A LIST OF THE GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY,
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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.)
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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.
Baron Steuben 64 Prussia † May 5, 1778 Served to close of war.
William Smallwood 68 Maryland Oct. 23, 1776 Sept. 15, 1780 Served to close of war.
*Samuel H. Parsons 70 Conn. Aug. 9, „ Oct. 23, „ Retired July 22, 1782.
Chevalier Duportail 71 France Nov. 17, 1777 Nov. 16, 1781 Resigned Oct. 10, 1783.
Henry Knox 72 Mass. Dec. 27, 1776 Mar. 22, 1782 Served to close of war.
William Moultrie 75 S. C. Sept. 16, „ Oct. 15, „ Served to close of war.
* No engraving exists.
† Original appointment as Major-General.
‡ Restored Aug. 14, 1782, but did not serve.
III. BRIGADIER-GENERALS.
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*Seth Pomeroy 77 Mass. June 22, 1775 Died February, 1777.
David Wooster 78 Conn. „ „ „ Died (wounds) May 2, 1777.
*Joseph Frye 80 Mass. Jan. 10, 1776 Resigned April 23, 1776.
*John Armstrong 81 Penn. Mar. 1, „ Resigned April 4, 1777.
*William Thompson 82 Penn. „ „ „ Died Sept. 4, 1781.
*Andrew Lewis 83 Va. „ „ „ Resigned April 15, 1777.
*James Moore 85 N. C. „ „ „ Died Jan. 15, 1777.
*Baron de Woedtke 86 Prussia „ 16, „ Died July 28, 1776.
*John Whitcomb 87 Mass. June 5, „ Resigned shortly after.
Hugh Mercer 88 Va. „ „ „ Died (wounds) Jan. 12, 1777.
Joseph Reed 90 N. H. Aug. 9, „ Retired shortly after.
*John Nixon 91 Mass. „ „ „ Resigned Sept. 12, 1780.
James Clinton 91 N. Y. „ „ „ Served to close of war.
Christopher Gadsden 93 S. C. Sept. 16, „ Resigned Oct. 2, 1777.
Lachlan McIntosh 95 Georgia „ „ „ Served to close of war.
*William Maxwell 96 N. J. Oct. 23, „ Resigned July 25, 1780.
*Roche de Fermoy 97 France Nov. 5, „ Resigned Jan. 31, 1778.
Enoch Poor 98 N. H. Feb. 21, 1777 Died Sept. 8, 1780.
John Glover 100 Mass. „ „ „ Retired July 22, 1782.
*John Paterson 101 Mass. „ „ „ Served to close of war.
James M. Varnum 102 Mass. „ „ „ Resigned March 5, 1779.
Anthony Wayne 104 Penn. „ „ „ Served to close of war.
*John P. de Haas 107 Penn. „ „ „ Served to close of war.
Peter Muhlenburg 107 Penn. „ „ „ Served to close of war.
*Francis Nash 109 N. C. „ 5, „ Killed Oct. 4, 1777.
George Weedon 110 Va. „ 21, „ Retired Aug. 18, 1778.
John Cadwalader 111 Penn. „ „ „ Refused to accept.
*William Woodford 113 Va. „ „ „ Died Nov. 13, 1780.
George Clinton 113 N. Y. Mar. 25, „ Served to close of war.
Edward Hand 115 Penn. April 1, „ Served to close of war.
Charles Scott 116 Va. „ „ „ Served to close of war.
*Ebenezer Larned 117 Mass. „ 2, „ Resigned March 24, 1778.
*Chevalier de Borre 118 France „ 11, „ Resigned Sept. 14, 1777.
Jedediah Huntington 119 Conn. May 12, „ Served to close of war.
*Joseph Reed 120 Penn. „ „ „ Resigned June 7, 1777.
Count Pulaski 124 Poland Sept. 15, „ Killed Oct. 9, 1779.
John Stark 126 N. H. Oct. 4, „ Served to close of war.
James Wilkinson (Brevet) 129 Maryland Nov. 6, „ Resigned March 6, 1778.
*Chev. de la Neuville (Brevet) 134 France. Oct. 14, 1778 Resigned Dec. 4, 1778.
*Jethro Sumner 135 N.C. Jan. 9, 1779 Served to close of war.
*James Hogan 136 N. C. „ „ „
Isaac Huger 137 S. C. „ „ „ Served to close of war.
Mordecai Gist 139 Maryland „ „ „ Served to close of war.
William Irvine 140 Penn. May 12, „ Served to close of war.
Daniel Morgan 142 Va. Oct. 13, 1780 Retired March, 1781.
*Moses Hazen (Brevet) 145 Canada June 29, 1781 Served to close of war.
Otho H. Williams 146 Maryland May 9, 1782 Retired Jan. 16, 1783.
John Greaton 146 Mass. Jan. 7, 1783 Served to close of war.
Rufus Putnam 147 Mass. „ „ „ Served to close of war.
Elias Dayton 149 N. J. „ „ „ Served to close of war.
*Armand (Mar. de Rouerie) 150 France Mar. 26, „ Served to close of war.
Thaddeus Kosciusko (Brevet) 151 Poland Oct. 13, „ Served to close of war.
*Stephen Moylan 154 Penn. Nov. 3, „ Served to close of war.
*Samuel Elbert 155 Georgia „ „ „ Served to close of war.
C. C. Pinckney 156 S. C. „ „ „ Served to close of war.
*William Russell 158 Va. „ „ „ Served to close of war.
Francis Marion 160 Non-commissioned.
Thomas Sumter 163 Non-commissioned.
* No engraving exists.
(The following-named officers of the above were Major-Generals in commission at the end of the war.)
IV. MAJOR-GENERALS AT THE CLOSE OF THE WAR.
Date of Commission.
George Washington, Commander-in-Chief Virginia June 17, 1775.
Israel Putnam Connecticut „ 19, „
Horatio Gates Virginia May 16, 1776.
William Heath Massachusetts Aug. 9, „
Nathaniel Greene Rhode Island „ „ „
Arthur St. Clair Pennsylvania Feb. 19, 1777.
Benjamin Lincoln Massachusetts „ „ „
Marquis de Lafayette France July 31, „
Robert Howe North Carolina Oct. 20, „
Alexander McDougal New York „ „ „
Baron Steuben Prussia May 5, 1778.
William Smallwood Maryland Sept. 15, 1780.
Henry Knox Massachusetts Mar. 22, 1782.
William Moultrie South Carolina Oct. 15, 1782.
Lachlan McIntosh Georgia(Brevet) Sept. 30, 1783.
James Clinton New York „ „ „ „
John Paterson Massachusetts „ „ „ „
Anthony Wayne Pennsylvania „ „ „ „
Peter Muhlenburg Virginia „ „ „ „
George Clinton New York „ „ „ „
Edward Hand Pennsylvania „ „ „ „
Charles Scott Virginia „ „ „ „
Jedediah Huntington Connecticut „ „ „ „
John Stark New Hampshire „ „ „ „