He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of artillery in the Revolutionary Army in 1776 and later served as quartermaster general on the staff of General Nathanael Greene; He commanded the artillery in the Battles of Hobkirk's Hill and Yorktown in 1781; A Delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788, he was appointed Marshal of Virginia by President Washington in 1789; He served as jury foreman during Aaron Burr's trial for treason in 1807.
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Colonel Edward Carrington watched Patrick Henry's March 23, 1775 "Liberty or Death" speech through the St. John's Church windows, and was so moved by it he said, "Let me be buried at this spot!" And so he was.
Contributor: James Robbins (49750917)
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Colonel Edward Carrington watched Patrick Henry's March 23, 1775 "Liberty or Death" speech through the St. John's Church windows, and was so moved by it he said, "Let me be buried at this spot!" And so he was.
Contributor: James Robbins (49750917)
He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel of artillery in the Revolutionary Army in 1776 and later served as quartermaster general on the staff of General Nathanael Greene; He commanded the artillery in the Battles of Hobkirk's Hill and Yorktown in 1781; A Delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788, he was appointed Marshal of Virginia by President Washington in 1789; He served as jury foreman during Aaron Burr's trial for treason in 1807.
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Colonel Edward Carrington watched Patrick Henry's March 23, 1775 "Liberty or Death" speech through the St. John's Church windows, and was so moved by it he said, "Let me be buried at this spot!" And so he was.
Contributor: James Robbins (49750917)
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Colonel Edward Carrington watched Patrick Henry's March 23, 1775 "Liberty or Death" speech through the St. John's Church windows, and was so moved by it he said, "Let me be buried at this spot!" And so he was.
Contributor: James Robbins (49750917)
Bio by: Garver Graver
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