. Reminiscences and memorials of men of the revolution and their families . ice to him which a train of unhapj)y circumstanceshad led many to deny him. We should be slowto give credence to charges of cowardice and KEVOLUTIONAEY MEN IN THE WAR OF 1812. 259 treason aorainst a man who durino- his Revolution- O O ary services received the thanks of Washingtonand of Congress, and had the approbation of hissuperior ofiicers, and whose courage and patriot-ism at that time were never doubted. Although,when deprived of the auxiliary forces he had justreason to expect, he surrendered his military posi-t
. Reminiscences and memorials of men of the revolution and their families . ice to him which a train of unhapj)y circumstanceshad led many to deny him. We should be slowto give credence to charges of cowardice and KEVOLUTIONAEY MEN IN THE WAR OF 1812. 259 treason aorainst a man who durino- his Revolution- O O ary services received the thanks of Washingtonand of Congress, and had the approbation of hissuperior ofiicers, and whose courage and patriot-ism at that time were never doubted. Although,when deprived of the auxiliary forces he had justreason to expect, he surrendered his military posi-tion at Detroit, it is by no means certain that thiswas not a wiser and more humane course, than toincur the risk of sacrificing his army and the townin those desperate circumstances. He avowed tothe last his sense of right-doing in that act, andhe was sustained also by many testimonials, bothpublic and private, in his declining years. From 1786 his home was on his farm in Newton,Massachusetts, where he died peacefully, Novem-ber 29, 1825. at the age of seventy-two THE WASHINGTON ELM. CHAPTER XIV. OLIVER HAZARD PERRY. Christopher Raymond Perry was born at SouthKingston, Rhode Island, in 1761, and died June 1,1818. He was in the service, both miUtary andnaval, during the Revolutionary War. While inthe navy his frigate was captured by the British,and he suffered for three months untold horrorsin the famous Jersey prison-ship. In 1783, afterpeace was declared, he was appointed collector ina district of Rhode Island. In October, 1784, he married Sarah Alexander,a reputed descendant of Wallace of had a son, Oliver Hazard Perry, born inNewport, Rhode Island, August 25, 1785. Afterhis victory in the battle of Lake Erie, he waschosen an honorary member of the New YorkCincinnati Society, October 21, 1813. He inherited from his mother an amiabledisposition, joined with courage and commandingqualities of character. Like her he possessed awarm temper, but kept it under
Size: 1670px × 1496px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidreminiscence, bookyear1883
