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Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a Major General in the Continental Army seeing action in both the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War,
At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, Wayne was placed as a colonel of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment. He would lead his regiment into Canada where he was sent to aid Benedict Arnolds raid of Canada. Arnold and the Continental Army would be defeated in Canada but Wayne would gain recognition for his actions and be given the rank of brigadier general. Washington would then place him in charge of the whole Pennsylvania Line. He would lead this line into battles at Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown. After being stationed at Valley Forge with George Washington and the rest of the army during the winters of 1777-1778, Wayne would lead his army into the Battle of Monmouth. There, Waynes army was outnumbered by a more powerful British army, but his actions would hold off the British long enough for Washington and his troops to arrive.
It was at Stony Point where Wayne found his mark. While approaching British forces guarding the Hudson River, Wayne led a charge at night that wiped out the British allowing the Hudson to open up. The Continental Army, who had just lost a few battles in a row, were down, but this victory brought morale back to the army. Wayne would then be placed under the Marquis de Lafayette where he would help chase down Lord Cornwallis. On many cases, Wayne would escape death at the hand of Cornwallis where he would be noticed as a great general during the war. He would help chase Cornwallis to Yorktown where the war would end with the British surrender. Wayne would be named Major General.
In 1790, with the Indian uprising in the Northwest Territories, President George Washington placed Wayne in charge of the United States Army. He was sent to the territories to defeat the Indian nation and British army in the area to bring and end to the Northwest Indian War. After 3 years of battle the Indian Nation and British forces, in 1774, Wayne would work out a peace treaty named the Treaty of Greenville bringing an end to this war and peace, for the next 20 years, between the United States and the Indians.
Throughout his service to his nation, Anthony Wayne would gain the nickname of Mad Anthony Wayne. He got this name for his outrages behavior while on the field. He was known to be calm and collected at one minute, and then yelling and angry at the next for no reason.
In 1796, Wayne died of Gout while stationed in Erie, Pa. He was buried there. However, 13 years later his son took a carriage to Erie to bring his father back to Eastern, Pa. After being dug up, his son, and the doctor, the same one who performed the autopsy, were surprised to see Waynes body still in contact, skin and bone. His son only brought a box big enough to bring back his fathers bones. So the doctor boiled Waynes body leaving the bones. The boiled skin was placed back in his original grave along with all tools used while the bones were placed in box and headed to Eastern Pennsylvania. His bones were buried here at St Davids Church Cemetery in Wayne, Pa.
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne was a Major General in the Continental Army seeing action in both the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War,
At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, Wayne was placed as a colonel of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment. He would lead his regiment into Canada where he was sent to aid Benedict Arnolds raid of Canada. Arnold and the Continental Army would be defeated in Canada but Wayne would gain recognition for his actions and be given the rank of brigadier general. Washington would then place him in charge of the whole Pennsylvania Line. He would lead this line into battles at Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown. After being stationed at Valley Forge with George Washington and the rest of the army during the winters of 1777-1778, Wayne would lead his army into the Battle of Monmouth. There, Waynes army was outnumbered by a more powerful British army, but his actions would hold off the British long enough for Washington and his troops to arrive.
It was at Stony Point where Wayne found his mark. While approaching British forces guarding the Hudson River, Wayne led a charge at night that wiped out the British allowing the Hudson to open up. The Continental Army, who had just lost a few battles in a row, were down, but this victory brought morale back to the army. Wayne would then be placed under the Marquis de Lafayette where he would help chase down Lord Cornwallis. On many cases, Wayne would escape death at the hand of Cornwallis where he would be noticed as a great general during the war. He would help chase Cornwallis to Yorktown where the war would end with the British surrender. Wayne would be named Major General.
In 1790, with the Indian uprising in the Northwest Territories, President George Washington placed Wayne in charge of the United States Army. He was sent to the territories to defeat the Indian nation and British army in the area to bring and end to the Northwest Indian War. After 3 years of battle the Indian Nation and British forces, in 1774, Wayne would work out a peace treaty named the Treaty of Greenville bringing an end to this war and peace, for the next 20 years, between the United States and the Indians.
Throughout his service to his nation, Anthony Wayne would gain the nickname of Mad Anthony Wayne. He got this name for his outrages behavior while on the field. He was known to be calm and collected at one minute, and then yelling and angry at the next for no reason.
In 1796, Wayne died of Gout while stationed in Erie, Pa. He was buried there. However, 13 years later his son took a carriage to Erie to bring his father back to Eastern, Pa. After being dug up, his son, and the doctor, the same one who performed the autopsy, were surprised to see Waynes body still in contact, skin and bone. His son only brought a box big enough to bring back his fathers bones. So the doctor boiled Waynes body leaving the bones. The boiled skin was placed back in his original grave along with all tools used while the bones were placed in box and headed to Eastern Pennsylvania. His bones were buried here at St Davids Church Cemetery in Wayne, Pa.