BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE GENERALS OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY OF THE REVOLUTION. PRINTED FOR SALE AT MOUNT VERNON. 1889. University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE. A LIST OF THE GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY, AND DATES OF THEIR APPOINTMENT BY THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, FROM JUNE 17, 1775, TO THE CLOSE OF THE WAR. I. GEORGE WASHINGTON, _Commander-in-Chief_, Appointed June 17, 1775. II. MAJOR-GENERALS. (Ranked in order as given below.) PAGE GEORGE WASHINGTON 11 | | | ARTEMAS WARD 20 | Mass. | June 17, 1775 | Resigned Apr. 23, 1776. CHARLES LEE 21 | Va. | „ „ „ | Dismissed Jan. 10, 1780. JOHN PHILIP SCHUYLER 23 | N. Y. | „ 19, „ | Resigned Apr. 19, 1779. ISRAEL PUTNAM 26 | Conn. | „ „ „ | Served to close of war. (First Brig.-Gens., then Maj.-Gens.) BRIG.-GEN. MAJ.-GEN. RICH. MONTGOMERY 28 | N. Y. | June 22, 1775 | Dec. 9, 1775 | Killed Dec. 31, 1776. JOHN THOMAS 31 | Mass. | „ „ „ | Mar. 6, 1776 | Died June 2, 1776. HORATIO GATES 32 | Va. | „ 17, „ | May 16, „ | Suspended Oct. 5, 1780.‡ WILLIAM HEATH 36 | Mass. | „ 22, „ | Aug. 9, „ | Served to close of war. *JOSEPH SPENCER 37 | Conn. | „ „ „ | „ „ „ | Resigned Jan. 13, 1778. JOHN SULLIVAN 38 | N. H. | „ „ „ | „ „ „ | Resigned Nov. 30, 1779. NATHANIEL GREENE 39 | R. I. | „ „ „ | „ „ „ | Served to close of war. LORD STIRLING 42 | N. J. | Mar. 1, 1776 | Feb. 19, 1777 | Died Jan. 15, 1783. THOMAS MIFFLIN 43 | Penn. | May 16, „ | „ „ „ | Resigned Feb. 25, 1779. ARTHUR ST. CLAIR 45 | Penn. | Aug. 9, „ | „ „ „ | Served to close of war. *ADAM STEPHEN 47 | Va. | Sept. 4, „ | „ „ „ | Cashiered Oct. --, 1777. BENJAMIN LINCOLN 48 | Mass. | † | „ „ „ | Served to close of war. BENEDICT ARNOLD 49 | Conn. | Jan. 10, 1776 | May 2, „ | Deserted Sept. 25, 1780. MAR. DE LAFAYETTE 53 | France | † | July 31, „ | Served to close of war. BARON DE KALB 56 | Germany | † | Sept. 15, „ | Killed Aug. 16, 1780. DU COUDRAY 57 | France | † | Aug. 11, „ | Died Sept. 16, 1777. *ROBERT HOWE 58 | N. C. | Mar. 1, 1776 | Oct. 20, „ | Served to close of war. ALEX. McDOUGAL 60 | N. Y. | Aug. 9, „ | „ „ „ | Served to close of war. *THOMAS CONWAY 61 | Ireland | May 13, 1777 | Dec. 13, „ | Resigned Apr. 28, 1778.