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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Davie , William Richardson , -1820 (search)
Davie, William Richardson, -1820
Military officer; born near Whitehaven, England, June 20, 1756; came to America in 1764 with his father, and settled in South Carolina with his uncle, who educated him at the College of New Jersey (where
William Richardson Davie. he graduated in 1776), and adopted him as his heir.
He prepared himself for the law as a profession, but became an active soldier in the Revolution in a troop of dragoons.
When he was in command of the troop he annexed it to PulWilliam Richardson Davie. he graduated in 1776), and adopted him as his heir.
He prepared himself for the law as a profession, but became an active soldier in the Revolution in a troop of dragoons.
When he was in command of the troop he annexed it to Pulaski's Legion.
He fought at Stono, Hanging Rock, and Rocky Mount; and at the head of a legionary corps, with the rank of major, he opposed the advance of Cornwallis into North Carolina.
After the overthrow of the American army at Camden he saved the remnant of it; and he was a most efficient commissary under General Greene in the Southern Department.
He rose to great eminence as a lawyer after the war, and was a delegate to the convention that framed the national Constitution, but sickness at
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Federal convention, the. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), France , early relations with. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Graham , Joseph 1759 -1836 (search)
Graham, Joseph 1759-1836
Military officer; born in Chester county, Pa., Oct. 13, 1759; removed to North Carolina at an early age. In 1778 he joined the Continental army and served through the remainder of the war with gallantry; in 1780 received three bullet wounds and six sabre-thrusts while guarding the retreat of Maj. W. R. Davie, near Charlotte; later, after his recovery, he defeated 600 Tories near Fayetteville with a force of 136 men.. In 1814 he was commissioned major-general, when he led 1,000 men from North Carolina against the Creek Indians.
He died in Lincoln county, N. C., Nov. 12, 1836.
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 16 : (search)