INDEX
Adair,
John, the historic reply of, to Colonel Sevier,
.
Adams, John,
abroad,
.
the first Vice President of the United States,
.
the visit of Lafayette to, at Quincy, Massachusetts,
.
Adams, John Quincy,
gives Lafayette a farewell dinner at the White House,
.
Adams, Samuel,
stays at home,
.
Alexandria,
Virginia, Washington attends dances at,
.
Algerine
pirates, the, in the Atlantic,
.
Ames,
Fisher, defends the Constitution,
.
André,
Major, the British spy,
.
Annapolis,
delegates meet at,
.
Anti-Federalists,
the,
.
Arnold,
Benedict,
.
forfeits his place on the monument at Saratoga,
.
sends spies into Canada,
.
given command of the expedition to Quebec, in 1776,
.
leaves Cambridge,
.
given an ovation at Newburyport,
.
reaches the Kennebec,
.
feasted at Fort Western,
.
divides his army,
.
ascends the Dead River,
.
deserted by Colonel Enos,
.
reaches the Chaudière River,
.
crosses Lake Megantic,
.
starts down the Chaudière River,
.
reaches Sartigan,
.
arrives at Point Levi,
.
before Quebec,
.
joins Montgomery,
.
leads the attack on Quebec and is wounded,
.
in the hospital,
.
lays siege to Quebec,
.
hears from Washington,
.
the death knell to the hopes of,
.
in Virginia,
.
Articles of Confederation, the,
.
the defects of,
.
B
Bailey,
Abigail, married to Daniel Morgan,
.
Bainbridge,
William,
,
.
in command of the Constitution,
.
Barbary
pirates, the,
,
,
.
Barton,
Colonel, captures General Prescott,
.
imprisoned for debt,
.
Bateaux,
built for Arnold's expedition,
.
Bay State,
the, Massachusetts,
,
,
.
Beekman
mansion, the, Hale a captive of Howe at,
,
.
Bennington,
Vermont, John Stark defeats the British at,
.
Boone,
Daniel,
,
.
Bowditch,
Dr., an anecdote of,
.
Braddock,
General, defeated by the French and Indians, in 1755,
.
Brazil,
"Old Ironsides" destroys the British frigate Java off the coast of,
.
Bristol,
the, a British man-of-war,
.
Buford,
used as a watchword,
.
Bunker Hill,
the battle of, awakens in Lafayette an interest in us,
.
Lafayette visits,
.
Burgoyne,
marches down the valley of the Hudson,
.
defeated at Freeman's Farm and at Saratoga,
.
Burr,
Aaron,
.
C
Cahokia,
a Creole village in the country of the Illinois Indians,
.
Calhoun,
John C., favors making war on Great Britain,
.
Cambridge,
Massachusetts, Arnold's expedition leaves,
.
Washington's headquarters at, in the Craigie house,
.
Morgan marches to,
.
Camden,
defeat of Gates at,
.
Campbell, Lord,
royal governor of South Carolina,
.
injured in the attack on Fort Sullivan,
.
Campbell, William,
rallies the backwoodsmen,
.
leads the advance at King's Mountain,
.
Canada,
extending to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,
. See the map in
.
the "back door,"
.
the winters of,
,
.
Cape Fear River,
the, Clinton sails for,
.
Carleton,
Sir Guy,
.
leaves Montreal and slips into Quebec,
.
fortifies Quebec,
.
Carolina,
the, throws shells into the British camp,
.
Carroll,
Colonel, with his riflemen arrives from Nashville,
.
in the battle of New Orleans,
.
Carrying
places, work at the,
.
Catalano,
the Sicilian pilot, used by Decatur,
,
.
Cedars,
The, Hale passes a night at,
.
Champlain, Lake,
Lafayette visits,
.
Charleston,
attack on, planned by the British,
.
the patriots prepare for the defense of,
.
Charleston Harbor,
Sullivan's Island near,
.
Charlestown,
a part of Boston, "Old Ironsides" lies in the navy yard at,
,
,
.
Charlotte,
North Carolina, Gates flees to,
.
Chaudière River,
the, an army to enter Canada by,
.
Arnold's army scattered along,
.
the perils of,
.
Chesapeake Bay,
De Grasse headed for,
.
De Grasse reaches,
.
the patriot armies march to,
.
Clinton sends a fleet to,
.
Admiral Graves forced to withdraw from,
.
De Grasse gets control of,
.
Lafayette returns to France by,
.
Chick,
Mother, the tavern of,
.
Clark, Captain,
at Bunker Hill,
.
Clark, George Rogers,
.
starts for Kentucky,
.
tramps back to Virginia,
,
.
receives help from Virginia,
.
plans great deeds,
.
sends out spies,
.
appointed colonel,
.
helped by Jefferson and Madison,
.
starts down the Ohio,
.
begins his march to Kaskaskia,
.
interrupts the dance,
.
captures Kaskaskia,
.
makes friends of the Creoles,
.
shows the kind of man he is,
.
visited by Indians,
.
shows his contempt for the Indians,
.
an incident showing the boldness of,
.
decides to recapture Vincennes,
.
starts for Vincennes,
.
shows brave leadership,
.
makes a speech to his men,
.
captures an Indian canoe,
.
captures a Creole hunter,
.
reaches Vincennes,
.
punishes some Indians,
.
captures Vincennes,
.
Clay,
Henry, favors making war on Great Britain,
.
Cleveland,
Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen,
.
given the supreme command at King's Mountain,
.
leads the left wing at King's Mountain,
.
Clinton,
Sir Henry,
.
sails for the Cape Fear River,
.
at the attack on Fort Sullivan,
.
receives orders to bring "Mr. Washington" to a decisive action,
.
makes raids along the coast,
.
hears of the capture of Stony Point,
.
at Charleston,
.
hoodwinked by Washington,
.
sails for Yorktown,
,
.
Coffee,
Colonel, and his mounted riflemen at New Orleans,
.
Commerce
controlled by Congress,
.
Common Sense,
a pamphlet by Thomas Paine,
.
Compromises,
the three, in framing the Constitution,
.
Confederation,
the Articles of,
.
the defects of the Articles of,
.
Congress,
sends General Gates to the South,
.
believed in by the people of the South,
.
calls for ten companies,
.
gives thanks for the surrender of Cornwallis,
.
the national, erects a monument at Yorktown,
.
the weakness of,
,
.
the first Continental,
.
the second Continental,
.
submits the Constitution to the states,
.
Connecticut,
,
,
,
.
Constitution, the,
the framing of,
.
the state of the country before,
.
the convention meets to frame,
.
the noted men who helped frame,
,
.
the three compromises in framing,
.
Washington signs,
.
the witty remark of Franklin about,
.
the discussions over the adoption of, by the Federalists and by the Anti-Federalists,
,
.
the rejoicings over the adoption of,
.
Gladstone's opinion of,
.
Constitution, the frigate,
commanded by Preble,
.
the history of,
.
the poem on, by Oliver Wendell Holmes,
.
built in Boston,
.
a description of,
.
sport made of, by British naval officers,
.
the launching of,
.
the battle of, before Tripoli,
.
the escape of, from a British fleet,
.
the battle of, with the Guerrière,
.
the battle of, with the Java,
.
the battle of, with the Cyane and the Levant,
.
the after history of,
.
Constitution Wharf,
in Boston,
.
Continentals,
the ragged,
,
,
.
Cornwallis,
Lord, given the command in the South,
.
marches north to Virginia,
,
.
attempts to crush Lafayette,
.
retreats to Yorktown,
.
attempts to escape from Yorktown,
.
attempts to break through the American lines,
.
forced to surrender,
.
the surrender of, announced in Philadelphia,
.
Cowpens,
the battle of,
.
Craigie
house, the, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, becomes Washington's headquarters,
.
Creole
villages, the, north of the Ohio River,
,
,
,
.
Creoles,
the, at New Orleans,
.
Crisis,
the,
. See
.
Cunningham,
the cruelty of, to Hale,
,
.
Custis,
the adopted son of Washington,
.
Custis, Nellie,
Washington's ward,
.
Cyane,
the, a British frigate, destroyed by "Old Ironsides,"
,
.
D
Dale,
Commodore, sent to the Mediterranean Sea,
.
captures a Tripolitan war ship,
.
Daring
exploit, a,
. See
.
Davie,
William, a leader in the South,
.
Dayton,
Jonathan, of New Jersey, at the Philadelphia convention,
.
Dearborn,
Captain, kills his fine dog,
.
Decatur,
Stephen,
.
chosen to destroy the Philadelphia,
.
calls for volunteers,
.
sails for Tripoli,
.
boards the Philadelphia and sets her on fire,
,
.
the promotion of,
.
how received by Commodore Preble,
.
Deckhard
rifle, the, used in the South,
.
Declaration of Independence, the,
,
,
,
.
De Grasse,
receives orders to act with Washington,
.
headed for Chesapeake Bay,
.
defeats the British fleet and controls Chesapeake Bay,
.
at the blockade of Yorktown,
.
Delaware,
the representation of, in Congress,
.
the first to adopt the Constitution,
.
De Peyster,
Colonel, the bravery of,
.
Detroit, Fort,
Hamilton's headquarters,
,
. See the map in
.
Dickinson,
John, at the Philadelphia convention,
.
Dinwiddie,
governor of Virginia,
.
Doak,
Rev. Samuel, invokes a blessing before the march to King's Mountain,
.
Dragoons,
the defeat of the red,
. See
.
Du Loup River,
the, Arnold's men cross,
.
Dunmore,
Lord, driven from Virginia,
.
E
Ellsworth,
Oliver, at the Philadelphia convention,
.
Enos,
Colonel,
,
.
deserts Arnold,
.
Enterprise,
the, fights a Tripolitan man-of-war,
.
Experiment,
the, a British man-of-war,
.
F
Farragut,
Admiral,
.
Federalist,
the,
.
Federalists,
the,
.
Ferguson,
Colonel, character of,
.
enlists Tories and raids the Carolinas,
.
threatens the backwoodsmen,
.
the rally of the backwoodsmen to attack,
.
retreats before the backwoodsmen,
.
makes a stand at King's Mountain,
.
defeated at King's Mountain,
.
the death of, at King's Mountain,
.
Fish,
Nicholas, with Lafayette at Yorktown,
.
Fiske,
John, the historian,
,
.
Fort Detroit,
Hamilton's headquarters,
,
. See the map in
.
Fort Pitt,
5. See the map in
.
Fort Sullivan,
the defense of,
.
built of palmetto logs,
.
the mounting of cannon in,
.
visited by General Lee,
.
Lee advises the surrender of,
,
.
the British plan of attack on,
.
the attack on,
.
the repulse of the British attack on,
.
the moral effect of the defense of,
.
Fort Sumter,
.
France,
the king of, promises us aid,
.
Franklin and Holston
settlements, now Tennessee,
.
Franklin, Benjamin,
at the Philadelphia convention,
.
work of, in framing the Constitution,
,
.
the witty remark of, about the Constitution,
.
a quotation from the almanac of,
.
aids Lafayette,
.
Frederick the Great
of Prussia, friendly to us,
.
Freeman's Farm,
Burgoyne defeated at,
.
French Canadians,
the, help Arnold,
.
French fleet,
the, under De Grasse,
. See
.
French villages,
the, north of the Ohio River,
,
,
.
G
Gates,
General, the statue of, at Saratoga,
.
sent to take command in the South,
.
defeated at Camden, South Carolina,
.
the character of,
,
.
George,
King, receives word of Cornwallis's surrender,
.
Georgia,
overrun by the British,
.
protests against abolishing slavery,
.
Germantown,
Pennsylvania, Wayne at,
.
Gerry,
Elbridge, at the Philadelphia convention,
.
Gibault,
Father, aids Clark,
.
Gibbs,
General, leads the British at New Orleans,
.
severely wounded,
.
Gibraltar,
Dacres gives Hull a dinner at,
.
Gibraltar of America,
the, Quebec,
,
.
the little, Stony Point,
,
.
Gilmer,
Enoch, spies out Ferguson,
.
Gladstone,
William Ewart, how the Constitution was regarded by,
.
Gloucester,
Virginia, Cornwallis plans to escape by way of,
.
Graves,
Admiral, forced to withdraw from Chesapeake Bay,
.
Greene,
Nathanael,
.
Washington's right-hand man,
.
the ability of,
.
left the army for a time,
.
defeated at Guilford, North Carolina,
.
the death of,
.
Grier,
Sergeant, and his wife, with Arnold's expedition to Quebec,
,
.
Guerrière,
the, a British frigate, destroyed by "Old Ironsides,"
.
Guilford,
North Carolina, Lord Cornwallis defeats Greene at,
.
H
Hale,
Nathan, the patriot spy,
.
volunteers to serve as a spy,
.
receives his instructions from Washington,
.
the parentage and the home of,
.
the boyhood of,
.
the education of,
.
teaches school in New London, Connecticut,
.
bids his pupils farewell,
.
starts for Cambridge,
.
the diary of,
.
disguises himself,
.
returns in safety from the British lines, but puts up at "Mother Chick's,"
.
arrested,
.
taken to New York,
.
condemned to die,
.
the dying speech of,
.
hanged,
.
Hamilton, Alexander,
the address of, at Annapolis,
.
at the Philadelphia convention,
.
defends the Constitution,
.
Hamilton, Henry,
the "hair buyer,"
.
stirs up the savages,
.
recaptures Vincennes,
.
surrenders Vincennes to Clark,
.
Hampton Roads,
Virginia, De Grasse in,
.
Harlem Heights,
the patriots retreat to,
.
Harrod,
James, one of the leaders in Kentucky,
.
Hartford,
Connecticut, Lafayette visits,
,
.
Hartt,
the naval yard of, in Boston,
.
Harvard College,
Lafayette attends commencement at,
.
Heights of Abraham,
the, Arnold climbs to,
.
Wolfe climbs to, in 1759,
.
Helm,
Captain, a prisoner at Vincennes,
.
Henry,
Patrick, aids Clark,
.
does not attend the Philadelphia convention,
.
Hero's
welcome, a,
. See
.
Hessians,
the, the "ragged Continentals" meet, at Trenton,
.
Wayne meets, at Germantown,
.
march with Burgoyne,
.
Morgan's men a terror to,
.
Highlanders,
Scotch, in the battle of New Orleans,
.
the backwoodsmen compared to a clan of,
.
Holmes,
Oliver Wendell, saves "Old Ironsides,"
.
at Harvard College,
.
Holston
settlements, the, now a part of Tennessee,
,
.
Hood,
Admiral, at Chesapeake Bay,
.
Horseshoe Plain,
the, Clark crosses,
.
Howard,
Colonel, commands the Continentals at Cowpens,
.
Howe,
General, Hale brought before,
.
evacuates Boston,
.
Hudson River,
the,
,
.
Lafayette visits,
,
.
Hull, Colonel,
.
Hull, Isaac,
Captain, in command of the Constitution,
.
has an "interview" with Dacres,
.
at Gibraltar,
.
Humphreys,
Mr., of Philadelphia, the builder of "Old Ironsides,"
.
I
Illinois
Indians, the, the country of,
,
. See the map in
.
Imprisonment
for debt,
.
Independence Hall,
the Old State House in Philadelphia,
.
Intrepid,
the, used by Decatur to destroy the Philadelphia,
.
Ironsides, Old,
. See
.
J
Jacataqua,
the Indian girl, joins Arnold's expedition to Quebec,
.
acts as guide, and cares for the sick and the injured,
.
Jackson,
Andrew, in command at New Orleans,
.
hears of the advance of the British,
.
prepares to defend New Orleans,
.
attacks the British by night,
.
throws up earthworks,
.
at the battle of New Orleans,
.
wins a remarkable victory,
.
the after history of,
.
James River,
the,
,
.
Jasper,
William, the heroism of,
.
Java,
the, destroyed by "Old Ironsides,"
.
the wheel of, fitted on "Old Ironsides,"
.
Jay,
John, defends the Constitution,
.
Jefferson,
Thomas, the narrow escape of, from Tarleton,
.
abroad,
.
President of the United States, a man of peace,
,
.
visited by Lafayette,
.
Jones,
one of Jackson's officers, guards Lake Borgne and is killed,
.
K
Kaskaskia,
.
Keane,
General, leads the British at New Orleans,
.
severely wounded,
.
Kentucky,
the founding of Lexington,
.
the pioneers in,
,
.
the fighting in, "the dark and bloody ground,"
.
King,
Rufus, at the Philadelphia convention,
.
King's Ferry,
on the Hudson River, the British get the control of,
.
King's Mountain,
the battle of,
.
the state of affairs before the battle of,
.
the rally of the backwoodsmen before the battle of,
.
the march of the pioneers to,
.
the plan of the battle of,
.
the battle of,
.
the victory of the backwoodsmen at,
,
.
the effect of the victory at,
.
Knowlton,
Colonel,
.
interviews his officers,
.
Knox,
Henry, an American general,
,
.
L
Lafayette,
in the Yorktown campaign,
,
,
.
hears of our struggle for independence,
.
arrives in this country,
.
serves under Washington,
.
returns to France,
.
returns to America with the king's pledge of help,
.
returns to France, but remembers us,
.
visits America in 1784,
.
visits us again in 1824,
.
the admiration of our people for,
.
the personal appearance of,
.
the interview of, with Red Jacket,
.
the receptions given to, from New York to Boston,
.
the tour of, through the United States,
.
visits Yorktown,
.
visits New Orleans,
.
visits other towns and cities,
.
goes to Mount Vernon,
.
at Boston and Bunker Hill,
.
the formal reception of, at Washington,
.
returns to France,
.
Lafayette, George Washington,
visits us with his father in 1824,
.
Lafitte,
the "Pirate of the Gulf," aids Jackson,
.
Lake Borgne,
near New Orleans, the British cross,
.
Lambert, Henry,
Captain, commander of the British frigate Java,
.
mortally wounded,
.
Lambert, John,
General, leads the British reserve at New Orleans,
.
retreats from New Orleans and sails for England,
.
Langdon,
John, at the Philadelphia convention,
.
Lawrence,
James, with Decatur,
,
.
Ledge Falls,
Greene's division reaches,
.
Enos turns back at,
.
Lee, Charles,
advises the abandoning of Fort Sullivan,
,
.
the character of,
.
the cowardice of, at Monmouth,
.
Lee, Henry,
or "Light-Horse Harry," defends the Constitution,
.
Levant,
the, a British sloop of war, destroyed by "Old Ironsides,"
,
.
Levi,
Point, the arrival of Arnold at,
.
Lewis,
Lawrence, Washington's favorite nephew,
.
Lexington, Kentucky,
the origin of the name,
.
Lexington, Massachusetts,
the Revolution begins at,
,
,
,
.
Lincoln,
General, surrenders Charleston,
,
.
receives Cornwallis's sword,
.
Little Wabash,
the, Clark crosses,
.
Long Island, New York,
the patriots defeated in the battle of,
.
Hale enters, in disguise,
.
Long Island, South Carolina,
north of Sullivan's Island,
,
.
Long Knives,
the, the backwoodsmen called,
,
.
Louisiana,
the, an American war vessel, blows Sir Edward's sugar barrels to pieces,
.
Lower house,
the, of Congress, or House of Representatives,
,
,
.
Lower Town,
the, at Quebec, Arnold's men attack,
.
M
Madeira Islands,
the, "Old Ironsides" fights a great battle near,
.
Madison,
James, of Virginia,
.
"Father of the Constitution,"
.
hated slavery,
.
defends the Constitution,
.
President of the United States, a man of peace,
.
Maltese
sailors, Decatur's sailors dressed like,
,
.
Manhattan Island,
the patriots retire from,
.
Map,
a, showing the line of Clark's march,
.
of Arnold's route to Quebec,
.
of the military operations in the Carolinas,
.
Marion,
Francis, a leader in the South,
.
Marseillaise, The,
the national hymn of France,
.
Marshall,
John, defends the Constitution,
.
Martha's Vineyard,
.
Maryland
called on for volunteers,
.
Mason,
George, of Virginia, opposed to slavery,
.
McDaniel,
an anecdote of,
.
McDonough,
Thomas, with Decatur,
.
McDowell,
leads the refugees,
.
McLane,
Captain, one of Wayne's pickets,
.
Meigs,
Major, a commander under Arnold,
.
Midnight
surprise, a,
. See
.
Midwinter
campaign, a,
. See
.
Minutemen,
the, of the Old North State,
.
Mississippi River,
the, Lafayette ascends,
.
Monmouth,
New Jersey, the battle of,
.
Wayne at,
.
the cowardice of Charles Lee at,
.
Monroe,
President, instructed to invite Lafayette as the nation's guest,
.
receives Lafayette at the White House,
.
Montgomery,
General,
.
joined by Arnold,
.
demands the surrender of Quebec,
.
despairs of the expedition,
.
leads the attack on Quebec,
.
the death of,
.
Monticello,
the home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virginia,
,
.
Montreal,
captured by Montgomery,
.
Sir Guy Carleton leaves,
.
Monument,
the, at Saratoga,
,
.
at Yorktown,
.
the statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan on, at Saratoga,
.
Arnold forfeits his place on, at Saratoga,
.
Morgan,
Daniel, the life of,
.
the statue of, at Saratoga, New York,
,
.
the statue of, at Spartanburg, South Carolina,
.
joins Arnold's expedition,
.
leads the advance in Arnold's expedition,
.
forced to surrender at Quebec,
.
the early life of,
.
enlists in the Virginia troops and serves as a teamster,
.
takes pride in his company and shows his skill as a boxer,
.
enlists as a teamster in Washington's regiment,
.
receives one hundred lashes,
.
makes his mark as a private,
.
drives no more army wagons,
.
receives the commission of an ensign,
.
severely wounded,
.
returns to his farm,
.
the marriage of,
.
marches to Cambridge,
.
at the siege of Quebec,
.
made a colonel,
.
at Freeman's Farm and at Saratoga,
.
leaves the army for a time,
.
rejoins the army in the South, under Gates,
.
made a brigadier general,
.
makes his plan for a battle with Tarleton,
.
makes his stand at Cowpens,
.
victorious at Cowpens,
.
marches to join General Greene,
.
retires from the army again,
.
takes part in the Virginia campaign of 1780,
.
the after life of,
.
the valor of, commemorated at Saratoga, New York, and at Spartanburg, South Carolina,
.
Morocco,
,
.
Morris, Gouverneur,
originator of our decimal system of money, attends the Philadelphia convention,
.
Morris, Lieutenant,
with Captain Hull on "Old Ironsides,"
,
.
Morris, Robert,
imprisoned for debt,
.
at the Philadelphia convention,
.
Morristown,
New Jersey, Morgan reports at,
.
Moultrie,
William, ordered to build a fort on Sullivan's Island,
.
visited by Charles Lee,
.
visited by the master of a privateer,
.
defends his fort,
.
encourages his men,
.
honored for his defense of Fort Sullivan,
.
the after life of,
.
Mount Vernon,
Washington's home,
,
,
.
visited by Lafayette in 1784,
.
visited by Lafayette in 1824,
.
Murfree,
Colonel, at Stony Point,
.
Murray
mansion, the, Washington's headquarters in 1776,
.
N
Napoleon,
England struggles against,
.
at Elba,
.
Nashville,
Tennessee, the riflemen of,
.
Lafayette visits,
.
Natural Bridge,
the, in Virginia, Washington throws to the top of,
.
Nelson, Governor,
of Virginia,
.
the house of,
,
,
.
called the "war governor,"
.
Nelson, Lord,
England's great admiral,
.
praises Decatur's deed in the Mediterranean,
.
New Jersey,
Trenton,
.
Monmouth,
.
Morristown,
.
"Old Ironsides," the home of Commodore Stewart,
.
Washington plans to go to Yorktown by way of,
.
New Orleans,
the battle of,
.
the events leading to the battle of,
.
foreign in character,
,
.
the British plan to capture,
.
the expedition sent against,
.
Jackson's headquarters in,
.
Jackson plans for the defense of,
.
the arrival of the riflemen at,
.
Jackson throws up earthworks below,
.
the night attack on the British below,
.
the beginning of the battle below,
.
a description of the battle of,
.
the British defeated at,
.
the retreat of the British after the battle of,
.
the sad part of the victory at,
.
Lafayette visits,
,
.
New Roof,
the,
.
New York,
the city of,
.
Lafayette at,
,
.
the state of,
,
.
Nolichucky River,
the, Sevier's home on,
.
Norfolk,
shelled and destroyed by a British fleet,
.
Norridgewock,
Maine, Arnold's army leaves,
.
North, Lord,
receives word of Cornwallis's surrender,
.
North State,
the
Old
, North Carolina,
,
,
.
O
O'Hara,
General, sent by Cornwallis to deliver up his sword,
.
Ohio,
the representation of, in Congress,
.
Ohio River,
the, Clark floats down,
.
Lafayette ascends,
.
Old Dominion,
the, Virginia,
.
Old Hickory's
Christmas,
. See
.
Old Ironsides,
. See
.
origin of the name,
.
Old North State,
the, North Carolina,
,
,
.
Old State House,
the, in Philadelphia, now called Independence Hall,
.
Orang-outangs,
Arnold's men resemble,
.
P
Pakenham,
Sir Edward, arrives at New Orleans on Christmas Day, 1814,
.
takes a look at the Americans,
.
killed in the battle of New Orleans,
.
Palmetto
logs, one way of using,
. See
.
Parker,
Sir Peter, arrives at Cape Fear,
.
takes command of the combined British fleets and sails for Charleston,
.
delays his attack on Charleston,
.
attacks Fort Sullivan,
.
the fleet of, defeated,
.
Pasha
of Tripoli, the,
.
Patriot,
our greatest,
. See
.
spy, the,
. See
.
Peace,
the treaty of, with Great Britain signed in Paris, France, in September, 1783,
,
.
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,
.
Pennsylvania
called on for volunteers,
.
Perry,
Commodore, the hero of the battle of Lake Erie,
.
Petersburg,
Lord Cornwallis arrives at,
.
Philadelphia,
the first Continental Congress at,
.
the second Continental Congress at,
.
the Constitution drafted at, in the Old State House,
.
the visit of Lafayette to,
.
Philadelphia, the frigate,
the burning of,
.
the events leading to the capture of,
.
towed into the harbor of Tripoli,
.
plans made for retaking,
.
Decatur's plan for the retaking of,
.
Decatur starts for the recapture of,
.
the capture and the burning of,
.
Phillips,
Samuel, carries Ferguson's threat to the backwoodsmen,
.
Pickens,
Andrew, a leader in the South,
.
at the battle of Cowpens,
.
Pinckneys,
the two brilliant, Charles and Thomas, of South Carolina, at the Philadelphia convention,
.
Pirates,
the, on the African coast,
,
.
Pitt, Fort,
. See the map in
.
Point Levi,
the arrival of Arnold at,
.
Pompey,
Wayne's guide at Stony Point,
.
Poor Richard's Almanac,
a quotation from,
.
Portland,
Maine, Lafayette visits,
.
Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, "Old Ironsides" at,
.
Lafayette visits,
.
Preble,
Commodore, in command of our fleet in the Mediterranean,
,
,
.
sails for Sicily,
.
the quick temper of,
.
Prescott, General,
captured by Colonel Barton,
.
Prescott, William,
at the battle of Bunker Hill,
.
Q
Quebec,
an expedition planned against,
.
the "Gibraltar of America,"
.
reached by Arnold's expedition,
.
the siege of,
.
the midnight attack on,
.
the siege of, raised,
.
Morgan at,
,
,
.
Quincy,
Massachusetts, Lafayette visits, to see John Adams,
.
R
Randolph,
Edmund, at the Philadelphia convention,
.
defends the Constitution,
.
Rappahannock River,
the, Washington throws across,
.
Rawdon,
Lord, in South Carolina,
.
Red Jacket,
the Indian chief, meets Lafayette,
.
Rennie,
Colonel, a British commander at the battle of New Orleans,
.
Representatives
in Congress,
.
Revere,
Paul, furnishes the copper used in "Old Ironsides,"
.
Rhode Island,
,
.
sends no delegates to Philadelphia,
.
the representation of, in Congress,
.
"Old Ironsides" at Newport,
.
Rutledge,
John, Governor, the character of,
.
sends powder to Fort Sullivan,
.
rewards Sergeant Jasper,
.
at the Philadelphia convention,
.
S
St. John's
gate at Quebec,
.
Saratoga,
New York, the monument at,
.
Burgoyne defeated at,
.
Morgan at,
.
Sartigan,
Canada, Arnold reaches,
.
Arnold's men arrive at,
.
Schoolmaster,
Hale disguised as a,
.
Schuyler,
General, the statue of, at Saratoga,
.
left the army for a time,
.
Scotch-Irish
in the South,
,
.
Senate,
the, or upper house of Congress,
,
.
Senators
in Congress,
.
Sevier,
Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen,
.
uses the county funds to buy supplies for the riflemen,
.
leads the right wing at King's Mountain,
.
Shannon,
the, a British frigate,
,
.
Shawnees,
the, Clark meets,
.
Shelby,
Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen,
,
.
leads a column of the riflemen at King's Mountain,
.
Sherman,
Roger, at the Philadelphia convention,
.
Sicily,
Commodore Preble sails to,
.
Siren,
the brig, accompanies Decatur to Tripoli,
,
.
Slave
question, the, in framing the Constitution,
.
South, the,
a blow aimed at, by the British,
.
British success in,
.
the patriot leaders in,
.
the brutality of the British in,
.
South Carolina,
overrun by the British,
.
protests against abolishing slavery,
.
Spy,
the patriot,
. See
.
Stark,
John, defeats the British at Bennington, Vermont,
.
leaves the army for a time,
.
Stewart,
Charles, in command of the frigate Constitution,
.
the death of,
.
Stony Point,
on the Hudson River, the capture of, by Wayne,
.
the British capture and fortify,
.
Washington plans to attack,
.
a description of,
.
a description of the fortifications of,
.
the "little Gibraltar,"
.
Wayne appointed commander of the expedition against,
.
Wayne's march to,
.
Wayne's plan of attack on,
.
the attack on,
.
the capture of,
.
the capture of, announced to Washington,
.
Sullivan, Fort,
the defense of,
. See
.
Sumter, Fort,
.
Sumter,
Thomas, General, a leader in the South,
.
still alive in 1824,
.
Surprise,
a midnight,
. See
.
Sycamore Shoals,
.
the backwoodsmen meet at,
.
Syracuse,
Sicily. Commodore Preble sails to,
.
Decatur sails from,
.
T
Tallmadge,
Major, questions André,
.
Tarleton,
Colonel, the brutality of, in the South,
.
defeated at Cowpens,
,
.
and the two young ladies,
.
in the Yorktown campaign,
.
Teamster,
the old,
. See
.
Thaxter,
Rev. Joseph, at Bunker Hill,
.
Thompson,
Colonel, and his sharpshooters aid Moultrie,
,
.
Tilghman,
Colonel, informs Congress of Cornwallis's surrender,
.
Tompkins,
Daniel, Vice President of the United States, entertains Lafayette in 1824,
.
Tories,
the, at "Mother Chick's,"
.
in the South,
,
,
,
,
,
.
Trade,
free, between the states,
.
Trenton,
New Jersey, the British defeated at,
.
Tripoli,
,
,
,
.
Trumbull,
"The Surrender of Cornwallis" painted by,
.
Tryon,
William, the hated, a British general,
.
Tunis,
.
Twelve Mile
carrying place, the,
.
Enos reaches the,
.
U
United Colonies,
the,
.
United States,
the frigate, commanded by Decatur,
.
United States of America, the,
.
the Constitution of,
. See
.
the growth of,
.
University of Virginia,
the, Lafayette entertained at,
.
V
Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania, Lafayette at,
.
the patriots suffer greatly at,
.
Vernon, Mount,
Washington's home,
.
the slaves at,
.
the hospitality at,
,
.
Washington retires to,
.
Lafayette's visits to,
,
.
Verplanck's Point,
on the Hudson River, the British fortify,
.
Victory,
the final,
. See
.
Ville de Paris,
the flagship of De Grasse,
.
Villeré,
Major, informs Jackson of the approach of the British,
.
Vincennes,
the hero of,
. See
.
Virginia,
in the struggle with Great Britain,
,
.
aids Clark,
,
.
called on for volunteers,
.
takes the lead in sending delegates to Philadelphia,
.
the University of, Lafayette visits,
.
Vulture,
the, a British war ship at Stony Point,
.
W
Wabash River,
the
Little,
Clark crosses,
.
Wabash River,
the, Clark crosses,
.
Wagoner,
the old,
. See
.
Warner,
James, and his wife with Arnold's expedition to Quebec,
,
.
Washington, Lafayette
received by President Monroe at,
.
Lafayette's farewell dinner at,
.
Washington, George,
in the Revolution,
.
takes command of the patriots at Cambridge, Massachusetts,
.
meets Benedict Arnold,
.
confers with his officers at the Murray mansion,
.
gives Hale his orders,
.
informed of Hale's execution,
.
our greatest patriot,
.
the personal appearance of,
.
the strength of,
.
likes dancing,
.
eats simple food,
.
fond of fine clothes,
.
a fine horseman,
.
methodical in business,
.
owns much land,
,
.
dislikes slaves,
.
the generosity of,
.
attends the meeting at Newburgh, New York,
.
the appearance of, on his first visit to Congress, described by an eyewitness,
.
the formal receptions of,
.
the state dinners of,
.
the greatness of,
.
a hard nut to crack, says General Clinton,
.
plans an attack on Stony Point,
,
.
visits Stony Point,
.
famous men gathered about, in the siege of Boston,
.
meets Daniel Morgan,
.
in the Yorktown campaign,
.
bids farewell to his generals,
.
retires to Mount Vernon,
.
the "legacy" of, to the American people,
.
works at the problem of our national existence,
.
attends the Philadelphia convention,
.
made president of the Philadelphia convention,
.
holds the Philadelphia convention to its duty,
.
signs the Constitution,
.
the first President of the United States,
.
Lafayette serves under,
.
Lafayette visits, at Mount Vernon,
.
tomb of, at Mount Vernon,
.
Washington, William,
at the battle of Cowpens,
.
in a hand to hand fight with Tarleton,
.
"knows how to make his mark,"
.
Wayne,
Anthony, the personal appearance of,
.
chosen to attack Stony Point,
.
at Germantown and at Monmouth,
.
the march of, to Stony Point,
.
reads his order of battle at Stony Point,
.
writes to a friend at Philadelphia,
.
leads the attack on Stony Point,
.
wounded in the head,
.
captures the fort,
.
writes a letter to Washington,
.
in the Yorktown campaign,
,
.
Webster,
Daniel, speaks at the dedication of the Bunker Hill Monument,
.
Wellington,
the Duke of, a British general,
.
called the "Iron Duke,"
.
West Point,
the Americans at,
,
.
Washington's headquarters at,
.
Wilson,
James, the learned lawyer, at the Philadelphia convention,
.
Winchester,
Virginia,
.
Wolfe
captures Quebec in 1759,
.
Worcester,
Massachusetts, Lafayette visits,
.
Y
Yorktown,
the monument at,
.
the visit of Lafayette to,
.
Yorktown campaign,
the,
.
the state of affairs in the South before,
.
the first move of Cornwallis in,
.
made possible by the aid of a French fleet,
.
planned by Washington,
.
Washington's first move in,
.
the Continental and French troops march to take part in,
.
Clinton awakens to the importance of,
.
De Grasse aids in, with a large fleet,
.
the siege in,
.
Cornwallis surrenders in,
.
the effect of the victory in, upon King George and his ministers,
,
.
THE END