The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-08-31
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! There is not a battlefield Of the Revolu-
ton in which Irish genius did not shine
forth and Irish blood flowed freely. Sew
erA families contributed five or six mem
bers and two or three generals to the holy
cause of American independence. Gener-
al John Armstrong, born in Ireland, set
tied in Pennsylvania, was under Washing
ton as brigadier general at BrandyWine
and Germantown. His son, John Arm
strong, was aid to Gates and Mercer. He
carried Gen. Mercer, mortally wounded,
of the field in his arms at the battle of
Princeton. Richard Butler was born in
Ireland.
He was the elder of five brothers. Gen.
Campbell, born Of Irish parents, COM
manded at Kings Mountain, the most inn
portant battle Of the south except the bat
tie of the Cowpens, and that was fought
by another lrishman Dewitt Clinton was
the son Of James, who was United States
senator and Governor of New York, whose
father was a native of Longford, Ireland.
General Graham fought at Charlotte, N.
C.--fought 10 engagements before he was
19 years old. With 100 Americans he
captured a British force of 600. His name
was covered with honor and his body
with honora BILE scars of warfare. Colonel
Ephraim Blaine and DR.. Caldwell, t:he
fighting preacher of New Jersey, whose
house and church the British burned and
whose wife they shot amid the flames,
We're Irish. William Livingstone, the
noted Irish Presbyterian preacher; Will
liam Patterson, member Of congress, Uni
ted States senator and Judge OF the su-
preme court, was born at sea Of Irish par
ents Thomas Fitzsimmons, Of Pennsyl-
vania, born in Ireland, was a partner OF
General Meade, the hero of Gettysburg
Meade and Fitzsimmons were both Irish
and Catholics
Delaware sent George Reed, whose
father was born in Dublin, Ireland
James McHsnry, of Maryland, was sec
retary of war. He was native Of Ire
lend. DR.. Rodgers of New York; Dr.
McWhorter, of New Jersey; DR.. Allison,
OF Baltimore; the Catholics, with Arch
bishop Carroll, of Maryland, at their
head, were with Washington and inde-
pendence. The most eloquent and en-
thusiastic leaders of the revolution were
found among the Irish contingent of
American patriots. R,ltledge and Lynch,
Of South Carolina; Reed and Mexican, OF
Delaware; Carroll, of Carrollton, Md,
were signers Of the Declaration of lnde-
pendence.
When Col. Dilnan, Of Maryland, rode
from Yorktown to Philadelphia, with
the gladsome tidings that CORVALLIS
had surrendered, he rode direct to the
house of Thomas Mexican the Irish
president Of the Continental Congress.
1t was grand, glorious midnight ride
through the city of Philadelphia, the
cradle of American independence. He
reached the house and by violent knock
ing aroused the president from his slunl-
bers The watchman soon after an
nounced the hour: "Half past II O'clock,
and CORVALLIS is taken" The citizens
poured into the streets and the bonfres
and illuminations Of that night pro-
claimed, the elimination of the, sacrifices,
and patriotism of the American soldiers.
The old bell in the state house sounded
in terrible notes the glad tidings and the
cannons thundered in response. The
American congress hastily assembled
and the venerable c. Thompson, secre-
tary, read with an impressive voice
Washin gton's dispatch announcing the
surrender of Cornwallis.