Armstrong, James b. August 29, 1748 d. May 6, 1828 US Congressman and Revolutionary War Doctor. During his educational years he attended the Philadelphia Academy and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). He studied medicine at Doctor John Morgan's School in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1769. He moved to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia and established a medical practice. During the Revolutionary War he served as a medical officer. After the war he went to England for three years to further his...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd) Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Armstrong Sr., John b. October 13, 1717 d. March 9, 1795 Revolutionary War Major General. He received his education in Ireland and became a civil engineer. He came to Pennsylvania as a surveyor for the Penn family. He laid out the plans for Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1750 and became one of its first settlers. He was then appointed as surveyor for the newly established Cumberland County. When the French and Indian Wars began, he was a colonel in charge of militia troops stationed in Cumberland County. When a group of Indians and Frenchmen overtook Fort...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd) Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Montgomery, John b. July 6, 1722 d. September 3, 1808 Continental Congressman. His family migrated to Carlisle at its founding in 1740, and Montgomery became a successful merchant and farmer. He was one of Cumberland County's first Justices of the Peace and became active in the militia. As a Captain in the Third Pennsylvania Battalion he served in the French and Indian War during the late 1750s. An advocate of independence from England, he became a member of Pennsylvania's Committee of Safety in 1775. In 1777 he was appointed Colonel and commander...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Pitcher (McCauley), Molly (Mary Ludwig Hayes) b. October 13, 1744 d. January 22, 1832 Revolutionary War Heroine. Born Mary Ludwig near Trenton, New Jersey, she was sent to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, at a young age to become a servant in the home of Colonel William Irvine. In 1769, she married John Casper Hays, a young barber who lived in the village. In 1775, her husband enlisted in the First Pennsylvania Artillery as a gunner. He spent the winter of 1777 and 1778 at Valley Forge. As with many other soldier wives, Molly joined her husband in the camp, and helped by cooking, washing...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Thompson, William b. 1736 d. September 3, 1781 Revolutionary War Continental Brigadier General. First officer to be commissioned as a Colonel in the United States Army. Commander of Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion from 1775 to 1776. Eventually promoted to Brigadier General. Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
b. October 13, 1717 d. March 9, 1795