Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-03-10

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Andrew Jackson, Winfield Scott, 4
Taylor, Z. ). Grant, etc. The old
est male defendant of any officer of
the Revolution is entitled to regular
membership.
| William Mackey died in Martins
burg in 1912, and was buried with
military honors His wife preceded
him to the grave few years, she
having died on the % of Oct. 1910.
His will bears date the 28th Of April
1912, and is recorded in the Clerks
Office of the County Court of Berke
ley. BY it. he devises his property
generally to his grandson, j. Ii
Mackey, and his military lands in
Ohio, to which he became entitled
by virtue of his Revolutionary ser
vices, to his grandson, Chas James
Faulkner.
The Martinsburg Gazette, of Fri
day, the 23rd of October, 1912, con-
tains the following notice of his
death:
1.-THE deceased was born in Ireland
though no native son of America
was ever more attached to the insti-
buttons of this country. He was one
of the few surviving heroes of the
Revolution that gave independence
to the country. He entered the con-
test soon after the commencement
of hostilities, and continued his use.
full services in the ardous struggle
until our liberty was established.
No one of equal grade rendered
greater service to the country, and
but few suffered as much. Blest
with strong constitution and filled
with that ardOr and enthusiasm, so
natural to his countrymen, his zeal
was unconquerable. AT the memo
rable battle of Brandywine he had
| the command of company, posted
in one of the most important and
dangerous situations; this post was
supported 10y Capt. Mackey and his
brave company, until every individ-
ual in it, except himself and one of
his subordinates, were killed. In
| this dreadful conflict Capt. Mackey
was shot through the breast and
made prisoner. He was soon after
exchanged, but considerable time
elapsed before the severity Of his
wound enabled him again to join
the army. He was engaged in many
other severe trials in which he was
always distinguished for his deter
mined courage and usefulness.
Col. WILLIAM CRAWFORD was
born in Berkeley county. During
the French war he distinguished
himself bs his bravery and good con-
duet, ar'd Was much noticed by Gen.
Washing on, who obtained for him
an rnsi-t,s commission. He was a
captain in Forbs' expedition in 1858.
| H. WA ralf brother to Col. Hugh
Strl,rr,S"r of Berkeley county who
| commanded rife regiment in l776.
| At the commence of the revo,
! luton, hr raised regiment 10y his
| own exert ions. and held the COM
mission of COloutl in the Contiuen-
| tai Army. He was one Of the brav-
est men on the frontier, and often
took the Lad in parties against the
| Indians, across the Ohio. In 1882,
he ac:-pred the command of an tx-
prditlnn 10 ravage the Wyandott
an VI Wan Indian towns on the
| MuStlngum o. this expedition he
WAS taken prisoner and put to death
Ivy thu most eXcrnciating tortures.
Dr. Mcknight, Il fellow prisoner,
who suist quently made his escape,
and who was an eye witness of the
scen", thus describes the death OF
the brave Col. Crawford: He was
| strip d naked, severely beaten with
clubs aud sticks, and made to sit
down near IA post which had been
planted for the purpose, and around
which fire of poles was burning
| briskly. His hands were then PIN
nioned behind him, and rope at
| tached to the band around his wrist
and fastened to the foot of a post
about fifteen feet high, allowing him
liberty only to sit down or walk once
or twice around it, and return the
same way. His ears were then cut
| off, and while the men would apply
the burning ends of the poles to his
| flesh, the squaws threw Goals and
hot embers upon him. For three
hours he endured these excruciating
agonies with the utmost fOrtitude.
! When faint and exhausted, he COM
mended his soul to God, and laid
down on his face. He was then
scalped and burning Goals being laid
on his head and back by one OF the
squaws, he again rose and attempt
ed to walk, but strength failed him,
and he sank into the welcome arms
Of death. His body was thrown in
to the fire and consumed into ashes"
Col. HUGH STEPHENSON, of the
Revolutionary Army, born in Ber-
kelley county. In June ITS, under
a resolution of Congress, he raised