The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-07
evolutionary Heroes

EolutiOnary Heroes
n and Lafayette are
sfniliar in our mouths as
words" but there were
her brave men in Revolution
5 whose names and services
2t recall except by searching
b Of history. Some of them
their faces to the foe in the
victory. while others lived to
dom planted in their midst,
republic achieving the tri-
of peace and progress. But
deserved well of posterity, and
od at any time to look back
eir history and learn a lesson
Dir patriotism and self-sacrifice.
them we should remember the
no came to us from over tire
. shared uncomplainingly our
ivations, and who asked nei-
hor nor reward for the labor
hey performed so ungrudgingly.
n, Prussian nobleman
hen only fourteen years
we'd under Frederick the
Ame to this country in
ed the army under Wash
Hey Forge. He was made
keral, fought in the battle
tn, distinguished himself at
and, in company with
and Wayne, chased Corn
. !wn the Virginia peninsula.
hey and New York gave him
Id the National Government
aitp of $25O0. He withdrew
6 ciety, built log house on his
and lived there until his death
n De Kaib, a native of AlSace,
the rank of brigadier general
French army. He came with
Iyette to this country in 1777, and
appointed major general by the
mental Congress. He served
er Washington, and int 1880 was
to the relief of Lincoln at Charles
but arrived too late. After that,
was commander in the South, but
Is soon succeeded by General Gates,
M became that officers second in
In the battle at Sanders
creek, near Camden, S. c., he fell,
,ierced with eleven wounds, and died
hree days afterward.
General Lebegue Duportail came to
his country from France in 1777 and
vas first appointed brigadier general
md next major general in the Cont
rental army. He was directing engi-
leering at the siege of Yorktown in
L781, and traces of his work there are
IT'LL visible. Ife returned to France
ind was made Minister of War, but
loon resigned and re-entered the army.
IA 1892 he was warned that the ia
collins had designs upon him, and
Aught safety in America. He died at
Mn 1902, when returning to France.
bunt Alex Fernsen, a Swede, came
o this country on the staff of Rocham-
beau, fought under Lafayette, and re-
,eived from Washington the Order of
he Society of the Cincinnati.
He returned to France, became a
favorite at Court, and was the dis
yuised coachman in the fight of the
royal family from Versailles. Then
he went back to his native country,
md was made Grand Mrashal of
Sweden
He was suspected of being privy to
the death of Prince Christian of
Sweden and on June 20, 1910, while
the funeral procession in
was seized by a mob and
tortured to death.
Marquis de la Rouraic (Charles T.
Armand) fought duel when an officer
/ nthe French army, and, fearing pun
fed to America.
In 1777 he entered the continental
army as volunteer, and received the
Of colonel. He was &C
tive and daring. and in 1888 his serv-
ices were recognized by his appoint
ment as brigadier general.
Returning to France he took part
in the Revolution, espousing the cause
Of the royalists of La Vendee and Brit
tany. The execution of Louis XVI so
shocked his nervous system that he
sank under it and died.
Duke de Lauzun was another
who came to America with
He was placed in COM
mand of force known as "Lauzun's
Legion" with which he took part in
the siege of yorktown.
Whan hn returned to France, he