Croghan, George (15 November 1791–08 January 1849), inspector general of the U.S. Army, was born at the family’s country seat, “Locust Grove,” on the Ohio River east of Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Major William Croghan, a surveyor and entrepreneur, and Lucy Clark. His mother was the sister of both the explorer ...
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Croghan, George (1791-1849), inspector general of the U.S. Army
Samuel W. Thomas
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Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm von (1730-1794)
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Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. Reproduction of a painting by Ralph Earl. Courtesy of the National Archives (NWDNS-148-GW-76A).
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Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm von (1730-1794), inspector general of the Continental army
Philander D. Chase
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm von (17 September 1730–28 November 1794), inspector general of the Continental army, was born in Magdeburg, Germany, the son of Wilhelm Augustin von Steuben, a Prussian army officer, and Maria Justina Dorothea von Jagow. Baptized as Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben, he usually called himself Frederick William von Steuben in America and signed his letters “Steuben.” He spent most of his early childhood in Russia, where his father was a military engineer. In 1742 the family settled in Breslau, Silesia, where Steuben was tutored in mathematics by Jesuits. In 1746 Steuben became a lance corporal in the Lestwitz Infantry Regiment at Breslau and in 1749 was commissioned an ensign in that regiment. He was promoted to second lieutenant in 1752....
