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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Crawford , William 1732 - (search)
Crawford, William 1732-
Military officer; born in Berkeley county, Va., in 1732; was early engaged in surveying with Washington, and served with him in Braddock's expedition against Fort Duquesne.
He also served during the Pontiac Indian war, and after the opening of the Revolutionary War he became colonel of the 5th Virginia Regiment.
Throughout the war he was intimately associated with Washington.
In May, 1782, although he had resigned from the army, he accepted at the request of Washington the command of the expedition against the Wyandotte and Delaware Indians on the banks of the Muskingum River.
His force became surrounded by Indians, and after it had cut its way out his men became separated.
Colonel Crawford was captured and, after being horribly tortured, was burned to death by the Indians, June 11, 1782.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Emancipation proclamations. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Royalist colonies. (search)
Trimble, Robert 1777-
Jurist; born in Berkeley county, Va., in 1777; removed with his parents to Kentucky in 1780; studied law and began practice in 1803; appointed second judge of the court of appeals in 1808; and chief-justice of Kentucky in 1810; was United States judge for Kentucky in 1816-26, and was then appointed a justice of the United States Supreme Court.
He died Aug. 25, 1828.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), West Virginia, state of (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Zane , Ebenezer 1747 -1811 (search)
Zane, Ebenezer 1747-1811
Pioneer; born in Berkeley county, Va., Oct. 7, 1747; established the first permanent settlement on the Ohio River in 1770, at the present site of Wheeling.
He there built Fort Henry, which later sustained several attacks by the Indians; was disbursing officer for Lord Dunmore; and promoted colonel.
He was proprietor of the present site of Zanesville, on the Muskingum River.
He died in Wheeling, W. Va., in 1811.
See Zanesville.