American People of the Northwest Indian War: Arthur St. Clair, Anthony Wayne, William Eaton, James Wilkinson, Joseph Desha, William Clark

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Arthur St. Clair, Anthony Wayne, William Eaton, James Wilkinson, Joseph Desha, William Clark, Charles Scott, John Adair, George Madison, William Wells, John Bowman, Abraham Bowman, Thomas Allin, Winthrop Sargent, David Ziegler, John Hardin, Simon Girty, Richard Butler, Simon Kenton, Ebenezer Denny, Michael Rudolph, William Christian, Anne Bailey, Josiah Harmar, Richard Taylor, John Whistler, Benjamin Logan, Edward Butler, Jean Francois Hamtramck, Jonathan Haskell, Henry De Butts, Martin Baum, Paschal Hickman, John Mills, George M. Bedinger, William Russell, John Pratt, Richard Allison, William Darke, Bland Ballard, John Armstrong. Excerpt: William Eaton (23 February 1764 - 1 June 1811) was a United States Army officer and the Consul to Tunis (1797-1803). He played important diplomatic and military roles in the war between the United States and Tripoli (1801-05). He led the first foreign United States military victory the Battle of Derne by capturing the Tripoli subject city of Derne in support of the restoration of the pasha, Hamet Caramelli. William Eaton also gave testimony at the treason trial of Aaron Burr. He served one term in the Massachusetts State Legislature. Eaton died on June 1, 1811 at the age of forty-seven. The World War II destroyer USS Eaton (DD-510) was named after him. William Eaton was born in Woodstock, Connecticut. He was one of thirteen children of Nathaniel and Sarah (nee Johnson) Eaton. His father was a middle class farmer, who worked as a school teacher in the winter, an employment for which he is represented as having been well qualified by more than ordinary means for a farmer. When he was ten years old, William's family moved to Mansfield, Connecticut. He ran away at the age of sixteen to enlist in the army. He joined the Continental Army in 1780 and served until 1783, attaining the ra...