General Thomas Posey : son of the American Revolution / John Thornton Posey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Posey, John T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns.

United States.

Northwest, Old--History--1775-1865.

Northwest, Old.

Southwest, Old--History.

Southwest, Old.

United States. Continental Army--Biography.

Posey, Thomas, 1750-1818.

Posey, Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Revolutionary War general Thomas Posey (1750-1818) lived his life against the backdrop of one of the most dramatic periods in American history. Posey, who played a minor role in the actual War for Independence, went on to participate in the development and foundation of several states in the transappalachian West. His experiences on the late 18th- and early 19th-century American frontier were varied and in a certain sense extraordinary; he served as Indian agent in Illinois Territory; as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, as U.S. Senator from Louisiana, and as Governor of Indiana duri

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. "... born of respectable parentage...." (1750-1774); 2. "The glorious cause" (1775-1778); 3. "The fort's our own!" (1778-1779); 4. "The veracity of Posey was as unquestioned as his courage." (1780-1782); 5. "... we are to loose you, perhaps for ever...." (1783-1793); 6. "... a most amiable wife and sweet little family of children ...." (1793-1800); 7. "I was not born to riches or... high birth, or great family. " (1800-1810); 8. "I am not ... above shewing an example to my fellow citizens ...." (1810-1813); 9. " ... under your auspices, we have become as one people." (1813-1816)

10. " ... he knew him and gave him his hand." (1816-1818)Appendices; A. " ...being in Company with her revives my former Passion for your Low Land Beauty ...."; B. "The unfortunate and most unhappy John Price Posey" ....; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-308) and index.

ISBN:

0-87013-946-0

OCLC:

610575746