thirteen States, viz: Massachu
f s"psh aaS"6 hrc e:S Rsods % New
York. four; New Jersey, five; Pennsylvania
nine; Delaware, three; Maryland, four: Wiz
giuia seven: North Carolina, three; South Car
Dina, four, and Georgia three representatives
Total number of signers, hfty-six. The countr,
contained Sls.hla square miles.
Aug. a..-Brtish troops landed on Long Isl
Aug. s7-Battle of Long Island.
Sept. la.-Gcn. Washington evacusted New
Oct &-Ba,,le of White Plains, n. Y.
Nov l6-'ori Washington, on Manhattan Isl
and, surrendered to the British.
Nov. Is. -FCrt Lee, on the Hudson Nvcr, evac
Dec. 5.IAu additional 5000 oO Of Continental
paper money was issued, making total Of So,
un.on.
Dec S-Washlngton crossed the Dclawar,
River.
Dee s5.-washington recrossca the Delaware
Dec. III. Cen. Washington surprised the Brit
ish army at Trenton, n. J.
Jan. Battle of Princeton, J.
April s..-Marquis Gilbert Mother Lafayette
arrived at Charleston, $. G.. from France.
June 1i.-Adoption OF the American flag by
July OIL uc DEltiSu Ocu' buisoy nv "VVetCu
Aus. f.-Batt,e Of oriskany. N. Y.
Aug 1t.-Battle Of Bennington.
Sept. ll.-Bat,le OF saltwater, N. Y. Battle of
BraudySinc.
sept Philadelphia occupied by the British
Oct 4.-Battle OF Germantown, Pa.
Oct. battle Of Saratoga, N. Y.
oct Is Kingston, n. Y, burned by the Brit.
oct 17.-Gen. Burgoyne surrendered at Sara
Dec Ia-Thc American army retired into win
t,rquartcrs at Valley Forge, Pa.
ITS.
Daring this year the American army encount
cred great distress, owing to the absence Of al
the neccssa,ies that contribute to comfort.
Jan. a-HattIc Of Sunbury, Ga.
Feb. 6.-france acknowledged American indie
ptndcnce and treaty was ratified.
june lS.-Rritsh army evacuated Philadelphia
June :S.-Rattle of Monmouth, n. j.
July 3.-Wvoming massacre.
July S.-Articles of confederation adopted unan.
July 1.-THE French Admiral d'Estaing ar
rived at Newport, Va.
Sept. A-Rcujamin Franklin appointed firs
Minister to France.
Aug. aa.-Battle Of Rhode Island.
Nov. 12-Massacre at Cherry Valley. n. Y.
Dec 2>.-Savannah, Ca, captured by the Brit
ish.
May.-The British burned Norfolk, Ports
mouth, Suffolk md Gosport. in Virginia.
June battle of Verplanck's Point.
July.--The British destroyed New Haven, Fair
field. Norwalk and Greenwich, in Connecticut.
July 13.-Gcn. Wayne captured Stony ioint
Aug. ID Battle of Penobscot, Me.
Aug, 2a.-Battle of Chemung.
Oct Tho Americans attempted to retak'
Savannah, but were unsuccessful.
Oct. Il.-Joscph Pulaski died. having be.l
wounded in the attack on Savannah.
Oct. 2o.-Brltish withdrew from Rhode Island
17so.
June 2s.-Battlc of Springfield, NJ.
Aug. 10 Battle OF Camden.
der General in the war Of the Revolution, diet
of wounds received at the battle Of Camden
aged forty eight.
Sept. 2s.-Maj. Andre was captured by thre.
militiamen named John Paulding, David Will
Jams and Isaac Van Wart.,
Oct. Mai. John Andre, an Adjutant-Gen
Tappan. on the Hudson River, n. Y.
oct. battle of Kings Mountain, South Car
DINA.
Jan. THE militia of Pennsylvania and New
Jan. l7.-Bat,le of Cowpens S. c. New Lon
don burned. Fort Griswold. on the opposite side
of Thames River, taken and number Of people
ma>sacred by British soldiers under the com
nand of the traitor Benedict Arnold New Lon
don was Arno Ids native county.
June 5.-Augusta, Ga. tapltulated to the Amer
leans.
Aug. IS Gen. CORVALLIS, commander Of tn,
British army. entered Yorktown, Va.
Sept s.-Battlc of Eutaw Springs, s: C.
oct. 6:-The American fsrces invest Yorktown
Oct. l9.-Surrender of Lord CORVALLIS, with
his whole army, at Yorktown.
Feb. 5.-American independence acknowledged
by Sweden.
Feb. 21.-Amencan independence acknowledged
by Denmark.
March s4.--American independence acknowl
April s.IThe United States vessel Hydcr Alley
cnrryirg sixteen guns, captured by the British
snip Gen: Monk. carrying twenty,ninc guns.
Apt! 1?-American independence acknowl
Mays:-George Washington Indignantly refused
May society of Cincinnati formed by officer
JuIy-.-American r dependence acknowlcdg 1
by Russia.
Oct. s.-Trcaty formed with Holland.
Jan 2O.-Preliminary articles of peace sigue,
hy British and American commissioners, at Yer
March 1.-THE American army disbandcd a
Newburg, n. Y.
May s5.-James Otis, one Of the most distin
cui~hcd men Of Massachusetts, was killed by
Sept. 3.-John jay John Adams and Benjamin
Fra kiln Regotia ted final treaty Of peace wit
England at Paris.
ish.
Dec. 4. Gen. Washington separated from tn
army.
mission as Major-General Of the United State
into the hands of Congress at Annapolis, Md.
During the war the English employed to al,
them in the subsection of the country owe
1850 Indians, whose mode of warfare wa
TO take scalps, not prisoners and to massacre
women and children. As an evidence OF this fac
captured on the frontier of Canada eight package
"t Scalps, properly cured and dried, which wor
10 be seat to England as present from tn
Seneca Indians to George Ill. The package
contained forty-three scalps Of soldiers 297 9
farmers, eighty-cisht & women, $50 of boys, 81
of girls, twcnty-tWO of infants and IL assorted
making total of 973 scalps.
1885,
June 9.-John Adams. the first ambassado
from the United StH'r< to the court of st. james
had an audience with ~, ~ King of Great Britain
June 12.-Nathaniel Greene, Major-Gene
IN the Army of the Revolution, died, aged fort,
four.
1887
The first cotton mill in the United States wa
built AT Beverly, Mass.
May 25.-Thc convention to form the Csnstitu
Sept. 11.-The Constitution of the United State
was adopted unanimously, and presented to tn
States for ratification.
Dec. 7.-Delaware was the first State that &C
ceptcd the Constitution.
Dec. 1s,-Pennsylvania accepted the Constitu
Dec. 1s.-New jersey accepted the Constitr
ton.
1913.
JAN 2.-Gcorga accepted the Constitution.
Jan. 9.-Connecticut accepted the Constitution
Feb. o. Massachusetts accepted the Consttu
ton.
April as.-Maryland accepted the Constitution
May 23-South Carolina accepted the Constilu
ton.
June 2l.-New Hampshire accepted the Cor
ettution.
June 26.-Virgnia accepted the Constitution.
July &.-New York accepted the Constitution
April g. Meeting of the First United State
Congress under the Constitution at New York
April O.-George Washington, OF Virginia, wa
naugurated the first President Of the Unite
States.
Nov. s1.-North Car. ma accepted the Const
tuition.
1879.
First cereus of the United States-populatio
3,92g,s2.
The first tariff act passed by Congress.
April 17.-Benjamin Franklin, Of Penneylvani
one OF the signers of the Declaration of Indepen
ence. died, aged eighty-fOur.
May 90 Rhode island was the last State to .
cent the Constitution.
May 29.-Israel Putnam, General in the Rev
lutiopa Army, died, aged seventy'tw0.
July 16.-President Washington sigDed the bi
to place the seat Of the National Government G
the OtOmac River. E#
1871.
First wooden mill built In the United States,