INDEX

Adair,

John, the historic reply of, to Colonel Sevier,

[94]

.

Adams, John,

abroad,

[147]

.

the first Vice President of the United States,

[155]

.

the visit of Lafayette to, at Quincy, Massachusetts,

[209]

.

Adams, John Quincy,

gives Lafayette a farewell dinner at the White House,

[215]

.

Adams, Samuel,

stays at home,

[147]

.

Alexandria,

Virginia, Washington attends dances at,

[65]

.

Algerine

pirates, the, in the Atlantic,

[170]

.

Ames,

Fisher, defends the Constitution,

[154]

.

André,

Major, the British spy,

[61]

.

Annapolis,

delegates meet at,

[144]

.

Anti-Federalists,

the,

[153]

.

Arnold,

Benedict,

[18]

.

forfeits his place on the monument at Saratoga,

[18]

.

sends spies into Canada,

[20]

.

given command of the expedition to Quebec, in 1776,

[20]

.

leaves Cambridge,

[21]

.

given an ovation at Newburyport,

[21]

.

reaches the Kennebec,

[21]

.

feasted at Fort Western,

[21]

.

divides his army,

[22]

.

ascends the Dead River,

[24]

.

deserted by Colonel Enos,

[24]

.

reaches the Chaudière River,

[25]

.

crosses Lake Megantic,

[27]

.

starts down the Chaudière River,

[28]

.

reaches Sartigan,

[28]

.

arrives at Point Levi,

[29]

.

before Quebec,

[30]

.

joins Montgomery,

[30]

.

leads the attack on Quebec and is wounded,

[32]

.

in the hospital,

[34]

.

lays siege to Quebec,

[34]

.

hears from Washington,

[34]

.

the death knell to the hopes of,

[35]

.

in Virginia,

[124]

.

Articles of Confederation, the,

[141]

.

the defects of,

[141-144]

.

B

Bailey,

Abigail, married to Daniel Morgan,

[110]

.

Bainbridge,

William,

[159]

,

[160]

.

in command of the Constitution,

[180]

.

Barbary

pirates, the,

[156]

,

[157]

,

[172]

.

Barton,

Colonel, captures General Prescott,

[143]

.

imprisoned for debt,

[143]

.

Bateaux,

built for Arnold's expedition,

[21]

.

Bay State,

the, Massachusetts,

[144]

,

[206]

,

[212]

.

Beekman

mansion, the, Hale a captive of Howe at,

[58]

,

[59]

.

Bennington,

Vermont, John Stark defeats the British at,

[105]

.

Boone,

Daniel,

[1]

,

[2]

.

Bowditch,

Dr., an anecdote of,

[206]

.

Braddock,

General, defeated by the French and Indians, in 1755,

[107]

.

Brazil,

"Old Ironsides" destroys the British frigate Java off the coast of,

[180]

.

Bristol,

the, a British man-of-war,

[45]

.

Buford,

used as a watchword,

[101]

.

Bunker Hill,

the battle of, awakens in Lafayette an interest in us,

[199]

.

Lafayette visits,

[212]

.

Burgoyne,

marches down the valley of the Hudson,

[114]

.

defeated at Freeman's Farm and at Saratoga,

[114]

.

Burr,

Aaron,

[22]

.

C

Cahokia,

a Creole village in the country of the Illinois Indians,

[8]

.

Calhoun,

John C., favors making war on Great Britain,

[186]

.

Cambridge,

Massachusetts, Arnold's expedition leaves,

[21]

.

Washington's headquarters at, in the Craigie house,

[105]

.

Morgan marches to,

[112]

.

Camden,

defeat of Gates at,

[90]

.

Campbell, Lord,

royal governor of South Carolina,

[37]

.

injured in the attack on Fort Sullivan,

[46]

.

Campbell, William,

rallies the backwoodsmen,

[94]

.

leads the advance at King's Mountain,

[101]

.

Canada,

extending to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,

[3]

. See the map in

[Chapter I]

.

the "back door,"

[19]

.

the winters of,

[22]

,

[29]

.

Cape Fear River,

the, Clinton sails for,

[36]

.

Carleton,

Sir Guy,

[19]

.

leaves Montreal and slips into Quebec,

[31]

.

fortifies Quebec,

[31]

.

Carolina,

the, throws shells into the British camp,

[190]

.

Carroll,

Colonel, with his riflemen arrives from Nashville,

[189]

.

in the battle of New Orleans,

[194]

.

Carrying

places, work at the,

[22]

.

Catalano,

the Sicilian pilot, used by Decatur,

[162]

,

[164]

.

Cedars,

The, Hale passes a night at,

[57]

.

Champlain, Lake,

Lafayette visits,

[206]

.

Charleston,

attack on, planned by the British,

[37]

.

the patriots prepare for the defense of,

[38]

.

Charleston Harbor,

Sullivan's Island near,

[38]

.

Charlestown,

a part of Boston, "Old Ironsides" lies in the navy yard at,

[169]

,

[183]

,

[184]

.

Charlotte,

North Carolina, Gates flees to,

[90]

.

Chaudière River,

the, an army to enter Canada by,

[20]

.

Arnold's army scattered along,

[25]

.

the perils of,

[28]

.

Chesapeake Bay,

De Grasse headed for,

[126]

.

De Grasse reaches,

[129]

.

the patriot armies march to,

[129]

.

Clinton sends a fleet to,

[130]

.

Admiral Graves forced to withdraw from,

[130]

.

De Grasse gets control of,

[130]

.

Lafayette returns to France by,

[216]

.

Chick,

Mother, the tavern of,

[57]

.

Clark, Captain,

at Bunker Hill,

[213]

.

Clark, George Rogers,

[1]

.

starts for Kentucky,

[1]

.

tramps back to Virginia,

[2]

,

[5]

.

receives help from Virginia,

[3]

.

plans great deeds,

[4]

.

sends out spies,

[4]

.

appointed colonel,

[5]

.

helped by Jefferson and Madison,

[5]

.

starts down the Ohio,

[6]

.

begins his march to Kaskaskia,

[7]

.

interrupts the dance,

[8]

.

captures Kaskaskia,

[8]

.

makes friends of the Creoles,

[8]

.

shows the kind of man he is,

[9]

.

visited by Indians,

[9]

.

shows his contempt for the Indians,

[9]

.

an incident showing the boldness of,

[10]

.

decides to recapture Vincennes,

[11]

.

starts for Vincennes,

[12]

.

shows brave leadership,

[13]

.

makes a speech to his men,

[13]

.

captures an Indian canoe,

[14]

.

captures a Creole hunter,

[14]

.

reaches Vincennes,

[15]

.

punishes some Indians,

[16]

.

captures Vincennes,

[16]

.

Clay,

Henry, favors making war on Great Britain,

[186]

.

Cleveland,

Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen,

[94]

.

given the supreme command at King's Mountain,

[97]

.

leads the left wing at King's Mountain,

[101]

.

Clinton,

Sir Henry,

[18]

.

sails for the Cape Fear River,

[36]

.

at the attack on Fort Sullivan,

[44]

.

receives orders to bring "Mr. Washington" to a decisive action,

[77]

.

makes raids along the coast,

[78]

.

hears of the capture of Stony Point,

[87]

.

at Charleston,

[90]

.

hoodwinked by Washington,

[127]

.

sails for Yorktown,

[133]

,

[135]

.

Coffee,

Colonel, and his mounted riflemen at New Orleans,

[190]

.

Commerce

controlled by Congress,

[151]

.

Common Sense,

a pamphlet by Thomas Paine,

[138]

.

Compromises,

the three, in framing the Constitution,

[148-151]

.

Confederation,

the Articles of,

[141]

.

the defects of the Articles of,

[141-144]

.

Congress,

sends General Gates to the South,

[90]

.

believed in by the people of the South,

[93]

.

calls for ten companies,

[112]

.

gives thanks for the surrender of Cornwallis,

[136]

.

the national, erects a monument at Yorktown,

[137]

.

the weakness of,

[139]

,

[142]

.

the first Continental,

[140]

.

the second Continental,

[140]

.

submits the Constitution to the states,

[153]

.

Connecticut,

[54]

,

[125]

,

[143]

,

[146]

.

Constitution, the,

the framing of,

[138-155]

.

the state of the country before,

[142-144]

.

the convention meets to frame,

[145]

.

the noted men who helped frame,

[146]

,

[147]

.

the three compromises in framing,

[148-151]

.

Washington signs,

[152]

.

the witty remark of Franklin about,

[152]

.

the discussions over the adoption of, by the Federalists and by the Anti-Federalists,

[153]

,

[154]

.

the rejoicings over the adoption of,

[154]

.

Gladstone's opinion of,

[155]

.

Constitution, the frigate,

commanded by Preble,

[158]

.

the history of,

[169-184]

.

the poem on, by Oliver Wendell Holmes,

[169]

.

built in Boston,

[170]

.

a description of,

[171]

.

sport made of, by British naval officers,

[172]

.

the launching of,

[172]

.

the battle of, before Tripoli,

[173]

.

the escape of, from a British fleet,

[174]

.

the battle of, with the Guerrière,

[176]

.

the battle of, with the Java,

[179]

.

the battle of, with the Cyane and the Levant,

[182]

.

the after history of,

[183]

.

Constitution Wharf,

in Boston,

[170]

.

Continentals,

the ragged,

[2]

,

[77]

,

[129]

.

Cornwallis,

Lord, given the command in the South,

[90]

.

marches north to Virginia,

[91]

,

[123]

.

attempts to crush Lafayette,

[124]

.

retreats to Yorktown,

[125]

.

attempts to escape from Yorktown,

[131]

.

attempts to break through the American lines,

[132]

.

forced to surrender,

[134]

.

the surrender of, announced in Philadelphia,

[136]

.

Cowpens,

the battle of,

[116-120]

.

Craigie

house, the, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, becomes Washington's headquarters,

[105]

.

Creole

villages, the, north of the Ohio River,

[3]

,

[6]

,

[7-11]

,

[14]

.

Creoles,

the, at New Orleans,

[189]

.

Crisis,

the,

[138-155]

. See

[Constitution]

.

Cunningham,

the cruelty of, to Hale,

[59]

,

[60]

.

Custis,

the adopted son of Washington,

[66]

.

Custis, Nellie,

Washington's ward,

[74]

.

Cyane,

the, a British frigate, destroyed by "Old Ironsides,"

[182]

,

[183]

.

D

Dale,

Commodore, sent to the Mediterranean Sea,

[157]

.

captures a Tripolitan war ship,

[158]

.

Daring

exploit, a,

[156-168]

. See

[Philadelphia, the frigate]

.

Davie,

William, a leader in the South,

[91]

.

Dayton,

Jonathan, of New Jersey, at the Philadelphia convention,

[146]

.

Dearborn,

Captain, kills his fine dog,

[26]

.

Decatur,

Stephen,

[158]

.

chosen to destroy the Philadelphia,

[161]

.

calls for volunteers,

[162]

.

sails for Tripoli,

[162]

.

boards the Philadelphia and sets her on fire,

[165]

,

[166]

.

the promotion of,

[168]

.

how received by Commodore Preble,

[173]

.

Deckhard

rifle, the, used in the South,

[95]

.

Declaration of Independence, the,

[140]

,

[141]

,

[146]

,

[157]

.

De Grasse,

receives orders to act with Washington,

[125]

.

headed for Chesapeake Bay,

[126]

.

defeats the British fleet and controls Chesapeake Bay,

[130]

.

at the blockade of Yorktown,

[134]

.

Delaware,

the representation of, in Congress,

[149]

.

the first to adopt the Constitution,

[154]

.

De Peyster,

Colonel, the bravery of,

[103]

.

Detroit, Fort,

Hamilton's headquarters,

[4]

,

[11]

. See the map in

[Chapter I]

.

Dickinson,

John, at the Philadelphia convention,

[147]

.

Dinwiddie,

governor of Virginia,

[109]

.

Doak,

Rev. Samuel, invokes a blessing before the march to King's Mountain,

[96]

.

Dragoons,

the defeat of the red,

[90-104]

. See

[King's Mountain]

.

Du Loup River,

the, Arnold's men cross,

[29]

.

Dunmore,

Lord, driven from Virginia,

[36]

.

E

Ellsworth,

Oliver, at the Philadelphia convention,

[146]

.

Enos,

Colonel,

[22]

,

[23]

.

deserts Arnold,

[24]

.

Enterprise,

the, fights a Tripolitan man-of-war,

[157]

.

Experiment,

the, a British man-of-war,

[46]

.

F

Farragut,

Admiral,

[41]

.

Federalist,

the,

[154]

.

Federalists,

the,

[153]

.

Ferguson,

Colonel, character of,

[91]

.

enlists Tories and raids the Carolinas,

[92]

.

threatens the backwoodsmen,

[92]

.

the rally of the backwoodsmen to attack,

[94]

.

retreats before the backwoodsmen,

[97]

.

makes a stand at King's Mountain,

[99]

.

defeated at King's Mountain,

[101-103]

.

the death of, at King's Mountain,

[102]

.

Fish,

Nicholas, with Lafayette at Yorktown,

[208]

.

Fiske,

John, the historian,

[115]

,

[139]

.

Fort Detroit,

Hamilton's headquarters,

[4]

,

[11]

. See the map in

[Chapter I]

.

Fort Pitt,

5. See the map in

[Chapter I]

.

Fort Sullivan,

the defense of,

[36-49]

.

built of palmetto logs,

[38]

.

the mounting of cannon in,

[39]

.

visited by General Lee,

[39]

.

Lee advises the surrender of,

[39]

,

[46]

.

the British plan of attack on,

[41]

.

the attack on,

[41-48]

.

the repulse of the British attack on,

[48]

.

the moral effect of the defense of,

[49]

.

Fort Sumter,

[43]

.

France,

the king of, promises us aid,

[201]

.

Franklin and Holston

settlements, now Tennessee,

[92]

.

Franklin, Benjamin,

at the Philadelphia convention,

[146]

.

work of, in framing the Constitution,

[150]

,

[152]

.

the witty remark of, about the Constitution,

[152]

.

a quotation from the almanac of,

[157]

.

aids Lafayette,

[200]

.

Frederick the Great

of Prussia, friendly to us,

[145]

.

Freeman's Farm,

Burgoyne defeated at,

[114]

.

French Canadians,

the, help Arnold,

[28]

.

French fleet,

the, under De Grasse,

[125]

. See

[De Grasse]

.

French villages,

the, north of the Ohio River,

[3]

,

[11]

,

[15]

.

G

Gates,

General, the statue of, at Saratoga,

[18]

.

sent to take command in the South,

[90]

.

defeated at Camden, South Carolina,

[90]

.

the character of,

[90]

,

[105]

.

George,

King, receives word of Cornwallis's surrender,

[137]

.

Georgia,

overrun by the British,

[90]

.

protests against abolishing slavery,

[150]

.

Germantown,

Pennsylvania, Wayne at,

[82]

.

Gerry,

Elbridge, at the Philadelphia convention,

[147]

.

Gibault,

Father, aids Clark,

[8]

.

Gibbs,

General, leads the British at New Orleans,

[195]

.

severely wounded,

[196]

.

Gibraltar,

Dacres gives Hull a dinner at,

[179]

.

Gibraltar of America,

the, Quebec,

[30]

,

[35]

.

the little, Stony Point,

[80]

,

[88]

.

Gilmer,

Enoch, spies out Ferguson,

[100]

.

Gladstone,

William Ewart, how the Constitution was regarded by,

[155]

.

Gloucester,

Virginia, Cornwallis plans to escape by way of,

[132]

.

Graves,

Admiral, forced to withdraw from Chesapeake Bay,

[130]

.

Greene,

Nathanael,

[65]

.

Washington's right-hand man,

[90]

.

the ability of,

[105]

.

left the army for a time,

[115]

.

defeated at Guilford, North Carolina,

[123]

.

the death of,

[147]

.

Grier,

Sergeant, and his wife, with Arnold's expedition to Quebec,

[22]

,

[27]

.

Guerrière,

the, a British frigate, destroyed by "Old Ironsides,"

[178]

.

Guilford,

North Carolina, Lord Cornwallis defeats Greene at,

[123]

.

H

Hale,

Nathan, the patriot spy,

[50-61]

.

volunteers to serve as a spy,

[53]

.

receives his instructions from Washington,

[53]

.

the parentage and the home of,

[54]

.

the boyhood of,

[54]

.

the education of,

[54]

.

teaches school in New London, Connecticut,

[54]

.

bids his pupils farewell,

[55]

.

starts for Cambridge,

[55]

.

the diary of,

[55]

.

disguises himself,

[56]

.

returns in safety from the British lines, but puts up at "Mother Chick's,"

[57]

.

arrested,

[57]

.

taken to New York,

[58]

.

condemned to die,

[59]

.

the dying speech of,

[60]

.

hanged,

[60]

.

Hamilton, Alexander,

the address of, at Annapolis,

[144]

.

at the Philadelphia convention,

[146]

.

defends the Constitution,

[154]

.

Hamilton, Henry,

the "hair buyer,"

[4]

.

stirs up the savages,

[11]

.

recaptures Vincennes,

[11]

.

surrenders Vincennes to Clark,

[16]

.

Hampton Roads,

Virginia, De Grasse in,

[129]

.

Harlem Heights,

the patriots retreat to,

[51]

.

Harrod,

James, one of the leaders in Kentucky,

[2]

.

Hartford,

Connecticut, Lafayette visits,

[206]

,

[209]

.

Hartt,

the naval yard of, in Boston,

[170]

.

Harvard College,

Lafayette attends commencement at,

[205]

.

Heights of Abraham,

the, Arnold climbs to,

[30]

.

Wolfe climbs to, in 1759,

[30]

.

Helm,

Captain, a prisoner at Vincennes,

[15]

.

Henry,

Patrick, aids Clark,

[5]

.

does not attend the Philadelphia convention,

[147]

.

Hero's

welcome, a,

[199-216]

. See

[Lafayette]

.

Hessians,

the, the "ragged Continentals" meet, at Trenton,

[77]

.

Wayne meets, at Germantown,

[82]

.

march with Burgoyne,

[114]

.

Morgan's men a terror to,

[114]

.

Highlanders,

Scotch, in the battle of New Orleans,

[194-196]

.

the backwoodsmen compared to a clan of,

[104]

.

Holmes,

Oliver Wendell, saves "Old Ironsides,"

[169]

.

at Harvard College,

[169]

.

Holston

settlements, the, now a part of Tennessee,

[1]

,

[92]

.

Hood,

Admiral, at Chesapeake Bay,

[130]

.

Horseshoe Plain,

the, Clark crosses,

[14]

.

Howard,

Colonel, commands the Continentals at Cowpens,

[118]

.

Howe,

General, Hale brought before,

[58]

.

evacuates Boston,

[77]

.

Hudson River,

the,

[78]

,

[79]

.

Lafayette visits,

[206]

,

[208]

.

Hull, Colonel,

[82]

.

Hull, Isaac,

Captain, in command of the Constitution,

[174]

.

has an "interview" with Dacres,

[176]

.

at Gibraltar,

[179]

.

Humphreys,

Mr., of Philadelphia, the builder of "Old Ironsides,"

[170]

.

I

Illinois

Indians, the, the country of,

[4]

,

[6]

. See the map in

[Chapter I]

.

Imprisonment

for debt,

[143]

.

Independence Hall,

the Old State House in Philadelphia,

[145]

.

Intrepid,

the, used by Decatur to destroy the Philadelphia,

[162-168]

.

Ironsides, Old,

[169-184]

. See

[Constitution, the frigate]

.

J

Jacataqua,

the Indian girl, joins Arnold's expedition to Quebec,

[21]

.

acts as guide, and cares for the sick and the injured,

[26]

.

Jackson,

Andrew, in command at New Orleans,

[188]

.

hears of the advance of the British,

[188]

.

prepares to defend New Orleans,

[189]

.

attacks the British by night,

[190]

.

throws up earthworks,

[193]

.

at the battle of New Orleans,

[194]

.

wins a remarkable victory,

[196]

.

the after history of,

[198]

.

James River,

the,

[78]

,

[131]

.

Jasper,

William, the heroism of,

[48]

.

Java,

the, destroyed by "Old Ironsides,"

[180]

.

the wheel of, fitted on "Old Ironsides,"

[181]

.

Jay,

John, defends the Constitution,

[154]

.

Jefferson,

Thomas, the narrow escape of, from Tarleton,

[124]

.

abroad,

[147]

.

President of the United States, a man of peace,

[157]

,

[186]

.

visited by Lafayette,

[214]

.

Jones,

one of Jackson's officers, guards Lake Borgne and is killed,

[187]

.

K

Kaskaskia,

[6-8]

.

Keane,

General, leads the British at New Orleans,

[195]

.

severely wounded,

[196]

.

Kentucky,

the founding of Lexington,

[1]

.

the pioneers in,

[1]

,

[2]

.

the fighting in, "the dark and bloody ground,"

[4]

.

King,

Rufus, at the Philadelphia convention,

[147]

.

King's Ferry,

on the Hudson River, the British get the control of,

[78]

.

King's Mountain,

the battle of,

[90-104]

.

the state of affairs before the battle of,

[90-93]

.

the rally of the backwoodsmen before the battle of,

[93]

.

the march of the pioneers to,

[96-100]

.

the plan of the battle of,

[100]

.

the battle of,

[101-103]

.

the victory of the backwoodsmen at,

[103]

,

[104]

.

the effect of the victory at,

[104]

.

Knowlton,

Colonel,

[51]

.

interviews his officers,

[52]

.

Knox,

Henry, an American general,

[130]

,

[203]

.

L

Lafayette,

in the Yorktown campaign,

[124]

,

[131]

,

[135]

.

hears of our struggle for independence,

[199]

.

arrives in this country,

[200]

.

serves under Washington,

[200]

.

returns to France,

[201]

.

returns to America with the king's pledge of help,

[201]

.

returns to France, but remembers us,

[201]

.

visits America in 1784,

[202]

.

visits us again in 1824,

[202]

.

the admiration of our people for,

[203]

.

the personal appearance of,

[204]

.

the interview of, with Red Jacket,

[204]

.

the receptions given to, from New York to Boston,

[205]

.

the tour of, through the United States,

[206]

.

visits Yorktown,

[207]

.

visits New Orleans,

[208]

.

visits other towns and cities,

[208-210]

.

goes to Mount Vernon,

[211]

.

at Boston and Bunker Hill,

[212-214]

.

the formal reception of, at Washington,

[215]

.

returns to France,

[215]

.

Lafayette, George Washington,

visits us with his father in 1824,

[203]

.

Lafitte,

the "Pirate of the Gulf," aids Jackson,

[189]

.

Lake Borgne,

near New Orleans, the British cross,

[187]

.

Lambert, Henry,

Captain, commander of the British frigate Java,

[179]

.

mortally wounded,

[182]

.

Lambert, John,

General, leads the British reserve at New Orleans,

[195]

.

retreats from New Orleans and sails for England,

[197]

.

Langdon,

John, at the Philadelphia convention,

[147]

.

Lawrence,

James, with Decatur,

[165]

,

[166]

.

Ledge Falls,

Greene's division reaches,

[24]

.

Enos turns back at,

[24]

.

Lee, Charles,

advises the abandoning of Fort Sullivan,

[39]

,

[46]

.

the character of,

[40]

.

the cowardice of, at Monmouth,

[105]

.

Lee, Henry,

or "Light-Horse Harry," defends the Constitution,

[154]

.

Levant,

the, a British sloop of war, destroyed by "Old Ironsides,"

[182]

,

[183]

.

Levi,

Point, the arrival of Arnold at,

[29]

.

Lewis,

Lawrence, Washington's favorite nephew,

[63]

.

Lexington, Kentucky,

the origin of the name,

[1]

.

Lexington, Massachusetts,

the Revolution begins at,

[1]

,

[36]

,

[112]

,

[140]

.

Lincoln,

General, surrenders Charleston,

[90]

,

[134]

.

receives Cornwallis's sword,

[134]

.

Little Wabash,

the, Clark crosses,

[12]

.

Long Island, New York,

the patriots defeated in the battle of,

[50]

.

Hale enters, in disguise,

[56]

.

Long Island, South Carolina,

north of Sullivan's Island,

[41]

,

[44]

.

Long Knives,

the, the backwoodsmen called,

[9]

,

[10]

.

Louisiana,

the, an American war vessel, blows Sir Edward's sugar barrels to pieces,

[192]

.

Lower house,

the, of Congress, or House of Representatives,

[148]

,

[149]

,

[155]

.

Lower Town,

the, at Quebec, Arnold's men attack,

[32]

.

M

Madeira Islands,

the, "Old Ironsides" fights a great battle near,

[182]

.

Madison,

James, of Virginia,

[146]

.

"Father of the Constitution,"

[148]

.

hated slavery,

[149]

.

defends the Constitution,

[154]

.

President of the United States, a man of peace,

[186]

.

Maltese

sailors, Decatur's sailors dressed like,

[161]

,

[164]

.

Manhattan Island,

the patriots retire from,

[51]

.

Map,

a, showing the line of Clark's march,

[7]

.

of Arnold's route to Quebec,

[23]

.

of the military operations in the Carolinas,

[99]

.

Marion,

Francis, a leader in the South,

[91]

.

Marseillaise, The,

the national hymn of France,

[189]

.

Marshall,

John, defends the Constitution,

[154]

.

Martha's Vineyard,

[78]

.

Maryland

called on for volunteers,

[112]

.

Mason,

George, of Virginia, opposed to slavery,

[150]

.

McDaniel,

an anecdote of,

[47]

.

McDonough,

Thomas, with Decatur,

[166]

.

McDowell,

leads the refugees,

[94]

.

McLane,

Captain, one of Wayne's pickets,

[81]

.

Meigs,

Major, a commander under Arnold,

[22]

.

Midnight

surprise, a,

[77-89]

. See

[Stony Point]

.

Midwinter

campaign, a,

[18-35]

. See

[Arnold]

.

Minutemen,

the, of the Old North State,

[36]

.

Mississippi River,

the, Lafayette ascends,

[206]

.

Monmouth,

New Jersey, the battle of,

[200]

.

Wayne at,

[82]

.

the cowardice of Charles Lee at,

[105]

.

Monroe,

President, instructed to invite Lafayette as the nation's guest,

[202]

.

receives Lafayette at the White House,

[204]

.

Montgomery,

General,

[20]

.

joined by Arnold,

[30]

.

demands the surrender of Quebec,

[31]

.

despairs of the expedition,

[31]

.

leads the attack on Quebec,

[32]

.

the death of,

[33]

.

Monticello,

the home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virginia,

[124]

,

[214]

.

Montreal,

captured by Montgomery,

[30]

.

Sir Guy Carleton leaves,

[31]

.

Monument,

the, at Saratoga,

[18]

,

[122]

.

at Yorktown,

[137]

.

the statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan on, at Saratoga,

[18]

.

Arnold forfeits his place on, at Saratoga,

[18]

.

Morgan,

Daniel, the life of,

[105-122]

.

the statue of, at Saratoga, New York,

[18]

,

[122]

.

the statue of, at Spartanburg, South Carolina,

[122]

.

joins Arnold's expedition,

[21]

.

leads the advance in Arnold's expedition,

[22]

.

forced to surrender at Quebec,

[34]

.

the early life of,

[106]

.

enlists in the Virginia troops and serves as a teamster,

[106]

.

takes pride in his company and shows his skill as a boxer,

[107]

.

enlists as a teamster in Washington's regiment,

[107]

.

receives one hundred lashes,

[108]

.

makes his mark as a private,

[108]

.

drives no more army wagons,

[108]

.

receives the commission of an ensign,

[109]

.

severely wounded,

[109]

.

returns to his farm,

[110]

.

the marriage of,

[110]

.

marches to Cambridge,

[112]

.

at the siege of Quebec,

[113]

.

made a colonel,

[113]

.

at Freeman's Farm and at Saratoga,

[114]

.

leaves the army for a time,

[115]

.

rejoins the army in the South, under Gates,

[115]

.

made a brigadier general,

[115]

.

makes his plan for a battle with Tarleton,

[116]

.

makes his stand at Cowpens,

[116]

.

victorious at Cowpens,

[119]

.

marches to join General Greene,

[121]

.

retires from the army again,

[121]

.

takes part in the Virginia campaign of 1780,

[121]

.

the after life of,

[122]

.

the valor of, commemorated at Saratoga, New York, and at Spartanburg, South Carolina,

[122]

.

Morocco,

[156]

,

[158]

.

Morris, Gouverneur,

originator of our decimal system of money, attends the Philadelphia convention,

[146]

.

Morris, Lieutenant,

with Captain Hull on "Old Ironsides,"

[174]

,

[177]

.

Morris, Robert,

imprisoned for debt,

[143]

.

at the Philadelphia convention,

[146]

.

Morristown,

New Jersey, Morgan reports at,

[113]

.

Moultrie,

William, ordered to build a fort on Sullivan's Island,

[38]

.

visited by Charles Lee,

[39]

.

visited by the master of a privateer,

[40]

.

defends his fort,

[42]

.

encourages his men,

[45]

.

honored for his defense of Fort Sullivan,

[49]

.

the after life of,

[49]

.

Mount Vernon,

Washington's home,

[68-70]

,

[76]

,

[138]

.

visited by Lafayette in 1784,

[202]

.

visited by Lafayette in 1824,

[211]

.

Murfree,

Colonel, at Stony Point,

[86]

.

Murray

mansion, the, Washington's headquarters in 1776,

[50]

.

N

Napoleon,

England struggles against,

[185]

.

at Elba,

[186]

.

Nashville,

Tennessee, the riflemen of,

[189]

.

Lafayette visits,

[208]

.

Natural Bridge,

the, in Virginia, Washington throws to the top of,

[64]

.

Nelson, Governor,

of Virginia,

[132]

.

the house of,

[132]

,

[133]

,

[207]

.

called the "war governor,"

[133]

.

Nelson, Lord,

England's great admiral,

[41]

.

praises Decatur's deed in the Mediterranean,

[168]

.

New Jersey,

Trenton,

[77]

.

Monmouth,

[82]

.

Morristown,

[113]

.

"Old Ironsides," the home of Commodore Stewart,

[184]

.

Washington plans to go to Yorktown by way of,

[127]

.

New Orleans,

the battle of,

[185-198]

.

the events leading to the battle of,

[185]

.

foreign in character,

[187]

,

[189]

.

the British plan to capture,

[187]

.

the expedition sent against,

[187]

.

Jackson's headquarters in,

[188]

.

Jackson plans for the defense of,

[189]

.

the arrival of the riflemen at,

[189]

.

Jackson throws up earthworks below,

[190]

.

the night attack on the British below,

[190]

.

the beginning of the battle below,

[192]

.

a description of the battle of,

[194-196]

.

the British defeated at,

[196]

.

the retreat of the British after the battle of,

[197]

.

the sad part of the victory at,

[198]

.

Lafayette visits,

[206]

,

[208]

.

New Roof,

the,

[154]

.

New York,

the city of,

[143]

.

Lafayette at,

[203]

,

[209]

.

the state of,

[142]

,

[149]

.

Nolichucky River,

the, Sevier's home on,

[93]

.

Norfolk,

shelled and destroyed by a British fleet,

[36]

.

Norridgewock,

Maine, Arnold's army leaves,

[23]

.

North, Lord,

receives word of Cornwallis's surrender,

[136]

.

North State,

the

Old

, North Carolina,

[36]

,

[37]

,

[91]

.

O

O'Hara,

General, sent by Cornwallis to deliver up his sword,

[134]

.

Ohio,

the representation of, in Congress,

[149]

.

Ohio River,

the, Clark floats down,

[6]

.

Lafayette ascends,

[206]

.

Old Dominion,

the, Virginia,

[215]

.

Old Hickory's

Christmas,

[185-198]

. See

[New Orleans]

.

Old Ironsides,

[169-184]

. See

[Constitution, the frigate]

.

origin of the name,

[178]

.

Old North State,

the, North Carolina,

[36]

,

[37]

,

[91]

.

Old State House,

the, in Philadelphia, now called Independence Hall,

[145]

.

Orang-outangs,

Arnold's men resemble,

[30]

.

P

Pakenham,

Sir Edward, arrives at New Orleans on Christmas Day, 1814,

[191]

.

takes a look at the Americans,

[192]

.

killed in the battle of New Orleans,

[195]

.

Palmetto

logs, one way of using,

[36-49]

. See

[Fort Sullivan]

.

Parker,

Sir Peter, arrives at Cape Fear,

[37]

.

takes command of the combined British fleets and sails for Charleston,

[37]

.

delays his attack on Charleston,

[41]

.

attacks Fort Sullivan,

[42]

.

the fleet of, defeated,

[48]

.

Pasha

of Tripoli, the,

[156]

.

Patriot,

our greatest,

[62-76]

. See

[Washington]

.

spy, the,

[50-61]

. See

[Hale]

.

Peace,

the treaty of, with Great Britain signed in Paris, France, in September, 1783,

[138]

,

[202]

.

the treaty of, with Great Britain in 1814 was signed at Ghent, Belgium, on Christmas eve, 1814, about two weeks before the battle of New Orleans,

[198]

.

Pennsylvania

called on for volunteers,

[112]

.

Perry,

Commodore, the hero of the battle of Lake Erie,

[202]

.

Petersburg,

Lord Cornwallis arrives at,

[123]

.

Philadelphia,

the first Continental Congress at,

[140]

.

the second Continental Congress at,

[140]

.

the Constitution drafted at, in the Old State House,

[145]

.

the visit of Lafayette to,

[210]

.

Philadelphia, the frigate,

the burning of,

[156-168]

.

the events leading to the capture of,

[156-159]

.

towed into the harbor of Tripoli,

[159]

.

plans made for retaking,

[160]

.

Decatur's plan for the retaking of,

[161]

.

Decatur starts for the recapture of,

[162]

.

the capture and the burning of,

[166]

.

Phillips,

Samuel, carries Ferguson's threat to the backwoodsmen,

[92]

.

Pickens,

Andrew, a leader in the South,

[91]

.

at the battle of Cowpens,

[117]

.

Pinckneys,

the two brilliant, Charles and Thomas, of South Carolina, at the Philadelphia convention,

[146]

.

Pirates,

the, on the African coast,

[156]

,

[170]

.

Pitt, Fort,

[5]

. See the map in

[Chapter I]

.

Point Levi,

the arrival of Arnold at,

[29]

.

Pompey,

Wayne's guide at Stony Point,

[84]

.

Poor Richard's Almanac,

a quotation from,

[157]

.

Portland,

Maine, Lafayette visits,

[206]

.

Portsmouth,

New Hampshire, "Old Ironsides" at,

[183]

.

Lafayette visits,

[206]

.

Preble,

Commodore, in command of our fleet in the Mediterranean,

[158]

,

[161]

,

[172]

.

sails for Sicily,

[160]

.

the quick temper of,

[173]

.

Prescott, General,

captured by Colonel Barton,

[143]

.

Prescott, William,

at the battle of Bunker Hill,

[213]

.

Q

Quebec,

an expedition planned against,

[20]

.

the "Gibraltar of America,"

[30]

.

reached by Arnold's expedition,

[30]

.

the siege of,

[31]

.

the midnight attack on,

[32]

.

the siege of, raised,

[35]

.

Morgan at,

[34]

,

[111]

,

[113]

.

Quincy,

Massachusetts, Lafayette visits, to see John Adams,

[209]

.

R

Randolph,

Edmund, at the Philadelphia convention,

[147]

.

defends the Constitution,

[154]

.

Rappahannock River,

the, Washington throws across,

[64]

.

Rawdon,

Lord, in South Carolina,

[126]

.

Red Jacket,

the Indian chief, meets Lafayette,

[204]

.

Rennie,

Colonel, a British commander at the battle of New Orleans,

[195]

.

Representatives

in Congress,

[149]

.

Revere,

Paul, furnishes the copper used in "Old Ironsides,"

[172]

.

Rhode Island,

[142]

,

[147]

.

sends no delegates to Philadelphia,

[145]

.

the representation of, in Congress,

[149]

.

"Old Ironsides" at Newport,

[183]

.

Rutledge,

John, Governor, the character of,

[40]

.

sends powder to Fort Sullivan,

[46]

.

rewards Sergeant Jasper,

[48]

.

at the Philadelphia convention,

[146]

.

S

St. John's

gate at Quebec,

[35]

.

Saratoga,

New York, the monument at,

[18]

.

Burgoyne defeated at,

[114]

.

Morgan at,

[114]

.

Sartigan,

Canada, Arnold reaches,

[28]

.

Arnold's men arrive at,

[29]

.

Schoolmaster,

Hale disguised as a,

[56]

.

Schuyler,

General, the statue of, at Saratoga,

[18]

.

left the army for a time,

[115]

.

Scotch-Irish

in the South,

[92]

,

[93]

.

Senate,

the, or upper house of Congress,

[148]

,

[155]

.

Senators

in Congress,

[149]

.

Sevier,

Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen,

[93]

.

uses the county funds to buy supplies for the riflemen,

[94]

.

leads the right wing at King's Mountain,

[101]

.

Shannon,

the, a British frigate,

[174]

,

[175]

.

Shawnees,

the, Clark meets,

[10]

.

Shelby,

Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen,

[92]

,

[93]

.

leads a column of the riflemen at King's Mountain,

[101]

.

Sherman,

Roger, at the Philadelphia convention,

[146]

.

Sicily,

Commodore Preble sails to,

[100]

.

Siren,

the brig, accompanies Decatur to Tripoli,

[162]

,

[163]

.

Slave

question, the, in framing the Constitution,

[149-151]

.

South, the,

a blow aimed at, by the British,

[36]

.

British success in,

[90]

.

the patriot leaders in,

[91]

.

the brutality of the British in,

[91]

.

South Carolina,

overrun by the British,

[90]

.

protests against abolishing slavery,

[150]

.

Spy,

the patriot,

[50-61]

. See

[Hale]

.

Stark,

John, defeats the British at Bennington, Vermont,

[105]

.

leaves the army for a time,

[115]

.

Stewart,

Charles, in command of the frigate Constitution,

[182]

.

the death of,

[184]

.

Stony Point,

on the Hudson River, the capture of, by Wayne,

[77-89]

.

the British capture and fortify,

[78]

.

Washington plans to attack,

[79]

.

a description of,

[79]

.

a description of the fortifications of,

[80]

.

the "little Gibraltar,"

[80]

.

Wayne appointed commander of the expedition against,

[80]

.

Wayne's march to,

[82]

.

Wayne's plan of attack on,

[84]

.

the attack on,

[85]

.

the capture of,

[86]

.

the capture of, announced to Washington,

[88]

.

Sullivan, Fort,

the defense of,

[36-49]

. See

[Fort Sullivan]

.

Sumter, Fort,

[43]

.

Sumter,

Thomas, General, a leader in the South,

[91]

.

still alive in 1824,

[203]

.

Surprise,

a midnight,

[77-89]

. See

[Stony Point]

.

Sycamore Shoals,

[94]

.

the backwoodsmen meet at,

[95]

.

Syracuse,

Sicily. Commodore Preble sails to,

[160]

.

Decatur sails from,

[162]

.

T

Tallmadge,

Major, questions André,

[61]

.

Tarleton,

Colonel, the brutality of, in the South,

[91]

.

defeated at Cowpens,

[118]

,

[119]

.

and the two young ladies,

[120]

.

in the Yorktown campaign,

[124]

.

Teamster,

the old,

[105-122]

. See

[Morgan]

.

Thaxter,

Rev. Joseph, at Bunker Hill,

[213]

.

Thompson,

Colonel, and his sharpshooters aid Moultrie,

[41]

,

[44]

.

Tilghman,

Colonel, informs Congress of Cornwallis's surrender,

[136]

.

Tompkins,

Daniel, Vice President of the United States, entertains Lafayette in 1824,

[203]

.

Tories,

the, at "Mother Chick's,"

[57]

.

in the South,

[91]

,

[92]

,

[97]

,

[99]

,

[100]

,

[102]

.

Trade,

free, between the states,

[151]

.

Trenton,

New Jersey, the British defeated at,

[77]

.

Tripoli,

[156-168]

,

[173]

,

[180]

,

[184]

.

Trumbull,

"The Surrender of Cornwallis" painted by,

[133]

.

Tryon,

William, the hated, a British general,

[78]

.

Tunis,

[156]

.

Twelve Mile

carrying place, the,

[22]

.

Enos reaches the,

[23]

.

U

United Colonies,

the,

[141]

.

United States,

the frigate, commanded by Decatur,

[158]

.

United States of America, the,

[154]

.

the Constitution of,

[155]

. See

[Constitution]

.

the growth of,

[202]

.

University of Virginia,

the, Lafayette entertained at,

[214]

.

V

Valley Forge,

Pennsylvania, Lafayette at,

[200]

.

the patriots suffer greatly at,

[200]

.

Vernon, Mount,

Washington's home,

[68]

.

the slaves at,

[70]

.

the hospitality at,

[71]

,

[76]

.

Washington retires to,

[138]

.

Lafayette's visits to,

[202]

,

[211]

.

Verplanck's Point,

on the Hudson River, the British fortify,

[78]

.

Victory,

the final,

[123-137]

. See

[Yorktown campaign]

.

Ville de Paris,

the flagship of De Grasse,

[129]

.

Villeré,

Major, informs Jackson of the approach of the British,

[188]

.

Vincennes,

the hero of,

[1-17]

. See

[Clark]

.

Virginia,

in the struggle with Great Britain,

[2]

,

[5]

.

aids Clark,

[3]

,

[5]

.

called on for volunteers,

[112]

.

takes the lead in sending delegates to Philadelphia,

[145]

.

the University of, Lafayette visits,

[214]

.

Vulture,

the, a British war ship at Stony Point,

[87]

.

W

Wabash River,

the

Little,

Clark crosses,

[12]

.

Wabash River,

the, Clark crosses,

[13]

.

Wagoner,

the old,

[105-122]

. See

[Morgan]

.

Warner,

James, and his wife with Arnold's expedition to Quebec,

[22]

,

[26]

.

Washington, Lafayette

received by President Monroe at,

[204]

.

Lafayette's farewell dinner at,

[215]

.

Washington, George,

in the Revolution,

[2]

.

takes command of the patriots at Cambridge, Massachusetts,

[19]

.

meets Benedict Arnold,

[19]

.

confers with his officers at the Murray mansion,

[50]

.

gives Hale his orders,

[53]

.

informed of Hale's execution,

[61]

.

our greatest patriot,

[62-76]

.

the personal appearance of,

[63]

.

the strength of,

[64]

.

likes dancing,

[65]

.

eats simple food,

[66]

.

fond of fine clothes,

[66]

.

a fine horseman,

[67]

.

methodical in business,

[68]

.

owns much land,

[69]

,

[70]

.

dislikes slaves,

[70]

.

the generosity of,

[71]

.

attends the meeting at Newburgh, New York,

[72]

.

the appearance of, on his first visit to Congress, described by an eyewitness,

[73]

.

the formal receptions of,

[74]

.

the state dinners of,

[75]

.

the greatness of,

[76]

.

a hard nut to crack, says General Clinton,

[77]

.

plans an attack on Stony Point,

[79]

,

[81]

.

visits Stony Point,

[88]

.

famous men gathered about, in the siege of Boston,

[105]

.

meets Daniel Morgan,

[112]

.

in the Yorktown campaign,

[123-136]

.

bids farewell to his generals,

[138]

.

retires to Mount Vernon,

[138]

.

the "legacy" of, to the American people,

[140]

.

works at the problem of our national existence,

[143]

.

attends the Philadelphia convention,

[145]

.

made president of the Philadelphia convention,

[147]

.

holds the Philadelphia convention to its duty,

[148]

.

signs the Constitution,

[152]

.

the first President of the United States,

[155]

.

Lafayette serves under,

[200]

.

Lafayette visits, at Mount Vernon,

[202]

.

tomb of, at Mount Vernon,

[211]

.

Washington, William,

at the battle of Cowpens,

[117-119]

.

in a hand to hand fight with Tarleton,

[120]

.

"knows how to make his mark,"

[120]

.

Wayne,

Anthony, the personal appearance of,

[80]

.

chosen to attack Stony Point,

[80]

.

at Germantown and at Monmouth,

[82]

.

the march of, to Stony Point,

[82]

.

reads his order of battle at Stony Point,

[83]

.

writes to a friend at Philadelphia,

[83]

.

leads the attack on Stony Point,

[85]

.

wounded in the head,

[86]

.

captures the fort,

[87]

.

writes a letter to Washington,

[88]

.

in the Yorktown campaign,

[121]

,

[124]

.

Webster,

Daniel, speaks at the dedication of the Bunker Hill Monument,

[214]

.

Wellington,

the Duke of, a British general,

[186]

.

called the "Iron Duke,"

[187]

.

West Point,

the Americans at,

[78]

,

[125]

.

Washington's headquarters at,

[127]

.

Wilson,

James, the learned lawyer, at the Philadelphia convention,

[146]

.

Winchester,

Virginia,

[108]

.

Wolfe

captures Quebec in 1759,

[30]

.

Worcester,

Massachusetts, Lafayette visits,

[206]

.

Y

Yorktown,

the monument at,

[137]

.

the visit of Lafayette to,

[207]

.

Yorktown campaign,

the,

[123-137]

.

the state of affairs in the South before,

[123]

.

the first move of Cornwallis in,

[124]

.

made possible by the aid of a French fleet,

[125]

.

planned by Washington,

[126]

.

Washington's first move in,

[128]

.

the Continental and French troops march to take part in,

[128]

.

Clinton awakens to the importance of,

[130]

.

De Grasse aids in, with a large fleet,

[130]

.

the siege in,

[132]

.

Cornwallis surrenders in,

[134]

.

the effect of the victory in, upon King George and his ministers,

[136]

,

[137]

.

THE END