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[zieg85]

One of the last Revolutionary Army survivor, at least that is what is written in our 2 pages of Family tree as 5 acres of land was given to help found Gettysburg, PA.  I stand corrected on Mr. Poe.  I remember looking it up when I was in the 5th grade, must have remembered it a little backward, as far as adopted goes.

[Lt.Del]

One of the last Revolutionary Army survivor

Wow, finally died in 1854--that was a long, full life. I'd love to put myself in the shoes of Revolutionary soldier for just a day.  To see the likes of Marquis De Lafayette,, General Nathaniel Greene, and of course George Washington.
My ancestor, Thomas Delbridge, was in the War, but, I wish I could track down his military record to see what battles he participated in.   

I just visited Guilford Courthouse in N.C. a few months back.  The Brits lost so many men in that battle, even though they sent the Continentals retreating, that that was the last battle in the southern campaign for the Brits.  Shortly thereafter, Yorktown!  Cornwallis had to surrender. 

My civil war ancestors: www.12thva.com (they were in the 12th va infantry.

10 generations....http://www.delbridge.net/forpublic

[zieg85]

made it to 92 years old back then...

[Lt.Del]

92 years old in 1854.  Do you realize, if someone was born the day he died, and lived another 92 years, he'd see Hiroshima wiped clean and the beginning of the cold war?

[JJSZABO]

I'd love to put myself in the shoes of Revolutionary soldier for just a day.  To see the likes of Marquis De Lafayette,, General Nathaniel Greene, and of course George Washington.

Yes -amen to that.  So would I.  Also the Civil War.

I had a GGGrandfather that fought in the Civil War - SGT. Melvin VanCamp 15th West Virginia, Company C.  Wounded at the battle of second Winchestor (and survived)  Lived to the age of 84.

I love history also - I do Civil War reenacting.

How about the whiskey rebelion of Western PA, Fort Necessity, Braddocks grave  etc....

[Lt.Del]

Yeah, this was in the 1750's while Americans considered themselves Britains.  In fact, British General Braddock, in charge of all British forces in America had an aide to the General. His name was some guy named George Washington.

It is interesting that Braddock left Alexandria, Va for Ft Necessity.  They had to widen the existing road, which was little more than a trail that Washington had blazed earlier.  That route in Northern Va is still called Braddock Road.  I went to George Mason University in Northern Va, the campus's southern border is Braddock Road in Fairfax County.   

The French kicked the Brits but.  The Brits burried Braddock in an unmarked grave in the road and the Brits trampled on it so it would not be noticeable to the French, prior to the Brits retreat.

I had the chance to go to Ft Necessity in '93. It was on my plans on  larger vacation I had planned.  I only got as far as Bedford county PA which has like a dozen covered bridges--the most than any other county in the nation.  Then I went to Gettysburg when i saw the 130th reenactment.

You state you are from Frederick Md.  Are you familiar with the battle of South Mountain, just east of Antietam, or Sharpsburg?  The confederates named the battles after creeks (ie: Bull Run, Antietam Creek, etc) The yanks named battles after the towns (ie: Manassas, Sharpsburg, etcc..)  Anyway, South Mountain was the prequel to Antietam.  Crampton's Gap was one of two gaps that allowed the armies to go west toward Harpers Ferry and Antietam.  After the main Lee's army went through, some regiments were placed at the gaps to delay the approaching Yankees.  My third great grandfather, James John Pearson was wounded at the Battle of Crampton's Gap (see www.12thva.com ) and was taken prisoner.

I visited this location in '93 and followed the road through the gap.  It was an eerie feeling walking that pass knowing what took place there.  There are stone fences all along there still today...those fences were the barriers the southerners used as shelter for the battle.

I apologize to those who are not interested in this info...I just let my fingers type away when dealing with history. I am in middle of a book that follows the 12th Va Infantry--I have been working on it for ten years now--one day it will be over.