Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-10-28

was not of the family of Captain John
| Byers, as mentioned above.
Daniel Bedinger, father Of our late Rep
resentative in Congress and Mrs. E. |.
Lee, of Shepherdstown, joined the army
at 10 years of age, and suffered great
hardship and privation in the service Of
his country. Being taken at the battle OF
White Plains, he was so hard used as to
be reduced to the necessity Of scraping
the interior OF some sugar kettles to sus-
tain life. He it was who built and re-
sided at Bedford" now the property of
Mr.. Lee.
Charles Butt was never in the American
Army. He was British Grenadier. and
came to Shepherdstown after the
conclusion Of the war. After the war he
was famous as wrought nail maker.
Baruch Butt was private in the Reyo-
Iutionary Army. Not related to the pre-
ceding. Fought throughout the South.
Colonel after General VIM. Darke, ,seV-
ed through the revolution, both north and
south, and in the army under ST. Clair.
At the memorable defeat. his son Capt.
Joseph Darke was severely wounded by
an Indian chief. So profoundly did this
affect the father, that though in retreat,
he disregarded the consequences, and
rushing back into the midst OF the saw
ages, attacked and slew the Indian, ,escap-
ing without injury. Gen'l Dark was the
grandfather Of Messrs. Mannings and Mrs.
DR.. Jno. Briscoe. He lived near what is
now "Duffields Station" and owned a
large property there.
The EntIer family were well represent
ed in the Revolutionary Army. Adam
Entler, Sr., and Jr., Philip, father of Dan
iel and Joseph Entler, and Michael Ent-
Ter were all in the service. The latter
was chief farrier in cavalry regiment.
Jacob Eaty, drummer.
Jacob Fachler, private
John Hoffman, native OF the town,
and grandfather Of Messrs. Shugerts here,
was private. He used to tell story Of
young man who at the battle Of Ger
mantown stood next him, and just before
going into action requested his comrades
to convey prayer-boek then in his bos-
ON to his parents, in case he fell, as some
thing told him he should fall on that day.
He fell at the I'd fire. On another occa-
sion during hot fire, tall Yankee near
Hoffman got the tip of his nose shot off,
when putting his hand TO his face and
finding the deficiency, he iudicrously
bawled out, "why. dearn their manners,
they don't mind putting their dearned
shots right into feller's face" Hoffman
saw much severe service.
Capt Jacob Haynes was brave and
good soldier. He il was who did the iron
work for Rumsey in his experiments.
Capt. Haynes owned and resided on the
pleasant estate of John Wysong. Esq.
John Haynes, private.
Thomas Johnson served under Gen'l
Darke, all through the Revolution. Though
OF diminutive stature, he was brave and
good soldier.
Anthony Kearney, private.
Philip and John Loar, privates.
Ludwig Myers, Captain Of Infantry.
John Miller, father Of Mrs. George By
ers, Of this town.
Lieut.. Raleigh Morgan was not in the
Revolutionary War. He was with John
O'Neale and Captain Glenn at ST. Clair's
defeat
- Medlar, drummer; his drum is
still in Jefferson county.
Adam Moler, private.
George Ok was Hessian, but desert
ing from the force under General Knip-
hausen enlisted in the corps of the gallant
Pulaski, who was killed at Savannah.
He was a small man, and after the war,
followed in Shepherdstown the business
OF butcher.
George Powell served under "nad
Anthony" Wayne at the storming OF
Stony Park.
John Pearce or Il. p served through
Vermont and was with Arnold at the at
tack on Quebec. He was in Capt. Dan.
Morgan's company, and was captured by
the British whilst bravely fighting within
the ramparts Of that city.
Lieut.. Leonard Riger and his brother
Capt. Burkitt Riger served under Gen'l
Darke.
Lewis Ronemous was one Of Genl lHo-
ratio Gates's body-guard. So were his
brothers, Conrad and Andrew.
Jacob Smurr was not in the revolution
ary army.
Thomas Thomburg, private.
Jacob Wysong, father Of Mr.. John Wy
song, was drummer.
Fayette Wysong, fifer.
Chrisley Young, private, served through
the South.