Military Journal of Major Ebenezer Denny, an Officer in the Revolutionary and Indian Wars

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Excerpt from Military Journal of Major Ebenezer Denny, an Officer in the Revolutionary and Indian Wars: With Introductory MemoirIn the confusion of the battle, when the officers were nearly all killed or wounded, John Morgan, the aid of the disabled Butler, 'rode up to Major Dennyand asked for orders. His horse, covered with blood, rubbed his wounded face on the Major's pantaloons. This was not noticed at the time, and afterward-general St. Clair observing the blood, said to his aid-de-camp, Major, you are wounded. The latter dismounted, drew off his boot, but finding no wound, recollected Morgan's horse. The General smiled and said, Don't you remember the Irish beauty alluding to the young officer at the bat tle of James River, who perceiving his pantaloon stained in the same way, supposed himself wounded, and was carried off the field. This was told to the writer by his father, as an instance of General St. Clair's coolness and self-possession in the midst of the panic.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.