The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-11
BATTLE Or BRll6TRilE
Celebrating the Engagement at
Chadd's Ford To-day.
THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY
NIsnumenis Unveiled 20 ihs Memory of
Larnysrte and seuisiian. Imp ssinx
and Impressive Exerci-es.

Today ie tho t!sth snnlyersary OF the
Battle Of Brandywlne aud the day Is being
ccniine uiornted by Chester and Della ware
county people In the unwilling OF ehafts
at Chadds Ford In honor OF General
Lafay yette and Col McClelland. Tie day
Is being observed as holiday. The shaft
20 the memory CT General lafayette 10
very pretty fiuted shaft Of about fifteen
feet In helghth. rising from q cube shn ped
base and surmounted by an ornate capi-
tnl supporting q sphere.
The centre about which tho exercieea
take place lie Birminqham meeting house.
TIE memorial to the memory Of Colonel
John. Mcclellan, and intouded to mark
the place where tho severest fighting OF
tho battle occurred, 10 placed near BIZ
mingham school house. and about half
mile west OF the Lafayette memorial, The
sites OF both these markers arc beautiful
places and are parte OF an extended pla.
teau jnst at the top Of the I,randywlne
highlands. The Lafayette M orlal 10
about 500 yards east of the junction OF
the roade to West Chesior and Dllworth.
town. and Ia out from ths aide of tho Dill.
worthtowD road.
The West Chester News In spsnkiug OF
the celebration snys; The fact ought
not to be forgotten that the bnttie OF
gagement in which the Stare and Stripes
was carried. It 10 claimed by wilkins
Cooch OF Oooch's bridge. Delaware. that =
little skirmish that took place on b@
Infm u lew 0ut DolOro Tue Daltl6 OIL bran.
dywine, was the place whore our ing re-
ceived fts baptism OF fire. 1t 10 possible
that such was the case, but that was In no
scuse an engagement. A few shots were
fired there and at Iron Hill and various
other places along the line OF march OF the
British from the time they landed at Chesa
peake City until they encamped near Ken.
melt Square, this county, and General
Washington hDlted his army at Chadd's
Ford and waited for the attack. The firing
NJ fh3 Fol vnr1 Nlr.F daU MN y
that incident to o areoonolssanco 10 force
to determine from time to time the
position OF the enemy. IL was at Brandy
wine that the Stars and Stripes ilrst waved
In actual battle"
Tho Delaware revolutionary troops
were probably the iirst to be engaged in
the battle OF Brandywlne. To General
Maxwell. who was In command OF the
Delaware and Maryland troops at Oooch's
Bridge, was assigned ths duty OF defend
tng Chadd's Ford to prevent the passage
OF the British troops and the battle began
there. 1t 10 not probable that these troops
had been removed from bis command.
Nearly all the Delaware soldiers whose
names have since become synonymous OF
all that is honorable In the character OF
patriotic soldiers. were engaged In this
battle. Major lewis Bush, an uncle of
George W. Bush of this city. was killed In
George Bush and Captain John Bush were
seriously wounded. Captain John Bueh
escaped unhurt They were officers OF
rennsylvania regiments.
asEllzabeth Montgomery, ir her remlni-
osnoes Of Wilmington. ssys OF these Of
t1oers: Three OF them were brave officers
GU duty. A British colonel in
auiring the names OF oftiosrs hearing that
three were sons OF one man. exclaimed:
eve must extermipato the d. Bushes
before We can conquer even little Della
ware.',
Major George Bush was com missioned
captaiu In the Sixth Pennsylvania RsRi.
ment. was promoted major aud served in
that position atthe Battle OF Brandywlne.
He was brevetted for moritorlous services
In 1879. The wound received at Brandy.
wine caused his death In 1895.
Captain John Bush was an officer In the
Third Pennsylvania Regiment and served
Of the battles fought In the Northern
States. Major Lewis Bush was connected
with the Eleventh Pennsylvania Regi-
ment. He enlisted while at college at
York. Pa. While on his way with the army
under Washing ton to most the advance
OF General Howe, previous to tho Battle
of Brandywine. he stopped In this city 10
zee bis father. He rode away followed by
the cheers and good wishes OF his friends,
and never returned. He was with General
bullivan's troops near Birmingham meet
ing house and was shot In n charge
agalnst the HessaDs He was removed
TO Chester mud aflerward to Darby on a
llttar. He died from the effects OF his
wound ut Darby.
The Mcclellan mem orial to be unveiled
today stnnds near where Major Lewis
Bush received his death wound.
Mr.. Thomas, son OF Harry L. Thomas,
the jeweler. has removed to 4O9 Market
street, whore he will start In business on
hia account In N fatU hnva