Lachlan McIntosh was a Brigadier General in the Continental Army who is best known for killing Button Gwinnett in a duel.
All in Bios
Thomas Conway's Cabal
Thomas Conway is most famous for an attempt to oust George Washington as Commander-in-Chief during a cabal which bears his name.
Joseph Spencer Doesn't Ride in Rhode Island
Joseph Spencer was one of the original Brigadier Generals in the Continental Army.
The First American Educated Physician - Jonathan Elmer
Jonathan Elmer was a Continental Congressman and inaugural member of the United State Senate.
Archibald Bulloch Can't Return for the Signing
Archibald Bulloch was the first Governor of Georgia
The Groton Riots - Job Shattuck's First Rebellion
Job Shattuck was a Continental Army veteran who participate in two rebellions in Massachusetts.
Howe's Germantown Headquarters - The House Arrest of Benjamin Chew
Benjamin Chew was an important leader of Pennsylvania in the decades before the American Revolution.
Civil Engineering and Tasty Apples - Loammi Baldwin's Massachusetts
Loammi Baldwin is often called the Father of American Civil Engineering.
John Penn Loses His Ownership of Pennsylvania
John Penn was a Governor of colonial Pennsylvania who also was a proprietor of the territory.
The Frozen Drowning of Samuel Holden Parsons
Samuel Holden Parsons was a Major General in the Revolutionary War from Connecticut.
Writing Wrongs - Anthony Haswell's Divisive Content
Anthony Haswell was a Vermont printer who was imprisoned under the Alien and Sedition Acts.
The Spitting Matthew Lyon - From Congress to Jail and Back
Matthew Lyon is the only man who was elected to Congress while in prison.
A Brief Sail With Washington - Samuel Blachley Webb's Revolution
Samuel Blachley Webb was an aide-de-camp to General Washington during the Revolutionary War.
Benjamin Stoddert's Quasi-Navy
Benjamin Stoddert was the first United States Secretary of the Navy.
The Changing Names of Mary Jefferson
Mary Jefferson was a daughter of President and Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson.
Fisher Ames Persuades Congress to Sign the Jay Treaty
Fisher Ames was an important member of Congress throughout the Washington Administration.
Haym Salomon - The Jew Who Saved The American Revolution
Haym Salomon was a Jewish American Revolutionary who played a central role in financing the American Revolution.
Alexander Macomb's Purchase and the Panic That Ensued
Alexander Macomb was a wealthy banker and land speculator in the early Republic.
Funding the War of 1812 - Stephen Girard and His Bank
Between the Thomas Jefferson Presidency and the Andrew Jackson Administration, Stephen Girard was the wealthiest man in the United States.
William Paterson Presents the New Jersey Plan
William Paterson signed the Constitution, was Governor of New Jersey and served on the Supreme Court.