Memoirs and Services of Three Generations (Classic Reprint)
| Preis: | 11.95 EUR* (inkl. MWST zzgl. Versand - Preis kann jetzt höher sein!) |
| Versand: | 0.00 EUR Versandkostenfrei innerhalb von Deutschland |
| Partner: | buecher.de |
| Hersteller: | Forgotten Books (Author, Unknown) |
| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Memoirs and Services of Three Generations From time to time in the last SO years items and brief articles have been published In the local press relating to the famous duel in which Jonathan Cilley of Thomaston was killed by William J. Graves of Kentucky. Next to the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, no event of the character ever attracted more attention, than that between Graves and Cilley, and it is accordingly a matter of national interest, to say nothing of the connections which make it of pronounced local Importance. The Lewiston Journal a few weeks ago published a short account of the affair, but with this Issue The Courier-Gazette publishes an installment of the first story which has ever been compiled especially for the convenience of the newspaper readers of the present day. The Journal´s story, with some corrections is used as the foundation of this article, and the cuts published by that paper have been remodelled for the purpose of illustration. One of the most noted families In all New England is the one from which Gen. Jonathan P. Cilley of Rockland originated. For more than a full century not a single member of that family has been unknown to fame, and some of them have written their names high up in the temple of fame. While dating back several hundred years the family tree has been most conspicuous since the time of Gen. Joseph Cilley of Revolutionary fame. This patriot fought at the battles of Lexington, Stony Point, Monmouth and Bemis´s Heights, and with his command was present at the capture of Burgoyne. After the close of the Revolution he was commissioned major general. In the engagement of Saratoga he acquired national fame. The enemy had posted a piece of artillery in a position that was doing great damage to his regiment. Becoming irritated at the havoc, Col. Joseph called his regiment around him and boldly charged the position, capturing the piece. In order to encourage the men to hold fast to their prize the gallant colonel ordered the gun loaded and then leaping upon it and drawing his sword he shouted: "I now consecrate this gun to the cause of American liberty!" The effect was electrical and the position was held, while the incident became one of the traditions of the war. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
* Preis kann jetzt höher sein. Den aktuellen Stand und Informationen zu den Versandkosten finden sie auf der Homepage unseres Partners.
Folgende Produkte könnten dir ebenso gefallen
