General James Clinton
(1736-1812) American soldier that fought un the Frencs and Indian War and became a general during the…
Usual Knapp
(1759--) Soldier for the Revolutionary War. He was afterwards chosen a member of the Commander-in-chiefs…
Benedict Arnold
(1741-1801) Soldier who betrayed his country to Britain during the Revolutionary war.
Esther Reed
(--1780) provided relief to American soldiers in the revolution. Wife of General Joseph Reed.
Sarah Bache
(1744-1808) Provided relief to American soldiers in the revolution. Daughter of Benjamin Franklin.
Marquis de Lafayette
(1757-1834) French statesman, soldier and general who helped with the American revolutionary forces.
Frederic William Augustus, Baron de Steuben
(--) European volunteer to the Continental Army to fight in the Revolutionary War
Joseph Reed
(1741-1785) Pennsylvania statesman who served as president of the Continental Congress 1777-1778. Reed…
Louisa May Alcott
(1832-1888) Children's author who wrote Little Women amongst other children's stories.
Washington Allston
(1779-1843) American Romantic painter who studied under Benjamin West and taught Samuel F.B. Morse.…
J. B. Angell
(1829-1916) American educator, editor of the Providence journal and minister to China and Turkey
Benedict Arnold
(1741-1801) Soldier who betrayed his country to Britain during the Revolutionary war.
Matthew Arnold
(1822-1888) Critic and poet that wrote such poems as The Scholar Gipsy and Sohrab and Rustum
Thomas Francis Bayard
(1885-1889) Secretary of the State to President Cleveland and ambassador to Great Britain
William Cullen Bryant
(1794-1878) America's first major poet that helped form the new Republican party and translated new…
Aaron Burr
(1756-1836) New Your State Attorney General, US Senator from New York, American vice-president 1801…
George W. Cable
(1844-1925) Writer who fought in the Civil War who wrote Silent South and fought for equal rights for…
Rufus Choate
(1799-1859) American lawyer who served as a representative to the Senate and Congress for the State…
Samuel L. Clemens
(1835-1910) American writer who wrote classics such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures…
James D. Dana
(1813-1895) American geologist who observed in expeditions to the Pacific and Antarctic and later edited…
Morgan Dix
(1827-1908) American author that wrote works such as Commentaries on Romans and on Galatians and Colossians;…
Frederick Douglass
(1818-1895) African American abolitionist who was the first African American leader of national stature…
Edward Eggleston
(1837-1902) American author that wrote biographies of American Indians and the History of the United…
David Glasgow Farragut
(1801-1870) American naval officer for the Confederates during the Civil War.
Eugene Field
(1850-1895) American writer and poet who became a reporter and journalist. He wrote children's stories…
John Fiske
(1842-1901) Historian and philosopher who lectured across America lecturing on scientific, philosophic,…
General William B. Franklin
(1823-1903) American general that served in the War with Mexico and in the Civil War.
John C. Fremont
(1813-1890) American explorer and soldier know as the Pathfinder who commanded Union forces in the Civil…
Lyman J. Gage
(1836-1927) Secretary of the treasury who helped lead the creation of the Federal Reserve
Samuel Gompers
(1850-1924) British labor leader who became a major figure in the American labor movement.
General Ulysses S. Grant
(1822-1885) Eighteenth president of the Unites states1869-1876 and Civil War general for the Union.
John R. Green
(1908-1989) Bandleader, pianist and composer in charge of many successful MGM movies such as Easter…
General W. S. Hancock
(1824-1886) American soldier that served in the Mexican War, Seminole War and ion the Western Frontier.