Dr. Benjamin Church (August 24, 1734 – 1778) was effectively the first Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, serving as the “Chief Physician & Director General” of the…
Charles McKnight (October 10, 1750 – November 16, 1791) was an American physician during and after the American Revolutionary War. He served as a surgeon and physician in…
Louis Saint Ange Morel, chevalier de la Colombe (1755–1799) was an aide de camp to Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, during the Revolutionary War.==Revolutionary War==He accompanied Lafayette…
John Morgan (June 10, 1735 – October 15, 1789) was co-founder of the Medical College at the University of Pennsylvania, the first medical school in Colonial America; and…
James Craik (k; 1730 – 6 February 1814) was Physician General (precursor of the Surgeon General) of the United States Army, as well as George Washington’s personal physician…
Stephen Moylan (1737 – April 11, 1811) was an Irish American patriot leader during the American Revolutionary War. He had several positions in the Continental Army including Muster-Master…
John Davenport (January 16, 1752 – November 28, 1830) was a United States Representative from Connecticut.==Biography==Born in Stamford, he pursued academic studies, and graduated from Yale College in…
William Palfrey (1741 – December 1780) was an American Patriot born in Boston, Massachusetts. Working as John Hancock’s chief clerk, he was active in the movements that preceded…
The Rev. William Emerson (May 6, 1770 – May 12, 1811) was one of Boston’s leading citizens, a liberal-minded Unitarian minister, pastor to Boston’s First Church and founder…
Charles Pettit (1736 – September 4, 1806) was an American lawyer and merchant from New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served as a delegate for Pennsylvania to the…