SHARPE, GRANVILLE—_Br._ philanthropist; _b._ 1734, _d._ 1813; resigns rather than aid the war, 21 SHELBY, ISAAC—col., _sub._ gov. Kentucky; _b._ 1750, _d._ 1826. at King’s Mountain, his descendants honored, 293 summoned to Virginia, 1780, 314 SHELDON, ELISHA—col.; attacked by Tarleton, 255 on expedition with Lauzun, 334 supports Washington, 334–5–6 has a spirited scout, 337 SHERIDAN, PHILIP HENRY—general U.S.A.; _b._ 1831, _d._ 1888; his example cited, 162 SHERMAN, WILLIAM TECUMSEH—general; _b._ 1820, _d._ 1891; his march to the sea cited by way of comparison, 162 SHIPPEN, Miss, belle of the Philadelphia fêtes, 216 becomes the wife of Arnold, 289 had no knowledge of Arnold’s treason, 291 highly esteemed by Washington and Lafayette, 291 SHULDHAM—_Br._ admiral; relieves Graves at Boston, 68 comments on seizure of Dorchester Heights, 77 Siege of Quebec closed, 66 Boston, 80 Newport, 245 Savannah, 268 Yorktown, 268 Charleston, 275 New York, 347 Signal-fires in New Jersey, 280 SIMCOE, J. GRAVES—_Br._ lieut.-col., Queen’s Rangers; _sub._ gov. Canada; _b._ 1752, _d._ 1806. active in forays, 248 in the Battle of Springfield, 279 in Virginia with Arnold, 310 raids Virginia, 320 popular misconceptions of his character, 363 “Six Nations” (Iroquois) a model for Jefferson’s constitution, 12 as a confederacy, 13 invaded by Sullivan, 260 devastated by Sullivan, 260 their estimate of Washington, 260–1 SMALLWOOD, WILLIAM—brig.-gen.; _sub._ governor Md.; _b._ 1732, _d._ 1792. with Maryland troops at Long Island, 105 makes a gallant fight, 107 deplores ignorance of officers, 123 in Pennsylvania, later, 193 in battle of Germantown, 195 on duty near Philadelphia, 206 as governor, recruits for Greene’s army, 301 SMITH, SAMUEL—lieut.-colonel; _b._ 1752, _d._ 1839; with Maryland troops at Fort Mifflin, 200 Sons of Liberty organized, 14 South Carolina denounces the Stamp Act, 13 seizes the colonial magazine, April 21, 1775, 29 first news from Lexington, 29 intercepts royal packages, 29 declares a Republic, with officers, congress, army, navy, and all the accessories of an independent state, 86 Spain joins France against Great Britain, 1761, 11 SPENCER, JOSEPH N.—brig.-gen.; _b._ 1714, _d._ 1789. his military antecedents, 36 his subsequent career, 39 attempts capture of Newport by Washington’s order, 163 “Spies,” says Greene, “are the eyes of an army”, 303 Springfield, Mass., selected by Knox for a gun-factory, 163 Springfield, N.J., Battle of, 278–9 its lesson emphasized, 283 its casualties noticed, 285 tested the Continental troops, 286 Stamp Act of 1755 noticed, 13 repealed in 1766, 14 STARK, JOHN—maj.-gen.; _b._ 1728, _d._ 1822. in the Battle of Bunker Hill, 32 at the Battle of Trenton, 142 at the Battle of Springfield, 283