Richard Caswell (August 3, 1729 – November 10, 1789) was the first and fifth governor of the U.S. State of North Carolina, serving from 1776 to 1780 and…
John Hancock ({OldStyleDateDY|January 23,|1737|January 12, 1736} – October 8, 1793) was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second…
Thomas Nelson, Jr. (December 26, 1738 – January 4, 1789) was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and…
General John Twiggs (June 5, 1750 – March 29, 1816) served as a leader in the Georgia Militia during the American Revolutionary War.==Biography==Twiggs was born in Maryland in…
Clark’s military achievements all came before his 30th birthday. Afterwards he led militia in the opening engagements of the Northwest Indian War, but was accused of being drunk…
Nicholas Herkimer (Herchheimer) (c. 1728–August 16, 1777) was a militia general in the American Revolutionary War, who died of wounds after the Battle of Oriskany.==Career==He was the son…
Joseph Palmer (1716–1788) was an American general during the American Revolutionary War.Palmer was born at Shaugh Prior, Devonshire, England, on March 31, 1716, a son of John and…
Robert Van Rensselaer (December 16, 1740 – September 11, 1802) was Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War.From 1775 to 1777 he was a member of the New…
Ezekiel Cornell (1732 – April 25, 1800) represented Rhode Island in the U.S. Continental Congress from 1780 to 1782.Ezekiel Cornell was born in 1732 in either Dartmouth, Massachusetts…