Craigie house, the, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, becomes Washington's headquarters, 105.
Creole villages, the, north of the Ohio River, 3, 6, 7-11, 14.
Cunningham, the cruelty of, to Hale, 59, 60.
Custis, the adopted son of Washington, 66.
Cyane, the, a British frigate, destroyed by "Old Ironsides," 182, 183.
Dale, Commodore, sent to the Mediterranean Sea, 157. captures a Tripolitan war ship, 158.
Daring exploit, a, 156-168. See Philadelphia, the frigate.
Davie, William, a leader in the South, 91.
Dayton, Jonathan, of New Jersey, at the Philadelphia convention, 146.
Dearborn, Captain, kills his fine dog, 26.
Decatur, Stephen, 158. chosen to destroy the Philadelphia, 161. calls for volunteers, 162. sails for Tripoli, 162. boards the Philadelphia and sets her on fire, 165, 166. the promotion of, 168. how received by Commodore Preble, 173.
Deckhard rifle, the, used in the South, 95.
Declaration of Independence, the, 140, 141, 146, 157.
De Grasse, receives orders to act with Washington, 125. headed for Chesapeake Bay, 126. defeats the British fleet and controls Chesapeake Bay, 130. at the blockade of Yorktown, 134.
Delaware, the representation of, in Congress, 149. the first to adopt the Constitution, 154.
De Peyster, Colonel, the bravery of, 103.
Detroit, Fort, Hamilton's headquarters, 4, 11. See the map in Chapter I.
Dickinson, John, at the Philadelphia convention, 147.
Doak, Rev. Samuel, invokes a blessing before the march to King's Mountain, 96.
Dragoons, the defeat of the red, 90-104. See King's Mountain.
Du Loup River, the, Arnold's men cross, 29.
Ellsworth, Oliver, at the Philadelphia convention, 146.
Enos, Colonel, 22, 23. deserts Arnold, 24.
Enterprise, the, fights a Tripolitan man-of-war, 157.
Experiment, the, a British man-of-war, 46.
Ferguson, Colonel, character of, 91. enlists Tories and raids the Carolinas, 92. threatens the backwoodsmen, 92. the rally of the backwoodsmen to attack, 94. retreats before the backwoodsmen, 97. makes a stand at King's Mountain, 99. defeated at King's Mountain, 101-103. the death of, at King's Mountain, 102.
Fish, Nicholas, with Lafayette at Yorktown, 208.
Fort Detroit, Hamilton's headquarters, 4, 11. See the map in Chapter I.
Fort Sullivan, the defense of, 36-49. built of palmetto logs, 38. the mounting of cannon in, 39. visited by General Lee, 39. Lee advises the surrender of, 39, 46. the British plan of attack on, 41. the attack on, 41-48. the repulse of the British attack on, 48. the moral effect of the defense of, 49.