LEGION VILLE
HEADQUARTERS
LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES
1792-1793
"May the public hereafter remember with Great Satisfaction that Legion Ville was the School of Discipline of the American Legion."
Henry Knox, Secretary of War
1793
Left: Major General Anthony Wayne, Commander-in-Chief
Lieutenant Andrew Michaels, Artillery
Captain Matthew Carey, 3rd Sub-Legion, Infantry
FIRST TRAINING CAMP OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMY
1792-1793
The Legion Ville Historical Society at
Perrysburg, Ohio
June 2006
DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF LEGION VILLE
BIRTHPLACE OF THE MODERN
UNITED STATES ARMY
First regimental flag of the United States Army 1787 to 1796
Flags and Standards of the US Army, 1784-1808
legionville1792@yahoo.com or rmadanthony@aol.com
"This fort & Garrison... are our's. Our officers & Men behaved like men who are determined to be free."
Brigadier General Anthony Wayne
July 15, 1779
Carried by aides, the wounded General "Mad Anthony" Wayne directs a bayonet attack up the fortified promontory of Stony Point, New York
The Storming of Stony Point, by Theodore Roosevelt
Detail of lunette by Constantino Brumidi, United States Capitol
The United States Marines 1798-1804
Wayne's connection to the United States Marines
General William Eaton led the Marines ashore at
How General Eaton described Major General Anthony Wayne
What
the Native Americans thought of
How Native Americans felt about General Wayne
How future President of the United States, William Henry Harrison felt about
Anthony
Wayne 
LEGION VILLE...THE STORY
A look at who we are, our efforts, and our mission...
WHO WE ARE , Dedicated to the Preservation of American History
HISTORY OF LEGION VILLE , by Judith Oliver, Legion Ville 1792-1793
LEGION VILLE NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ...Beaver County Times,
Updated to 2004
MAGAZINES ARTICLES ...American History, American Heritage, Great Battles
ARTIFACTS FOUND AT LEGION VILLE
A Selection of our Favorite Artifacts
GENEALOGY
Those Who Served in the Legion of the United States
1792-1796
Thirteen Lists...THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS
INCLUDES MCCOY CLAN, GENEALOGICAL CONTACTS FOR WAYNE'S LEGION AND LOST AND FORGOTTEN PHOTOGRAPHS (ALL ACROSS US)
Casualty List of the Dead and Wounded
OFFICERS KILLED AT ST. CLAIR'S DEFEAT
The 2 3/4-INCH U.S. HOWITZER, 1792-1793
King
Howitzer Articles from 1960s Updated 21 January 2006
BIOGRAPHY OF ANTHONY WAYNE An American Military Genius
1) HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE WAYNE FAMILY
1a) OTHER RECORDS OF THE WAYNES
2) SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES RELATIVE TO ANTHONY WAYNE & THE INDIAN WAR (1790-1795)
3) THE ANTHONY WAYNE VIRTUAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
4) MARRIAGE RECORDS OF THE WAYNE FAMILY
5) ALL
THINGS WAYNE: Places named in honor of General Anthony Wayne
The Legion Ville Historical Society’s
Recommended Books and Articles
Bayonets in the Wilderness by Alan Gaff, 2004
The U.S. Contract Rifle Pattern of 1792 by Frank A. Tait, Man At Arms Magazine, Volume
21, Number 3 (June, 1999)
Military
Heritage Magazine, Wilderness Trail: The
OTHER ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECTS
1) A Piece of History: Pennsylvania Archaeologists Search for Site of 1921 Bomber
Crash, by Rick Steelhammer
RELATED ARTICLES
Bomber Crashes in Remote West Virginia Mountains (1921)
Search Parties Comb Mountain to Locate Crash Site
Crash of the Rigid Dirigible U.S.S. Shenandoah
2) Logstown, on the Ohio, by Daniel Agnew A Tribute to the Native American
3)Archaeologists
Dig for Battle Clues, by
THE
GHOST OF MAD ANTHONY 
Strange, but True
FAVORITE PHOTOS Take a Look (1992-1994)
FAVORITE PHOTOS Photos (1994-1997)
FAVORITE PHOTOS Photos (1998)
FAVORITE PHOTOS Photos (1999)
FAVORITE PHOTOS Photos (2005)
FAVORITE
PHOTOS Photos (2006) UPDATED 1
June 2006
LEGION VILLE MAPS First Training Camp's Location
THE LEGION VILLE MODEL Legion Ville Comes Alive. A Must See Up and running by
12
July 2006
CURRENT
STATUS OF PRESERVATION EFFORTS 
Legion
Task Force
THE POLITICAL FRONT
The Public Speaks
LEGION VILLE LINKS Military, Genealogy, and Veteran's Organizations
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CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT
COLONEL LEWIS L. MILLETT, UNITED STATES ARMY, RET.
COMMENTS ON THE SOLDIERS BURIED AT LEGION VILLE
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