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COLONEL JOHN E. HOWARD. 399
regiment to join the army at Eocky Hill, near Princeton, with which he continued until the British crossed over to Staten Island, on the 30th of June,
when he received information of the death of his father ; upon which, Colonel
Hall sent him home to superintend the recruiting service. In the following
September he rejoined the army, a few days after the battle of Brandywine,
and, at the battle of Germantown, gave conspicuous proofs of that cool courage which afterwards so greatly distinguished him. He was present at the
battle of Monmouth, in 1778, and on the 1st of June, 1779, was made lieutenant-colonel of the fifth Maryland regiment, taking rank from March 11th,
1778. In April, 1780, he was detached with the Maryland and Delaware
troops, and served under Gates in his disastrous battle of Camden. At the
battle of the Cowpens, as we shall show, by a successful bayonet charge he
decided the fortune of the day. This was said to have been the first occasion
in the war in which the American troops fairly conquered the British with
the bayonet in the open field. In the battle of Guilford, Howard again
exhibited the discipline of his regiment, and won additional laurels as commander of Gunby's regiment. At the death of Lieutenant Colonel Ford, he
was transferred to the command of the second Maryland regiment, and was
engaged at Hobkirk's Hill. At the battle of Eutaw, the Maryland Line
" swept the field with their bayonets," and Colonel Howard was severely
wounded.
At the conclusion of the war, Colonel Howard retired to his patrimonial
estate, and soon after, on the 18th of May, 1787, married Margaret Chew,
daughter of Benjamin Chew, of Philadelphia. Benjamin Chew was the grandson of Colonel Samuel Chew, who came to Maryland in 1671, from Chewtown,
Somersetshire, England, and was the son of Samuel Chew, a distinguished
physician and judge, and a Quaker, who died June 16, 1744. Benjamin
Chew, after studying law with Andrew Hamilton, and also in London, in 1743,
settled on the Delaware, and in 1754 removed to Philadelphia, where he held
respectively the offices of recorder, in 1755-72; register of wills, attorney-
general (resigned in 1766), and became, in 1774, chief justice of Pennsylvania.
He was for many years speaker of the House of Delegates of the three lower
counties of Delaware. When the Bevolutionary War broke out he was
claimed by both the whigs and royalists; but after the Declaration of Independence he took a very decided stand against the latter. In 1777 he refused
to sign a parole, and was sent a prisoner to Frederickstown, Virginia. In
1790-1806 he was president of the Pennsylvania High Court of Errors and
Appeals.
Colonel John Eager Howard was a member of the Continental Congress
in 1787-8, after which he was elected governor of the State three successive
terms, in 1788-1789-1790. In 1794 he was appointed a major-general of
militia, but declined it. In November, 1795, he also declined the secretaryship of war, tendered by Washington. At the time of this offer, he was a
member of the Senate of Maryland, from which he was elected on November
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000436 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | COLONEL JOHN E. HOWARD. 399 regiment to join the army at Eocky Hill, near Princeton, with which he continued until the British crossed over to Staten Island, on the 30th of June, when he received information of the death of his father ; upon which, Colonel Hall sent him home to superintend the recruiting service. In the following September he rejoined the army, a few days after the battle of Brandywine, and, at the battle of Germantown, gave conspicuous proofs of that cool courage which afterwards so greatly distinguished him. He was present at the battle of Monmouth, in 1778, and on the 1st of June, 1779, was made lieutenant-colonel of the fifth Maryland regiment, taking rank from March 11th, 1778. In April, 1780, he was detached with the Maryland and Delaware troops, and served under Gates in his disastrous battle of Camden. At the battle of the Cowpens, as we shall show, by a successful bayonet charge he decided the fortune of the day. This was said to have been the first occasion in the war in which the American troops fairly conquered the British with the bayonet in the open field. In the battle of Guilford, Howard again exhibited the discipline of his regiment, and won additional laurels as commander of Gunby's regiment. At the death of Lieutenant Colonel Ford, he was transferred to the command of the second Maryland regiment, and was engaged at Hobkirk's Hill. At the battle of Eutaw, the Maryland Line " swept the field with their bayonets," and Colonel Howard was severely wounded. At the conclusion of the war, Colonel Howard retired to his patrimonial estate, and soon after, on the 18th of May, 1787, married Margaret Chew, daughter of Benjamin Chew, of Philadelphia. Benjamin Chew was the grandson of Colonel Samuel Chew, who came to Maryland in 1671, from Chewtown, Somersetshire, England, and was the son of Samuel Chew, a distinguished physician and judge, and a Quaker, who died June 16, 1744. Benjamin Chew, after studying law with Andrew Hamilton, and also in London, in 1743, settled on the Delaware, and in 1754 removed to Philadelphia, where he held respectively the offices of recorder, in 1755-72; register of wills, attorney- general (resigned in 1766), and became, in 1774, chief justice of Pennsylvania. He was for many years speaker of the House of Delegates of the three lower counties of Delaware. When the Bevolutionary War broke out he was claimed by both the whigs and royalists; but after the Declaration of Independence he took a very decided stand against the latter. In 1777 he refused to sign a parole, and was sent a prisoner to Frederickstown, Virginia. In 1790-1806 he was president of the Pennsylvania High Court of Errors and Appeals. Colonel John Eager Howard was a member of the Continental Congress in 1787-8, after which he was elected governor of the State three successive terms, in 1788-1789-1790. In 1794 he was appointed a major-general of militia, but declined it. In November, 1795, he also declined the secretaryship of war, tendered by Washington. At the time of this offer, he was a member of the Senate of Maryland, from which he was elected on November |
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