The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-08-05
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deeds abnndantly vindicate then
words. When Burgoyue surrendered
he said to Morgan, OF his Scotch Irish
riilemen: lyon have the fines, regi
ment in the world" The English
historian Lecky claims that ireland
supplied majority of the patriot
troops. MIR. Hanna does NOT 20 SO far.
but he does show the exceptional
strength OF the Scotch Irish ma the
American armies, and the cxaggera.
ton with which claims have been
mace by the New England writer, for
Their own section. General William
M"ulIlIe, who hoisled in Charleston
harbor the first republican flag dis.
play eel IN the South and after the war
WAS several times governor of South
Carolina, aud General John Stark. of
Bennington fame, were Presbyterian
extraction. The lamented Jenny Nc.
Crea was the daughter of Presby-
~ '''''0'S'' iCuchus lne poet
oil the Revolution, was of Hugueuot
ancestry and educated at Princeton.
Captain Huddy when hung upon "a
false charge by the British rote his
Will with unfaltering hand upon the
barrel on which he stood for exe.u.
ton. DIR. Woodhull. who preached
Huddys funeral sermon, once sent
every men in his parish to the front.
except one feeble old invalid. aud
went himself rs chaplain.
The British burned the library and
papers IF Hugh McAden, the first 10
Gated missionary in North Carolina.
surprising him, says the historian, 80
have been a rebel, because he was
Presbyterian" The college es ablshed
by the Preshyterians in Charlotte was
called, during the Revolution, Liberty
Hall Academy. Major Graham served
in twenty-three engagement, IN four
years, and IN one skrmish received
nine wounds Mrs. Wilson sen, seven
sons, the youngest only fifteen. .yeer,
old, to the front afd'f5Id. CdrnwoIIis .
she would enlist herset, snnner than
see one ofthem turn back. The Wild.
ow Brevard also had seven sons in the
army end the British desolatcd her
plantation because of it. DR. Patrick
Allison, Of the First church, Baltimore
was sometime chaplain Of the Cont
mental Congress When the Conli-
nenlals were encAmped at Morrisiown
IN l777, the Presbyterian church was
converted into hospital. and the
congregation worshiped under the op.
en- sky The pastor, Rev. Timothy
j ohnes, had the privilege Of admins
tering the Lords supper in the woods
to Washington aud his generals. A
OF facts and names might
De ;ited to illustrate the courage and
faith of the Presbyterian clergy and
laity, and the devotion and sefsacri.
fee Of the PRESBYTERIAN women
Oar Wilhersnoon building IL pblo
delphia is adorned vi,b s,a,,o 81
James Caldwell the rar,,,.,a.,.r
the PRESBYTERIAN church of Fi;zah.,h
New Jersey and familiarity c,u,d
'the fighting chaplain The -.ci,,,.
of the Cincinnati ha. ereo,ed 81 morn
ment over his grave in the cbnr.n,ard
Chaplain Caldwell is the boro,ra ~om
known stor, W,.,,. p-...,
tackled Springfield the wodJin.nr,,o
patriots gave cut and Caldwell t.r
ried to the Presbyterian church fu,d
his arms and rockets with cyan.
Psalms and Times and sc,uor.l
them among the soldiers cr,in..
'Now bows. p,verbem Vans 80 .rr, ,
BRUSH offered LARGE rewards Cr III.
capture The s.lIier. of tse cpem,
fired his cburcb and "sbo, H.. .tc.