AN ERA LOST...LEGION VILLE...BIRTHPLACE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

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: Captain Matthew Cary, 4th Sub-Legion, Infantry: Sergeant Bruce Kish, 2nd Sub-Legion, Infantry: Lieutenant Andrew Michaels, Artillery: Captain Patrick Riley, Detachment of Scouts and Spies.

FIRST TRAINING CAMP OF THE

UNITED STATES ARMY

1792-1793

The Legion Ville Historical Society at Fallen Timbers Battlefield Monument

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 Tripoli in 1806
How General Eaton described Major General Anthony Wayne

What the Native Americans thought of Wayne. I highly recommend that those portraying Native Americans read this.

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, Erie Times, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune - Review

Updated to 2008

MAGAZINES ARTICLES ...American History, American Heritage, Great Battles

GENEALOGY

Those Who Served in the Legion of the United States

1792-1796

13 Lists...THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS

Perhaps a family member served under Anthony Wayne?

THE BATTLE OF FALLEN TIMBERS

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

"King" Howitzer Reproduction

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

University of Oklahoma Press

Amazon.com

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 Battle of Fallen Timbers, August 20, 1794 by Eric Niderost (August, 2004). We have copies and would be glad to send if you pay postage

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

Hunter Visits Crash Site

Crash of the Rigid Dirigible U.S.S. Shenandoah

Articles Below Courtesy of the New York Times Archives

Too Much Nerve to Die

Four in Plane Dead, Fifth is Badly Hurt

Fail to Find Crew of Wrecked Airplane

2) Logstown, on the Ohio, by Daniel Agnew A Tribute to the Native American

3)Archaeologists Dig for Battle Clues, by M.J. Place The Battle of Braddock's Defeat

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)

FAVORITE PHOTOS Photos (2008)

LEGION VILLE MAPS First Training Camp's Location

THE LEGION VILLE MODEL Legion Ville Comes Alive

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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WE REMEMBER

CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT

COLONEL LEWIS L. MILLETT, UNITED STATES ARMY, RET.

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The views expressed herein are those of The Legion Ville Historical Society, Inc. We are a civilian, non-profit organization unaffiliated with any branch of the United States military, government agency or body.