Historical Figures
500 historical figures — Patriots, Loyalists, soldiers, diplomats, and the civilians who lived through it all.
Patriots & Founders
Abner Nash
1740–1786
Governor of North Carolina · Continental Congress Delegate
New Bern, NC
Abraham Hunt
1740–1802
Merchant · Patriot Sympathizer
Trenton, NJ
Abraham Ten Broeck
1734–1810
Albany Militia Brigadier General · Mayor of Albany
Albany, NY
Abraham Whipple
1733–1819
Continental Navy Captain · Privateer
Providence, RI
Albigence Waldo
1750–1794
Continental Army Surgeon · Diarist
Valley Forge, PA
Alexander Hamilton
1755–1804
Continental Army Captain · Artillery Commander
Trenton, NJ
Alexander Hamilton
1755–1804
Continental Army Officer · Washington's Aide-de-Camp
Albany, NY
Alexander Hamilton
1755–1804
Washington's Aide-de-Camp · Continental Army Colonel
West Point, NY
Alexander Hamilton
1755–1804
Continental Army Lieutenant Colonel · Aide-de-Camp to Washington
Yorktown, VA
Alexander Hamilton
1755–1804
Continental Army Lieutenant Colonel · Aide-de-Camp
Alexander McDougall
1732–1786
Continental Army General · New York Militia Leader
White Plains, NY
Alexander Scammell
1747–1781
Continental Army Officer · Adjutant General
Harlem Heights, NY
Allan McLane
1746–1829
Continental Army Captain · Scout and Intelligence Officer
Stony Point, NY
Anna Warner Bailey
1758–1851
Civilian Heroine · Fort Griswold Legend
Groton, CT
Annis Boudinot Stockton
1736–1801
Poet · Patriot
Princeton, NJ
Anthony Wayne
1745–1796
Continental Army Brigadier General · Field Commander
Monmouth, NJ
Anthony Wayne
1745–1796
Brigadier General · Commander of the Pennsylvania Line
Anthony Wayne
1745–1796
Brigadier General · Division Commander
Paoli, PA
Anthony Wayne
1745–1796
Continental Army General · Light Infantry Corps Commander
Stony Point, NY
Artemas Ward
1727–1800
General · Massachusetts Militia Commander
Cambridge, MA
Arthur St. Clair
1737–1818
Continental Army Major General · Fort Commander
Ticonderoga, NY
Azor Orne
1731–1796
Merchant · Patriot Leader
Marblehead, MA
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
1730–1794
Prussian Military Advisor · Inspector General
Newburgh, NY
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1730–1794
Inspector General · Drillmaster
Baron Johann de Kalb
1721–1780
Continental Army Major General · German-French Officer
Camden, SC
Baron von Steuben
1730–1794
Continental Army Inspector General · Military Trainer
Richmond, VA
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801
Continental Army General · Lake Champlain Fleet Commander
Crown Point, NY
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801
Continental Army General · Field Commander
Saratoga Springs, NY
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801
Continental Army General · West Point Commander
West Point, NY
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801
Connecticut Militia Captain · Continental Army Officer
Ticonderoga, NY
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801
New Haven Merchant · Continental Army Officer
New Haven, CT
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801
British Brigadier General · Former Continental Officer
New London, CT
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801
British Brigadier General · Former Continental Officer
Richmond, VA
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801
Continental Army General · Field Commander
Danbury, CT
Benjamin Church
1734–1778
Surgeon General · Spy
Cambridge, MA
Benjamin Franklin
1706–1790
Continental Congress Delegate · Diplomat
Portland, ME
Benjamin Harrison V
1726–1791
Governor of Virginia · Continental Congress Delegate
Richmond, VA
Benjamin Rush
1746–1813
Physician · Continental Congress Delegate
Princeton, NJ
Betty Washington Lewis
1733–1797
Washington's Sister · Kenmore Plantation Mistress
Fredericksburg, VA
Brigadier General Andrew Pickens
1739–1817
South Carolina Militia General · Partisan Commander
Cowpens, SC
Brigadier General Andrew Pickens
1739–1817
South Carolina Militia General · Partisan Commander
Ninety Six, SC
Brigadier General Andrew Pickens
1739–1817
South Carolina Militia General · Siege Commander
Augusta, GA
Brigadier General Anthony Wayne
1745–1796
Continental Army General · Military Commander
Hackensack, NJ
Brigadier General Anthony Wayne
1745–1796
Continental Army General · Pennsylvania Line Commander
Wilmington, DE
Brigadier General Augustin Prevost
1723–1786
British General · East Florida Commander
Beaufort, SC
Brigadier General Count Casimir Pulaski
1745–1779
Continental Army Cavalry Commander · Polish Volunteer Officer
Savannah, GA
Brigadier General Daniel Morgan
1736–1802
Continental Army General · Virginia Rifleman
Cowpens, SC
Brigadier General Edward Stevens
1745–1820
Virginia Militia General · Second Line Commander
Guilford Courthouse, NC
Brigadier General Francis Marion
1732–1795
Partisan Commander · Continental Army Officer
Eutaw Springs, SC
Brigadier General Francis Marion
1732–1795
Partisan Commander · Continental Army Officer
Charleston, SC
Brigadier General Francis McLean
1717–1781
British Army General · Fort George Commander
Castine, ME
Brigadier General George Rogers Clark
1752–1818
Virginia Militia General · Illinois Campaign Commander
Kaskaskia, IL
Brigadier General Jacob Bayley
1726–1815
Vermont Militia General · Connecticut River Valley Defender
Brattleboro, VT
Brigadier General Jedediah Preble
1707–1784
Massachusetts Militia General · Falmouth Resident
Portland, ME
Brigadier General Otho Holland Williams
1749–1794
Continental Army General · Maryland Line Commander
Eutaw Springs, SC
Brigadier General Peleg Wadsworth
1748–1829
Continental Army General · Maine District Commander
Portland, ME
Brigadier General Peleg Wadsworth
1748–1829
Continental Army Brigadier General · Eastern District Commander
Castine, ME
Brigadier General Rufus Putnam
1738–1824
Continental Army Engineer · Ohio Company Founder
Marietta, OH
Brigadier General Solomon Lovell
1732–1801
Massachusetts Militia General · Penobscot Land Force Commander
Castine, ME
Brigadier General Thomas Sumter
1734–1832
South Carolina Militia General · Partisan Commander
Ninety Six, SC
Brigadier General Thomas Sumter
1734–1832
South Carolina Militia General · Partisan Commander
Camden, SC
Caesar Rodney
1728–1784
Delaware Delegate to Continental Congress · President of Delaware
Dover, DE
Captain John Moore
1761–1809
British Army Captain · Fort George Construction Officer
Castine, ME
Captain Samuel Green
1738–1805
Continental Navy Captain · New London Mariner
New London, CT
Captain Thomas Machin
1744–1816
Continental Army Engineer · Chain Constructor
West Point, NY
Captain Thomas Thompson
1739–1809
Continental Navy Captain · Portsmouth Shipmaster
Portsmouth, NH
Catharine Littlefield Greene
1755–1814
General's Wife · Camp Companion
Providence, RI
Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler
1734–1803
Schuyler Family Matriarch · Estate Manager
Albany, NY
Charles Carroll the Barrister
1723–1783
Maryland Patriot · Constitutional Drafter
Baltimore, MD
Charles Cornwallis
1738–1805
British Lieutenant General · Field Commander
Monmouth, NJ
Charles Cornwallis
1738–1805
British Lieutenant General · Commander of Southern Army
Yorktown, VA
Charles Cornwallis (at Fort Lee)
1738–1805
British Lieutenant General · Assault Commander
Fort Lee, NJ
Charles Cornwallis (at New Brunswick)
1738–1805
British Lieutenant General · Pursuing Commander
New Brunswick, NJ
Charles Lee
1732–1782
General · Former British Officer
Cambridge, MA
Charles Lee
1732–1782
Continental Army Major General · Former British Officer
Monmouth, NJ
Charles O'Hara
1740–1802
British Brigadier General · Surrender Representative
Yorktown, VA
Christopher Gadsden
1724–1805
Patriot Politician · Continental Congress Delegate
Beaufort, SC
Christopher Gadsden
1724–1805
Patriot Politician · Continental Congress Delegate
Charleston, SC
Colonel Christopher Greene
1737–1781
Continental Army Officer · 1st Rhode Island Regiment Commander
Newport, RI
Colonel Ebenezer Zane
1747–1812
Frontier Settler · Fort Henry Founder
Wheeling, WV
Colonel Elijah Clarke
1742–1799
Georgia Militia Commander · Patriot Partisan Leader
Augusta, GA
Colonel Ephraim Doolittle
1724–1803
Militia Colonel · Continental Officer
Worcester, MA
Colonel Henry Ludington
1739–1817
Militia Colonel · Dutchess County Commander
Danbury, CT
Colonel Isaac Hayne
1745–1781
South Carolina Militia Officer · Patriot Martyr
Charleston, SC
Colonel Isaac Shelby
1750–1826
Overmountain Leader · Watauga Settlement Militia Commander
Kings Mountain, NC
Colonel James Moore
1737–1777
Continental Army Officer · Moore's Creek Campaign Commander
New Bern, NC
Colonel John Glover
1732–1797
Militia Colonel · Continental Army Brigadier
Marblehead, MA
Colonel John Gunby
1745–1807
Continental Army Colonel · 1st Maryland Regiment Commander
Hobkirk's Hill, SC
Colonel John Gunby
1745–1807
Continental Army Officer · 1st Maryland Regiment Commander
Guilford Courthouse, NC
Colonel John Haslet
1727–1777
Continental Army Officer · Commander of Delaware Regiment
Dover, DE
Colonel John Sevier
1745–1815
Overmountain Leader · Watauga Settlement Militia Commander
Kings Mountain, NC
Colonel Joseph Platt Cooke
1730–1816
Continental Army Colonel · Danbury Garrison Commander
Danbury, CT
Colonel Otho Holland Williams
1749–1794
Continental Army Colonel · Adjutant General
Camden, SC
Colonel Richard Campbell
1748–1781
Virginia Continental Officer · 1st Virginia Regiment
Eutaw Springs, SC
Colonel Richard Humpton
1733–1808
Continental Officer · Regiment Commander
Paoli, PA
Colonel Samuel Hay
Continental Officer · Eyewitness
Paoli, PA
Colonel Samuel Patterson
1740–1806
Delaware Militia Commander · Continental Army Officer
Dover, DE
Colonel Seth Warner
1743–1784
Green Mountain Boys Colonel · Continental Army Officer
Crown Point, NY
Colonel Theunis Dey
1729–1787
Bergen County Patriot Judge · Militia Colonel
Hackensack, NJ
Colonel Thomas Hartley
1748–1800
Continental Officer · Regiment Commander
Paoli, PA
Colonel Timothy Pickering
1745–1829
Continental Army Quartermaster General · Massachusetts Patriot
Newburgh, NY
Colonel William Henderson
1748–1788
South Carolina Continental Officer · 6th SC Regiment
Eutaw Springs, SC
Colonel William Moultrie
1730–1805
Continental Army Colonel · Fort Sullivan Commander
Charleston, SC
Colonel William Smallwood
1732–1792
Maryland Continental Regiment Commander · Continental Army Colonel
White Plains, NY
Colonel William Washington
1752–1810
Continental Army Cavalry Officer · 3rd Continental Light Dragoons
Cowpens, SC
Colonel William Watson
Militia Colonel · Patriot Leader
Plymouth, MA
Commodore Dudley Saltonstall
1738–1796
Continental Navy Commodore · Penobscot Expedition Naval Commander
Castine, ME
Comte de Rochambeau
1725–1807
French Army Commander · Lieutenant General
Newport, RI
Comte de Rochambeau
1725–1807
French Lieutenant General · Commander of French Expeditionary Force
Yorktown, VA
Cornelius Harnett
1723–1781
Continental Congress Delegate · North Carolina Patriot Leader
New Bern, NC
Daniel Brodhead
1736–1809
Continental Army Colonel · Fort Pitt Commandant
Pittsburgh, PA
Daniel Morgan
1736–1802
Continental Army Colonel · Rifleman Commander
Saratoga Springs, NY
Daniel Roberdeau
1727–1795
Continental Congress Delegate · Brigadier General
York, PA
Daniel Shays
1747–1825
Continental Army Veteran · Farmer
Springfield, MA
David Wooster
1711–1777
Continental Army Brigadier General · Connecticut Militia Commander
Danbury, CT
David Wooster
1711–1777
Continental Army Brigadier General · Connecticut Militia Commander
New Haven, CT
Dennis Ramsay
1756–1810
Alexandria Mayor · Merchant
Alexandria, VA
Dr. John Cochran
1730–1807
Surgeon General · Physician
Dr. Joseph Warren
1741–1775
Physician · Political Leader
Boston, MA
Dr. Samuel Prescott
1751–1777
Physician · Patriot
Concord, MA
Ebenezer Learned
1728–1801
Continental Army Brigadier General · Massachusetts Militia
Saratoga Springs, NY
Edward Hand
1744–1802
Continental Army Brigadier General · Fort Pitt Commandant
Pittsburgh, PA
Edward Rutledge
1749–1800
Continental Congress Delegate · Declaration Signer
Beaufort, SC
Egbert Benson
1746–1833
First New York Attorney General · Patriot Lawyer
Kingston, NY
Elbridge Gerry
1744–1814
Politician · Continental Congress Delegate
Marblehead, MA
Elias Boudinot
1740–1821
President of the Continental Congress · Commissary General of Prisoners
Elizabeth, NJ
Elias Hasket Derby
1739–1799
Merchant · Privateer Owner
Salem, MA
Elizabeth Hartwell Sherman
1745–1813
Statesman's Wife · Household Manager
New Haven, CT
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
1757–1854
Schuyler Family · Wife of Alexander Hamilton
Albany, NY
Ephraim Blaine
1741–1804
Commissary General · Merchant
Carlisle, PA
Esek Hopkins
1718–1802
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy · Privateer Captain
Providence, RI
Ethan Allen
1738–1789
Green Mountain Boys Commander · Militia Leader
Ticonderoga, NY
Ethan Allen
1738–1789
Green Mountain Boys Commander · Vermont Land Speculator
Crown Point, NY
François-Louis Teissèdre de Fleury
1749–1814
Continental Army Lieutenant Colonel · French Volunteer Officer
Stony Point, NY
Frederick Frelinghuysen
1753–1804
Continental Army Colonel · Militia Officer
New Brunswick, NJ
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1730–1794
Continental Army Inspector General · Prussian Officer
Monmouth, NJ
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
1730–1794
Prussian Officer · Inspector General
Valley Forge, PA
General Alexander McDougall
1732–1786
Continental Army General · Officers' Committee Chairman
Newburgh, NY
General Arthur St. Clair
1737–1818
Continental Army General · First Governor of the Northwest Territory
Marietta, OH
General Benjamin Tupper
1738–1792
Continental Army Officer · Ohio Company Co-Founder
Marietta, OH
General Charles Lee
1732–1782
Continental Army General · Former British Officer
White Plains, NY
General Charles Lee
1732–1782
Continental Army General · Southern Department Commander
Fort Moultrie, SC
General George Washington
1732–1799
Commander-in-Chief, Continental Army · First President of the United States
Wilmington, DE
General Henry Clinton
1730–1795
British General · Second-in-Command
Harlem Heights, NY
General Henry Clinton
1730–1795
British General · Land Force Commander
Charleston, SC
General Henry Knox
1750–1806
Continental Army General · Artillery Commander
Newburgh, NY
General Horatio Gates
1727–1806
Continental Army General · Saratoga Victor
Newburgh, NY
General John Burgoyne
1722–1792
British General · Northern Army Commander
Crown Point, NY
General John Stark
1728–1822
New Hampshire Militia General · Continental Army Officer
Bennington, VT
General John Sullivan
1740–1795
Continental Army General · Continental Congress Delegate
Portsmouth, NH
General John Vaughan
1748–1795
British General · Hudson River Expedition Commander
Kingston, NY
General Lord Charles Cornwallis
1738–1805
British General · Southern Army Commander
Guilford Courthouse, NC
General Richard Prescott
1725–1788
British Commander · Occupation Governor
Newport, RI
General William Howe
1729–1814
British Commander-in-Chief in North America · General
Harlem Heights, NY
General William Moultrie
1730–1805
Continental Army General · South Carolina Governor
Beaufort, SC
General William Shepard
1737–1817
Continental Army Officer · Militia General
Springfield, MA
General William Tryon
1729–1788
British General · Royal Governor of New York
New Haven, CT
General William Tryon
1729–1788
British General · Raid Commander
Danbury, CT
George Clinton
1739–1812
First Governor of New York · Continental Army General
Kingston, NY
George Mason
1725–1792
Virginia Patriot Statesman · Gunston Hall Planter
Alexandria, VA
George Read
1733–1798
Delaware Delegate to Continental Congress · Signer of Constitution
Dover, DE
George Rogers Clark
1752–1818
Virginia Militia General · Illinois Country Campaigner
Pittsburgh, PA
George Walton
1749–1804
Georgia Signer of the Declaration of Independence · Governor of Georgia
Augusta, GA
George Washington
1732–1799
Commander-in-Chief · Continental Army General
George Washington
1732–1799
Commander-in-Chief · Continental General
George Washington
1732–1799
Commander-in-Chief · Continental Army General
George Washington
1732–1799
Commander-in-Chief · Continental Army General
Valley Forge, PA
George Washington
1732–1799
Commander-in-Chief · Continental Army General
Yorktown, VA
George Washington
1732–1799
Commander-in-Chief · General
Newburgh, NY
George Washington
1732–1799
Continental Army Commander-in-Chief
Stony Point, NY
George Washington
1732–1799
Continental Army Commander-in-Chief · General
New York City, NY
George Weedon
1734–1793
Continental Army Brigadier General · Fredericksburg Tavern Keeper
Fredericksburg, VA
Governor John Wentworth
1737–1820
Royal Governor of New Hampshire · Loyalist
Exeter, NH
Governor John Wentworth
1737–1820
Royal Governor of New Hampshire · Loyalist
Portsmouth, NH
Governor Josiah Martin
1737–1786
Royal Governor of North Carolina · British Military Officer
New Bern, NC
Governor Thomas Burke
1747–1783
Governor of North Carolina · Continental Congress Delegate
Wilmington, NC
Governor Thomas Chittenden
1730–1797
First Governor of Vermont · Vermont Republic Founder
Brattleboro, VT
Governor William Tryon
1729–1788
Royal Governor of North Carolina · Royal Governor of New York
New Bern, NC
Hannah Caldwell
1737–1780
Civilian · Minister's Wife
Elizabeth, NJ
Haym Salomon
1740–1785
Broker · Financial Agent
Philadelphia, PA
Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee
1756–1818
Continental Army Lieutenant Colonel · Cavalry Commander
Stony Point, NY
Henry Knox
1750–1806
Continental Army Officer · Chief of Artillery
Trenton, NJ
Henry Knox
1750–1806
Continental Army General · Chief of Artillery
Germantown, PA
Henry Knox
1750–1806
Continental Army General · Chief of Artillery
Crown Point, NY
Henry Knox
1750–1806
Continental Army Artillery Officer · Bookseller
Ticonderoga, NY
Henry Knox (Springfield connection)
1750–1806
Artillery Chief · Armory Founder
Springfield, MA
Henry Laurens
1724–1792
Continental Congress President · Diplomat
York, PA
Horatio Gates
1727–1806
Continental Army General · Northern Department Commander
Saratoga Springs, NY
Horatio Gates
1727–1806
General · Adjutant General
Cambridge, MA
Horatio Gates
1727–1806
Continental Army Major General · Northern Department Commander
Crown Point, NY
Hugh Mercer
1726–1777
Continental Army General · Physician
Princeton, NJ
Hugh Mercer
1726–1777
Continental Army Brigadier General · Fredericksburg Physician
Fredericksburg, VA
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
1742–1817
British General · Relief Column Commander
Arlington, MA
Ira Allen
1751–1814
Vermont Founder · Land Speculator
Brattleboro, VT
Isaiah Thomas
1749–1831
Printer · Publisher
Worcester, MA
Israel Putnam
1718–1790
Continental Army General · Division Commander
Cambridge, MA
Jack Jouett
1754–1822
Virginia Militia Captain · Midnight Rider
Charlottesville, VA
Jack Sisson
1743–1821
Continental Soldier · Raid Participant
Newport, RI
Jacob Broom
1752–1810
Delaware Delegate to Constitutional Convention · Wilmington Civic Leader
Wilmington, DE
Jacob Hyer
Ferryman · Patriot
New Brunswick, NJ
James Armistead Lafayette
1748–1830
Enslaved Spy · Double Agent
Williamsburg, VA
James Caldwell
1734–1781
Presbyterian Minister · Military Chaplain
Elizabeth, NJ
James Innes
1754–1798
Virginia Militia Colonel · Attorney General
Richmond, VA
James Manning
1738–1791
President of Brown University · Baptist Minister
Providence, RI
James Monroe
1758–1831
Continental Army Lieutenant · Future President
Trenton, NJ
James Monroe
1758–1831
Continental Army Lieutenant · Virginia Politician
Fredericksburg, VA
James Otis Sr.
1702–1778
Politician · Judge
Plymouth, MA
James Smith
1719–1806
Lawyer · Continental Congress Delegate
York, PA
James Warren
1726–1808
Politician · Militia General
Plymouth, MA
James Wilson
1742–1798
Lawyer · Continental Congress Delegate
Carlisle, PA
Jeremiah Greenman
1758–1828
Continental Soldier · Diarist
Valley Forge, PA
Jeremiah Lee
1721–1775
Merchant · Patriot Leader
Marblehead, MA
John Adams
1735–1826
Lawyer · Continental Congress Delegate
Boston, MA
John Armstrong Jr.
1758–1843
Continental Army Major · Anonymous Letter Author
Newburgh, NY
John Armstrong Sr.
1717–1795
Militia General · Continental Congress Delegate
Carlisle, PA
John Burgoyne
1722–1792
British General · Playwright
Saratoga Springs, NY
John Cadwalader
1742–1786
Continental Army General · Philadelphia Militia Commander
John Cadwalader
1742–1786
Militia General · Philadelphia Patriot
Fort Lee, NJ
John Carlyle
1720–1780
Merchant · Alexandria Founder
Alexandria, VA
John Clark Jr.
1751–1819
Continental Army Officer · Intelligence Agent
York, PA
John Dickinson
1732–1808
Lawyer · Continental Congress Delegate
Philadelphia, PA
John Dickinson
1732–1808
Statesman · Continental Congress Delegate
Dover, DE
John Eager Howard
1752–1827
Continental Army Colonel · Maryland Governor
Baltimore, MD
John Glover
1732–1797
Continental Army Colonel · Marblehead Mariner
Trenton, NJ
John Glover
1732–1797
Continental Army Colonel · Marblehead Amphibious Regiment Commander
White Plains, NY
John Hancock
1737–1793
Politician · Patriot Leader
Lexington, MA
John Hanson
1721–1783
President of Congress · Maryland Delegate
Annapolis, MD
John Langdon
1741–1819
Continental Congress Delegate · Continental Navy Agent
Exeter, NH
John Langdon
1741–1819
Continental Navy Agent · Continental Congress Delegate
Portsmouth, NH
John Neilson
1745–1833
Merchant · Patriot Leader
New Brunswick, NJ
John Neville
1731–1803
Continental Army Colonel · Virginia and Pennsylvania Militia Commander
Pittsburgh, PA
John Paul Jones
1747–1792
Continental Navy Captain · Ranger Commander
Fredericksburg, VA
John Phillips
1719–1795
Merchant · Philanthropist
Exeter, NH
John Rutledge
1739–1800
President of South Carolina · Governor
Fort Moultrie, SC
John Stark
1728–1822
Continental Army Colonel · New Hampshire Militia Leader
John Stewart
1752–1790
Continental Army Major · Light Infantry Officer
Stony Point, NY
John Sullivan
1740–1795
General · New Hampshire Brigade Commander
Cambridge, MA
John Sullivan
1740–1795
Continental Army General · Division Commander
John Walker
1744–1809
Virginia Legislator · Continental Congress Delegate
Charlottesville, VA
John Witherspoon
1723–1794
College President · Continental Congress Delegate
Princeton, NJ
Jonathan Hasbrouck
1728–1780
Local Patriot · New York Militia Officer
Newburgh, NY
Jordan Freeman
1751–1781
Free Black Soldier · Fort Griswold Defender
Groton, CT
Joseph Hutchings
1735–1800
Norfolk Patriot · Committee of Safety Member
Norfolk, VA
Joseph Reed
1741–1785
Continental Army Lieutenant Colonel · Washington's Military Secretary
Cambridge, MA
Joseph Sprague
Selectman · Militia Organizer
Salem, MA
Joshua Barney
1759–1818
Continental Navy Officer · Privateer Captain
Baltimore, MD
Josiah Bartlett
1729–1795
Continental Congress Delegate · Declaration Signer
Exeter, NH
Judge John Fell
1721–1798
Judge · Continental Congress Delegate
Hackensack, NJ
Lachlan McIntosh
1727–1806
Continental Army Brigadier General · Fort Pitt Commandant
Pittsburgh, PA
Lieutenant Colonel Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee
1756–1818
Continental Cavalry Commander · Lee's Legion Commander
Guilford Courthouse, NC
Lieutenant Colonel Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee
1756–1818
Continental Army Cavalry Commander · Lee's Legion Commander
Ninety Six, SC
Lieutenant Colonel Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee
1756–1818
Continental Dragoon Commander · Lee's Legion Commander
Augusta, GA
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee
1756–1818
Continental Army Cavalry Commander · Lee's Legion Commander
Cowpens, SC
Lieutenant Colonel John Eager Howard
1752–1827
Continental Army Officer · Maryland Continental Commander
Cowpens, SC
Lieutenant Colonel William Washington
1752–1810
Continental Army Cavalry Commander · 3rd Continental Light Dragoons
Guilford Courthouse, NC
Lieutenant General Leopold von Heister
1707–1777
Hessian General · German Mercenary Commander
White Plains, NY
Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton
1734–1796
British Lieutenant Governor of Detroit · Northwest Territory Administrator
Kaskaskia, IL
Lord Charles Cornwallis
1738–1805
British General · Southern Army Commander
Charleston, SC
Lord Charles Cornwallis
1738–1805
British General · Brandywine Flanking Column Commander
Wilmington, DE
Lord Dunmore
1730–1809
Royal Governor of Virginia · British Loyalist Commander
Williamsburg, VA
Lord Dunmore
1730–1809
Royal Governor of Virginia · British Naval Commander
Norfolk, VA
Lord Francis Rawdon
1754–1826
British General · Camden Garrison Commander
Hobkirk's Hill, SC
Lord Francis Rawdon
1754–1826
British General · South Carolina Commander
Ninety Six, SC
Major Adam Hubley
1750–1793
Continental Officer · Diarist
Paoli, PA
Major General Adam Stephen
1718–1791
Continental Army General · Column Commander
Germantown, PA
Major General Benjamin Lincoln
1733–1810
Continental Army General · Southern Army Commander
Charleston, SC
Major General Benjamin Lincoln
1733–1810
Continental Army General · Southern Department Commander
Savannah, GA
Major General Horatio Gates
1727–1806
Continental Army General · Southern Department Commander
Camden, SC
Major General John Sullivan
1740–1795
Continental Army General · Column Commander
Germantown, PA
Major General John Sullivan
1740–1795
Continental Army General · American Right Wing Commander at Brandywine
Wilmington, DE
Major General Nathanael Greene
1742–1786
Continental Army General · Southern Department Commander
Cambridge, MA
Major General Nathanael Greene
1742–1786
Continental Army General · Commander of Southern Department
Wilmington, NC
Major General Robert Howe
1732–1786
Continental Army General · North Carolina Patriot Officer
Wilmington, NC
Major General Robert Howe
1732–1786
Continental Army General · Southern Department Commander
Savannah, GA
Major John Mauritius Goetschius
1753–1789
Militia Officer · Patriot Leader
Hackensack, NJ
Mann Page Jr.
1749–1781
Virginia Delegate · Continental Congress Member
Fredericksburg, VA
Marquis de Lafayette
1757–1834
French Volunteer · Major General
Valley Forge, PA
Marquis de Lafayette
1757–1834
Continental Army Major General · French Volunteer
Yorktown, VA
Marquis de Lafayette
1757–1834
French Volunteer Officer · Continental Army General
Wilmington, DE
Marquis de Lafayette
1757–1834
Continental Army Major General · French Volunteer
Monmouth, NJ
Martha Washington
1731–1802
Mount Vernon Mistress · Continental Army Camp Presence
Mount Vernon, VA
Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
1748–1782
Governor's Wife · Monticello Mistress
Charlottesville, VA
Mary Clap Wooster
1718–1805
General's Wife · War Widow
Danbury, CT
Matthias Hammond
1748–1786
Maryland Patriot · Lawyer
Annapolis, MD
Michael Swope
York County Official · Militia Leader
York, PA
Nancy Hart
1735–1830
Frontier Patriot · Georgia Militia Spy
Augusta, GA
Nathan Hale
1755–1776
Continental Army Captain · Spy
New York City, NY
Nathanael Greene
1742–1786
Continental Army General · Division Commander
Nathanael Greene
1742–1786
Major General · Quartermaster General
Nathanael Greene
1742–1786
Continental Army Major General · Fort Lee Commander
Fort Lee, NJ
Nathanael Greene
1742–1786
Major General · Quartermaster General
Valley Forge, PA
Nathanael Greene
1742–1786
Continental Army Major General · Quartermaster General
Providence, RI
Nathanael Greene
1742–1786
Continental Army General · Brandywine Division Commander
Wilmington, DE
Nathanael Greene
1742–1786
Continental Army General · Southern Department Commander
Charleston, SC
Nathaniel Folsom
1726–1790
Continental Congress Delegate · Continental Army General
Exeter, NH
Nicholas Gilman Jr.
1755–1814
Continental Army Officer · Continental Congress Delegate
Exeter, NH
Nicholas Van Dyke
1738–1789
President of Delaware · Continental Congress Delegate
Dover, DE
Otho Holland Williams
1749–1794
Continental Army General · Adjutant General, Southern Army
Baltimore, MD
Patrick Henry
1736–1799
Orator · Governor of Virginia
Williamsburg, VA
Patrick Henry
1736–1799
Orator · Governor of Virginia
Richmond, VA
Paul Revere
1735–1818
Artillery Officer · Lieutenant Colonel
Castine, ME
Paul Revere
1735–1818
Patriot Messenger · Silversmith
Portsmouth, NH
Peter Gansevoort
1749–1812
Continental Army Colonel · Fort Stanwix Commander
Albany, NY
Peyton Randolph
1721–1775
President of Continental Congress · Speaker of House of Burgesses
Williamsburg, VA
Philip Livingston
1716–1778
Continental Congress Delegate · Merchant
York, PA
Philip Schuyler
1733–1804
Continental Army Major General · Landowner
Albany, NY
Philip Schuyler
1733–1804
Continental Army Major General · Northern Department Commander
Crown Point, NY
Military Figures
Admiral de Grasse
1722–1788
French Admiral · Commander of French Fleet
Yorktown, VA
Alexander Hamilton
1755–1804
Aide-de-Camp · Artillery Officer
Morristown, NJ
Banastre Tarleton
1754–1833
British Lieutenant Colonel · Cavalry Commander
Charlottesville, VA
Baroness Frederika von Riedesel
1746–1808
Camp Follower · Memoirist
Saratoga Springs, NY
Benjamin Locke
1730–1795
Captain · Menotomy Militia
Arlington, MA
Brigadier General Simon Fraser
1729–1777
British Officer · Brigade Commander
Saratoga Springs, NY
Captain Abner Brownson
1745–1810
Brattleboro Militia Captain · Frontier Ranger
Brattleboro, VT
Captain Andrew Swearingen
1745–1806
Virginia Militia Captain · Fort Henry Garrison Officer
Wheeling, WV
Captain Guy Richards
1740–1800
Privateer Captain · New London Mariner
New London, CT
Captain Isaac Davis
1745–1775
Minuteman Captain · Gunsmith
Concord, MA
Captain John Barnwell
1748–1800
South Carolina Militia Officer · Beaufort District Partisan
Beaufort, SC
Captain John Derby
1741–1812
Ship Captain · Messenger
Salem, MA
Captain John Montgomery
1748–1794
Virginia Militia Officer · Clark's Illinois Regiment
Kaskaskia, IL
Captain John Parker
1729–1775
Militia Captain · Farmer
Lexington, MA
Captain Joshua Orne
Ship Captain · Privateer
Marblehead, MA
Captain Lambert Avery
1745–1781
Militia Captain · Fort Griswold Defender
Groton, CT
Captain Leonard Helm
1737–1782
Virginia Militia Officer · Vincennes Commandant
Kaskaskia, IL
Captain Samuel Leslie
1740–1794
British Naval Officer · Bombardment Commander
Norfolk, VA
Captain Thomas Preston
British Officer · Massacre Defendant
Boston, MA
Captain William Caldwell
1745–1822
British Ranger Officer · 1782 Siege Commander
Wheeling, WV
Captain William Delaplace
British Fort Commander
Ticonderoga, NY
Charles Mawhood
British Lieutenant Colonel · Garrison Commander
Princeton, NJ
Colonel Abraham Van Buskirk
1736–1797
Loyalist Commander · New Jersey Volunteers Colonel
Hackensack, NJ
Colonel Alexander Leslie
1731–1794
British Officer · Expedition Commander
Salem, MA
Colonel Alexander Lillington
1725–1786
North Carolina Militia Officer · Moore's Creek Bridge Commander
Wilmington, NC
Colonel Benjamin Cleveland
1738–1806
North Carolina Militia Commander · Wilkes County Leader
Kings Mountain, NC
Colonel Charles McDowell
1743–1815
Burke and Rutherford County Militia Commander · Overmountain Organizer
Kings Mountain, NC
Colonel David Fanning
1755–1825
Loyalist Partisan Commander · North Carolina Tory Militia Leader
Wilmington, NC
Colonel David Shepherd
1734–1795
Virginia Militia Commander · Ohio County Lieutenant
Wheeling, WV
Colonel Jacob Ford Jr.
1738–1777
Colonel · Ironmaster
Colonel James Barrett
1710–1779
Militia Colonel · Farmer
Concord, MA
Colonel James Grierson
1740–1781
British Loyalist Officer · Fort Grierson Commandant
Augusta, GA
Colonel Joseph Winston
1746–1815
North Carolina Militia Commander · Surry County Leader
Kings Mountain, NC
Colonel Morris Graham
1730–1797
New York Militia Colonel · Ulster County Defender
Kingston, NY
Colonel Samuel Herrick
1739–1787
Vermont Militia Colonel · Green Mountain Boys Officer
Bennington, VT
Colonel Samuel Wells
1735–1807
Brattleboro Militia Officer · Cumberland County Leader
Brattleboro, VT
Colonel Thomas Musgrave
1737–1812
British Officer · Defender of Cliveden
Germantown, PA
Colonel William Campbell
1745–1781
Virginia Militia Commander · Overmountain Co-Commander
Kings Mountain, NC
Colonel William Ledyard
1738–1781
Militia Colonel · Fort Griswold Commander
Groton, CT
Commodore George Collier
1738–1795
Royal Navy Commodore · Penobscot Relief Expedition Commander
Castine, ME
Commodore Sir Peter Parker
1721–1811
Royal Navy Commodore · British Fleet Commander
Fort Moultrie, SC
Comte d'Estaing
1729–1794
French Admiral · Fleet Commander
Newport, RI
Daniel Boone
1734–1820
Virginia Legislator · Frontier Scout
Charlottesville, VA
Ebenezer Avery
1750–1837
Militia Soldier · Fort Griswold Survivor
Groton, CT
Elizabeth "Molly" Stark
1737–1814
Militia Commander's Wife · Frontier Homesteader
Bennington, VT
Experience Storrs
Soldier · Farmer
Springfield, MA
General Augustine Prevost
1723–1786
British Commander · Savannah Garrison Commander
Savannah, GA
General Henry Clinton
1730–1795
British Commander-in-Chief in North America · Philipsburg Proclamation Author
Beaufort, SC
General Lord Charles Cornwallis
1738–1805
British Commander, Southern Army · Guilford Courthouse Campaign Commander
Wilmington, NC
General Sir Henry Clinton
1730–1795
British Commander-in-Chief · Strategist
West Point, NY
General Sir William Howe
1729–1814
British Commander-in-Chief · Occupation Commander
New York City, NY
General Sir William Howe
1729–1814
British Commander-in-Chief in North America · Brandywine Campaign Commander
Boston, MA
George Rogers Clark
1752–1818
Frontier Commander · Virginia Militia Leader
Richmond, VA
George Washington
1732–1799
Commander-in-Chief · Battle Commander
Germantown, PA
George Washington
1732–1799
Commander-in-Chief · Mount Vernon Planter
Cambridge, MA
Henry Johnson
1748–1816
British Army Lieutenant Colonel · Stony Point Garrison Commander
Stony Point, NY
Henry Knox
1750–1806
Bookseller · Artillery Officer
Boston, MA
Jabez Wyman
1750–1775
Militiaman · Woburn Company
Arlington, MA
James Miller
1740–1775
Militiaman · Killed at Russell House
Arlington, MA
James Smith
1737–1812
Pennsylvania Frontier Militia Captain · Indian Captivity Survivor
Pittsburgh, PA
Jane Wayne
Plantation Manager · Soldier's Wife
Paoli, PA
Johann Rall
1726–1776
Hessian Colonel · Garrison Commander
Trenton, NJ
John Glover
1732–1797
Colonel · Marblehead Regiment Commander
Cambridge, MA
John Glover Jr.
Soldier · Fisherman
Marblehead, MA
John Graves Simcoe
1752–1806
British Officer · Queen's Rangers Commander
New Brunswick, NJ
John Hicks
1748–1775
Militiaman · Cambridge Company
Arlington, MA
John Laurens
1754–1782
Aide-de-Camp · Officer
Valley Forge, PA
John Paulding
1758–1818
Militiaman · Andre Captor
West Point, NY
Jonas Parker
?–1775
Militiaman · Farmer
Lexington, MA
Jonathan Harrington
1727–1775
Militiaman · Farmer
Lexington, MA
Joseph Plumb Martin
1760–1850
Private Soldier · Diarist
Morristown, NJ
Lambert (Lambo) Latham
1752–1835
Militia Soldier · Fort Griswold Defender
Groton, CT
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stewart
1739–1794
British Commander · 3rd Regiment of Foot Officer
Eutaw Springs, SC
Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell
1739–1791
British Army Officer · Captor of Savannah
Savannah, GA
Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton
1754–1833
British Cavalry Commander · British Legion Commander
Charleston, SC
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith
1723–1791
British Officer · Expedition Commander
Concord, MA
Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum
1727–1777
Hessian Officer · Dragoon Commander
Bennington, VT
Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich von Breymann
1739–1777
Hessian Officer · Relief Column Commander
Bennington, VT
Lieutenant Colonel James Webster
1743–1781
British Infantry Commander · Regiment Commander
Guilford Courthouse, NC
Lieutenant Colonel James Webster
1740–1781
British Infantry Commander · Regular Army Officer
Camden, SC
Lieutenant Colonel John Harris Cruger
1738–1807
British Loyalist Commander · De Lancey Brigade Officer
Ninety Six, SC
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brown
1750–1825
Loyalist Commander · King's Rangers Commander
Augusta, GA
Lieutenant Henry Mowat
1734–1798
Royal Navy Officer · Squadron Commander
Portland, ME
Lieutenant Jocelyn Feltham
British Officer · Garrison Deputy
Ticonderoga, NY
Luke Day
1743–1801
Veteran · Farmer
Springfield, MA
Major Archibald McArthur
1740–1800
71st Highlanders Commander · British Regular Infantry Officer
Cowpens, SC
Major General Charles Grey
1729–1807
British Commander · Paoli Attack Leader
Paoli, PA
Major General William Phillips
1731–1781
British Artillery Commander · Burgoyne's Second
Ticonderoga, NY
Major James Henry Craig
1748–1812
British Army Officer · Wilmington NC Occupation Commander
Wilmington, NC
Major John Andre
1750–1780
British Intelligence Officer · Spy
West Point, NY
Major John André
1750–1780
British Officer · Intelligence Agent
Paoli, PA
Major John Buttrick
1731–1791
Militia Officer · Farmer
Concord, MA
Major John Marjoribanks
1757–1781
British Infantry Major · 3rd Regiment of Foot
Eutaw Springs, SC
Major Patrick Ferguson
1744–1780
British Army Officer · Loyalist Militia Commander
Ninety Six, SC
Major William Montgomery
?–1781
British Officer · Assault Commander
Groton, CT
Margaret Corbin
1751–1800
Camp Follower · Artillery Soldier
New York City, NY
Martha Washington
1731–1802
Commander's Wife · Camp Administrator
Cambridge, MA
Martha Washington
1731–1802
Commander's Wife · Camp Organizer
Valley Forge, PA
Martha Washington
1731–1802
Headquarters Manager · Morale Builder
Morristown, NJ
Mary Ludwig Hays
1754–1832
Camp Follower · Artillery Assistant
Carlisle, PA
Moses Richardson
1735–1805
Militiaman · Woburn Company
Arlington, MA
Naphtali Daggett
1727–1780
Yale Professor · Clergyman
New Haven, CT
Nathaniel Goodwin
Militia Captain · Farmer
Plymouth, MA
Philippe-François de Rastel de Rocheblave
1727–1802
British Garrison Commander · Colonial Administrator
Kaskaskia, IL
Loyalists & British
Agnes Surriage Frankland
1726–1783
Civilian · Social Figure
Marblehead, MA
Andrew Sprowle
1710–1776
Norfolk Merchant · Loyalist
Norfolk, VA
Benjamin Chew
1722–1810
Chief Justice · Loyalist
Germantown, PA
Christopher Sauer III
1754–1799
Printer · Loyalist
Germantown, PA
Cornelius Hetfield Jr.
1740
Loyalist · Raider
Elizabeth, NJ
Flora MacDonald
1722–1790
Scottish Loyalist Leader · Highlander Community Figure
New Bern, NC
George Watson
1718–1800
Merchant · Loyalist
Plymouth, MA
Ichabod Jones
1735–1778
Falmouth Merchant · British Supplier
Portland, ME
James Rivington
1724–1802
Printer · Loyalist Publisher
New York City, NY
John Worthington
1719–1800
Lawyer · Loyalist
Springfield, MA
Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea)
1743–1807
Mohawk War Chief · British Ally
Albany, NY
Margaret "Peggy" Shippen Arnold
1760–1804
Socialite · Loyalist Sympathizer
Philadelphia, PA
Peggy Shippen Arnold
1760–1804
Arnold's Wife · Loyalist Sympathizer
West Point, NY
Peter Kemble
1704–1789
Loyalist · Property Owner
Fort Lee, NJ
Women & Civilians
Abigail Hinman
Civilian · War Survivor
New London, CT
Anne Dauge
1742–1810
Norfolk Civilian · Displaced Resident
Norfolk, VA
Benjamin Franklin
1706–1790
Diplomat · Printer
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. John Riker
Physician · Trenton Civilian
Elijah Miller
1740–1790
Local Farmer · Civilian
White Plains, NY
Experience "Mother" Batherick
1700–1790
Civilian · Folk Hero
Arlington, MA
Francis Scott Key
1779–1843
Maryland Lawyer · Poet
Baltimore, MD
François Vigo
1747–1836
Fur Trader · American Spy
Kaskaskia, IL
Hannah Lawrence
Civilian · War Witness
Germantown, PA
Hannah Winslow
Civilian · War Supporter
Plymouth, MA
Hercules Mulligan
1740–1825
Tailor · Spy
New York City, NY
Jason Russell
1715–1775
Farmer · Civilian Victim
Arlington, MA
John Honeyman
1729–1822
Spy · Double Agent
Trenton, NJ
Martha Bratton
Frontier Woman · Civilian Defender
Carlisle, PA
Martha Moulton
Witness · Civilian
Concord, MA
Mary Gould Almy
1735–1808
Diarist · Civilian
Newport, RI
Mary Hay
Camp Follower · Civilian
Fort Lee, NJ
Mary Stearns Walker
Civilian · War Supporter
Worcester, MA
Mary Willis
Innkeeper · Boarding House Operator
York, PA
Mercy Otis Warren
1728–1814
Writer · Historian
Plymouth, MA
Mercy Otis Warren
1728–1814
Writer · Historian
Boston, MA
Phillis
Enslaved Woman · Civilian
Trenton, NJ
Other Figures
Abraham Clark
1726–1794
Signer of the Declaration of Independence · Surveyor
Elizabeth, NJ
Amos Barrett
1752–1827
Minuteman · Farmer
Concord, MA
Baron de Saint-Castin (Vincent de l'Abadie)
1652–1707
French Nobleman · Abenaki Ally
Castine, ME
Benjamin Rush
1746–1813
Physician · Signer of Declaration
Carlisle, PA
Betsy Ross
1752–1836
Seamstress · Upholsterer
Philadelphia, PA
Cato
Enslaved Person · Prison Ship Survivor
New York City, NY
Cato (enslaved, Elizabethtown)
Enslaved Person
Elizabeth, NJ
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
1737–1832
Maryland Senator · Signer of Declaration of Independence
Annapolis, MD
Christopher Sheels
1775–1800
Washington's Personal Attendant · Philadelphia Household
Mount Vernon, VA
Crispus Attucks
1723–1770
Sailor · Laborer
Boston, MA
David Ames
Armory Superintendent · Manufacturer
Springfield, MA
Dorothy Quincy
1747–1830
Witness · John Hancock's Fiancée
Lexington, MA
Dr. Jonas Fay
1737–1818
Vermont Political Leader · Green Mountain Boys Member
Brattleboro, VT
Elias Boudinot
1740–1821
President of Congress · Lawyer
Elizabeth "Betty" Zane
1759–1823
Frontier Heroine · Popular Legend
Wheeling, WV
Elizabeth Dawson
1735–1810
College President's Wife · Community Figure
Williamsburg, VA
Ephraim Cutler
1767–1853
Ohio Legislator · Pioneer Settler
Marietta, OH
Ezra Stiles
1727–1795
Congregational Minister · Touro Synagogue Associate
Newport, RI
Ezra Stiles
1727–1795
President of Yale College · Clergyman
New Haven, CT
Father Pierre Gibault
1737–1802
Catholic Priest · French Creole Community Leader
Kaskaskia, IL
Fielding Lewis
1725–1781
Virginia Planter · Gunnery Manufactory Operator
Fredericksburg, VA
Frank Lee
1752–1821
Mount Vernon Butler · Enslaved Household Worker
Mount Vernon, VA
Gabriel Cerré
1734–1806
French Creole Merchant · Kaskaskia Community Leader
Kaskaskia, IL
George Mason
1725–1792
Political Theorist · Virginia Declaration of Rights Author
Williamsburg, VA
George Robert Twelves Hewes
1742–1840
Shoemaker · Tea Party Participant
Boston, MA
George Wythe
1726–1806
Law Professor · Signer of Declaration of Independence
Williamsburg, VA
Hannah Arnold
1742–1803
Benedict Arnold's Sister · New London Resident
New London, CT
Hercules (Enslaved Cook)
1748–1812
Mount Vernon Head Cook · Enslaved Person
Mount Vernon, VA
Isaac Jefferson
1775–1846
Enslaved Person at Monticello · Blacksmith
Charlottesville, VA
Israel Putnam
1766–1831
Ohio Company Settler · Frontier Scout
Marietta, OH
James Forten
1766–1842
Sailor · Powder Boy
Philadelphia, PA
James Madison
1751–1836
Student · Future President
Princeton, NJ
Johannes Hardenbergh
1736–1790
New York State Senator · Ulster County Representative
Kingston, NY
John Adams (Worcester period)
1735–1826
Lawyer · Teacher
Worcester, MA
John Brown
1736–1803
Merchant · Privateer Financier
Providence, RI
John Jay
1745–1829
Statesman · New York Constitution Drafter
Kingston, NY
John Muir
1735–1799
Alexandria Merchant · Cabinetmaker
Alexandria, VA
Jonathan Zane
1753–1823
Frontier Scout · Fort Henry Defender
Wheeling, WV
Lewis Wetzel
1763–1808
Frontier Ranger · Scout
Wheeling, WV
Lund Washington
1737–1796
Mount Vernon Manager · Washington Cousin
Mount Vernon, VA
Margaret Corbin
1751–1800
Camp Follower · Artillery Assistant
Monmouth, NJ
Mary Ball Washington
1708–1789
George Washington's Mother · Fredericksburg Resident
Fredericksburg, VA
Mary Ludwig Hays (Molly Pitcher)
1754–1832
Camp Follower · Artillery Assistant
Monmouth, NJ
Mary Pickersgill
1776–1857
Flag Maker · Baltimore Businesswoman
Baltimore, MD
Mary Willing Byrd
1740–1814
Plantation Owner · Wartime Survivor
Richmond, VA
Meshech Weare
1713–1786
President of New Hampshire · Chief Justice
Exeter, NH
Moses Brown
1738–1836
Merchant · Abolitionist
Providence, RI
Nathaniel Bowditch
1773–1838
Navigator · Mathematician
Salem, MA
Nathaniel Chipman
1752–1843
Vermont Jurist · Constitutional Lawyer
Brattleboro, VT
Nathaniel Shaw Jr.
1735–1782
Merchant · Privateer Agent
New London, CT
Ona Judge
1773–1848
Martha Washington's Personal Attendant · Dower Slave
Mount Vernon, VA
Paul Revere
1735–1818
Silversmith · Engraver
Boston, MA
Persis Rice Putnam
1745–1820
Pioneer Settler · Ohio Company Household
Marietta, OH