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gade of five full regiments, all Irish
men. In Prof. Fishers history of the
Revolution, he hays: "Over 10000
Irishmen from first to last served the
patriotic cause in the Continental
Army"
Among the famous minute men Of
Lexington, Mass, | have the names
of 13S Irishmen When Col. Tilgman.
of Maryland, made that far, periious
ride on horseback from Yorktown to
Philadelphia, carrying the glorious
tidings that Lord CORVALLIS and his
whole army had surrendered, he rode
first TO the house of Thomas Mexican.
the Irish president of the Continental
Congress. The private secretary, aid
de- camp, of Gen. Washington during
the seven years war was Gen. Reed.
a full-bred Irishman. Gen. Reed was
not only gallant soldier but a wise
counselor. He was also a member of
tie Continental Congress. The most
signal victory in the South, except
Yorktown, was the Battle of Cowpens.
South Carolina, won by Gen. Dan
Morgan, with one-third of his com
mand Irish soldiers. The historian
DIR. j. c. O'Connell, in his interesting
recital of this signal victory, classes
Gen. Morgan as Irish. There is some
doubt about this. Morgan is a Welsh
name. Gen. Morgan's pedigree has
never been established. His father
was probably Welsh-Irish and his
mother of Irish lineage. In the
dreary times of the Revolution no Off
cial pedigree CT war heroes was ever
tabulated. Patriots were estimated
by, achievement and not by blood
lines. All agree, however, that Cen.
Dan Morgan, the hero of Cowpens,
fought and won the Battle of Cow
pens like an Irishman. Gen. Henry
Knox, valued officer of Gen. Wash
ington's Continental Army, was the
son of Borton Knox, born in Ireland.
Gen. Andrew Lewis, of Donegal Ire
land, was another constant and endur-
ing soldier. Capt James McHenry.
who served on the staff of Gen. Wash
ingtOn and was Secretary of War I'M
der President Washington in 1896,
was native of Ireland, born in Cork.
There are three Cork towns in the
United States-in Geargia, Kentucky
and West Virginia-but Gen. Irving
was born in Cork, Ireland Gen. Gin
ton. who fought CALAMITY with Gen.
Montgomery before the walls of Que
bee, was born in County Longford,
Ireland. Brig. Gen. Stephen Moylan,
chief of cavalry of the Continental
Army of Gen. Washington was in dire
distress, and Congress was unable TO
afford relief, some % patriotic men of
Philadelphia put into operation the
Bank of Pennsylvania and supplied
the suffering army with provisions
and clothing. Robert Morris headed
the list with a subscription of $780,
600. Blair McClenehan, native of
Ireland, members Of the Sons of st.
Patrick, subscribed $350.0H0 more. All
born in Ireland except John Nixon,
whose father came from County Rax-
ford, Ireland
As patriotic reminder, let me cali
your attention to an address made in
1928 by George Washington Parke
Custis, grandson of Martha Washing
ton. I4quote vital paragraph;
ireland, whose generous sons alike
in the day of our gloom and orr glory
shared in our misfortunes end joined
in our success, who, with undaunted
courage breasted the storm with as
pirations deep and fervent for our
cause. Up to the coming of the
French Army, Ireland had furnished
100 soldiers to l of any other foreign
nation"
0OOt DC octANlOAt anu Otl1CA
ans tell us that Philadelphia was first
settled by Quakers. The immigration
record of Philadelphia for the year
ending December, 1929, is as follows:
English and Welsh, 267; Scotch. 49;
German, 243; Irish. 5,G55. (Applause.)
How often historians are mistaken.
Thomas Holme, surveyor general for
William Penn, who made the first
plat of Philadelphia. was an Irishman
born in Waterford, Ireland. Washing,
ton Irving, in his history of the War
OF the Revolution, states that a large
majority of the landowners along the
Hudson River We're Tories during the
war. There is not an Irish name in
the entire list. The Patriots and