Patti, At the end of this document is a list of men you are asking about. GeorgeBATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT--A CLAIM FOR UNHERALDED PATRIOTS (Senate - November 01, 1991) [Page: S15798] Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me today in remembering those whom many believe to be the first military veterans in our Nation's history. I am speaking of the militiamen of the Battle of Point Pleasant, a battle waged in my home State of West Virginia--at that time, Virginia--and officially recognized in 1908 by the 60th Congress as the First Battle of the Revolutionary War. On October 10, 1774--6 months before the `shots heard 'round the world' were fired at Lexington and Concord--800 rugged colonial militiamen, under the command of Col. Andrew Lewis, met and defeated 1,000 Shawnee Indians commanded by Chief Cornstalk at the confluence of the Ohio and Great Kanawha Rivers. If the Shawnees had claimed victory, an alliance with the British may have developed and weakened the position of the colonists. However, the colonists' defeat of the Shawnees demonstrated their military potential and strengthened their stance of independence from official British colonial policy. The battle and the subsequent peace treaty with the Indians brought relative peace to the Ohio frontier for several years and opened the way for further westward movement by American settlers into the Midwest. But most importantly, it freed the American patriots from having to fear a rearguard Indian attack on the Virginia frontier as the rebellious colonies struggled for their liberty against the King's soldiers during the Revolutionary War. At the Battle of Point Pleasant, our forefathers took a bold and courageous step toward securing freedom and asserting their independence. The service of these militiamen was a true pledge of allegiance to liberty and self-government and I take pride in honoring the forgotten men who helped shape the destiny of our Nation. I ask unanimous consent that the list of names of those who fell in battle and were buried at `the Point' on October 11, 1774, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the list was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Names for Temporary Grave Markers 1. Charles Lewis, Colonel, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, March 11, 1736-October 10, 1774. 2. John Field, Sr., Colonel, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, 1720-October 10, 1774. 3. Thomas Buford, Captain, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, 1736-October 17, 1774. 4. Robert McClanahan, Captain, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, c. 1748-50-October 10, 1774. 5. John Murray, Captain, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 6. James Ward, Captain, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, c. 1729-October 10, 1774. 7. Samuel Wilson, Captain, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, 1730-October 10, 1774. 8. Hugh Allen, Lieutenant, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, c. 1745-October 10, 1774. 9. Matthew Bracken, Lieutenant, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 10. Edward Goldman, Lieutenant, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 17, 1774. 11. Jonathan Cundiff, Ensign, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 12. George Cameron, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 13. Richard Trotter, Sergeant, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, c. 1738-October 10, 1774. 14. Samuel Croley, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 15. John Dinwiddie, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 16. Joseph Hughey, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 17. Thomas McClung, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, c. 1728-October 10, 1774. 18. James Mooney, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 19. Hugh O'Gullion, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 20. William Stephen, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, c. 1760-October 10, 1774. 21. Isaac Van Bibber, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, p. 1725-October 10, 1774. 22. David White, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 23. Marck Williams, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 24. David Kincaid, Private, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774. 25. John Frogg, Jr., Captain/Sutler, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, May 26, 1745-October 10, 1774. 26. Twenty-one whose names are unknown, Privates, Army of Virginia, American Revolution, ------ -October 10, 1774.