革命的最后一个男人

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“历史生活在创造它的人身上。”

讨论他在大陆陆军的服役。。。。。“我们驻扎在莫霍克山谷。阿诺德是我们的战斗将军，他是个该死的家伙。他什么都不在乎；他会直接坐进去的。那是‘来吧，孩子们！’“去吧，孩子们！”他是一个和以往一样勇敢的人。他皮肤黝黑，头发乌黑，中等身材。他身上没有任何废木料。他是个严厉的人，但对士兵很好。他们对他不好：他本应该有伯格恩的剑。但他应该是真的。那时我们有真正的男人现在不是这样了。每个人都是真的；我们杀死或驱车去加拿大的保守党人……抓到安德烈的人是真的。他想离开，给了他们一切。华盛顿讨厌绞死他；他们评论萨拉托加战役时说：“在贝米斯高地的第一天（我们）都宣布胜利。但渐渐地，我们找到了我们想要他去的地方，他放弃了。他认为与之斗争是没有用的。这就是我叫他们绅士的地方。保佑你的身体，那些日子我们有绅士在一起战斗。当他们被鞭打时，他们放弃了。现在不是这样。”

启丹尼尔·沃尔多

他与革命的联系开始了他16岁时。在他被选中进入军队之后，他被委托被俘虏了。他被带到纽约，他被纽约的糖屋局限在一起，以及他公司的20名或以上成员。Sugar House Prisons是糖炼油厂，坚固的石头和砖砌建筑。他们是英国人作为监狱使用，其中占领美国士兵和平民被限制。两个月后，他和他的整个公司被兑换为英国囚犯并发布。Rev. Waldo说他从未见过华盛顿州或洛杉矶Fayette。在会众教堂的一名部长，他在新伦敦举办了一段短暂的珊瑚礁。在他晚些时候，在96岁时，他选择了代表房子的Chaplain。“在他的个人习惯中，沃尔多先生非常谨慎和规律。他的立场是”少吃“。 He drank tea and coffee. The control of the temper he deemed one of the most important conditions of health, declaring that a fit of passion does more to break down the constitution than a fever. His memory was excellent, differing from that of most aged people, in that he retained current events with the same clearness as the earlier incidents of his history."

莱缪尔做饭

105岁的莱缪尔·库克(Lemuel Cook)是美国革命最年长的幸存者，他于1781年参军。“当我申请入伍时，哈里巴德上尉告诉我，我太小了，他不能带我去，除非我参军参加战争(注:战争结束而不是参军3个月、6个月或一年)。库克同意了，并参加了白兰地酒之战和康沃利斯的投降，结束了战争。库克解释说:“有报道称华盛顿将袭击纽约.....我也不想去弗兰德斯......然后我们到了弗吉尼亚。没有多少打斗。康沃利斯试图强行北上纽约;但是他却投入了拉斐德的怀抱，他把拉斐德赶了回去。老罗尚博对他们说:“我将从舰队中拿出500英镑登陆，而你们只有800英镑。”但他们darsn不。天下没有什么吃的，也没有什么喝的。 We hove up some brush to keep the flies off. Washington ordered that there should be no laughing at the British; said it was bad enough to have to surrender without being insulted." Today Cook still walks comfortably with the help of a cane; and with the aid of glasses reads his 'book,' as he calls the Bible. "He is fond of company, loves a joke, and is good-natured in a rough sort of way. He likes to relate his experiences in the army and among the Indians. The old man's health is comfortably good; and he enjoys life as much as could be expected at his great age. Altogether, he is a noble old man; and long may it yet be before his name shall be missed from the roll of his country's deliverer's."

Alexander Milliner（Maroney）

Alexander Milliner (Maroney饰)104岁高龄。1770年3月14日出生于魁北克。死于1874年。参加了白原战役，白兰地酒战役，蒙茅斯战役和约克镇战役。也曾在海军老护卫舰宪法号上服役。在他应征入伍的时候，年纪还太小，亚历山大被征募为一名鼓手。回顾过去，他说他是华盛顿最喜欢的人。起床号的鼓声一响，华盛顿就过来拍拍他的头，叫他儿子。有一次，“一个寒冷的早晨”，他从长颈瓶里给他喝了一口。他形容华盛顿是“一个好男人，一个美丽的男人”。 He was always pleasant; never changed countenance, but wore the same in defeat and retreat as in victory. One day the General sent for me to come up to Headquarters. After the Life Guard came out and paraded, the General told me to play. So I took the drum, overhauled her, braced her up and played a tune. The General put his hand in his pocket and gave me three dollars; then one and another gave me more-- so I made out well; in all I got fifteen dollars.” Milliner was in a number of battles, including Saratoga. Of Burgoyne's surrender he said, “The British soldiers looked down-hearted. When the order came to 'ground arms,' one of them exclaimed, with an oath, 'You are not going to have my gun!' and threw it violently on the ground and smashed it. Arnold was a smart man; they didn't saerve (sic) him quite straight.” After his service in the Continental Army, Milliner married Abigail Barton, aged eighteen. He and his wife lived together for sixty-two years 'without a death in the family or a coffin in the house.' They had nine children, forty-three grand children, seventeen great-grand children and three great-great-grand children. At the time of his wife's death he was one hundred and two years old and still able to cultivate his garden.

威廉姆钦斯

他与革命战争的服务有限。他在十五岁时入伍，为他自己国家的沿海辩护，缅因州。他看到的唯一战斗是在囚犯被囚犯的围困。但英国人，宣称囚犯一个如此年轻，迅速释放他的耻辱。在战争结束后，碰跟在二十二岁的时候结婚，之后他的妻子怜悯十五个孩子。在后来的几年里，他被描述为“早期提升者和一个艰苦的工作者。他经常抽烟，并使用灵活的液体。他的思绪仍然有力，虽然他的身体很虚弱。他的记忆是好的，特别是留下日期，所以他是历史问题的家庭中的裁判。“他的最后一个请求之一是美国国旗应该覆盖他的遗体，并在葬礼上展示。 This was done; and in the stillness of a bright Spring afternoon, in the midst of an assembled multitude, upon the farm which for nearly a century had been his home, all that was mortal of the old hero was removed from earthly sight, while the stars and stripes he had so long honored, floated above his grave.”

亚当链接

他在十六岁时入伍，他注册了守卫边疆的服务，在那里他在弗吉尼亚州的驾驶附近花了五年。记录表明，他在宾夕法尼亚州民兵中提供了三次职责。在战争结束时，链接与他的遥远相对结婚。“在此活动之后，喜欢变化，他从一个地方漫游到另一个地方，生活但每次都有很短的时间;所以度过了他生命的早期部分。六十岁时，他从他的家到宾夕法尼亚州到俄亥俄州，一百四十英里的距离，在三天内完成它，平均每天四十七英里。当七十岁时，他设置了清除农场，并留下了一段时间。延续他的陆军前沿服务的习惯，他没有注意他的饮食方式，数量，质量或时间;他沉迷于强烈的饮料。他严厉而不断地努力。 Notwithstanding all, his health was good till near the very close of his life.”