,
76
.

    Washington retires to,
138
.

    Lafayette's visits to,
202
,
211
.


Verplanck's Point,
on the Hudson River, the British fortify,
78
.


Victory,
the final,
123-137
. See
Yorktown campaign
.


Ville de Paris,
the flagship of De Grasse,
129
.


Villeré,
Major, informs Jackson of the approach of the British,
188
.


Vincennes,
the hero of,
1-17
. See
Clark
.


Virginia,
in the struggle with Great Britain,
2
,
5
.

    aids Clark,
3
,
5
.

    called on for volunteers,
112
.

    takes the lead in sending delegates to Philadelphia,
145
.

    the University of, Lafayette visits,
214
.


Vulture,
the, a British war ship at Stony Point,
87
.



W


Wabash River,
the
Little,
Clark crosses,
12
.


Wabash River,
the, Clark crosses,
13
.


Wagoner,
the old,
105-122
. See
Morgan
.


Warner,
James, and his wife with Arnold's expedition to Quebec,
22
,
26
.


Washington, Lafayette
received by President Monroe at,
204
.

    Lafayette's farewell dinner at,
215
.


Washington, George,
in the Revolution,
2
.

    takes command of the patriots at Cambridge, Massachusetts,
19
.

    meets Benedict Arnold,
19
.

    confers with his officers at the Murray mansion,
50
.

    gives Hale his orders,
53
.

    informed of Hale's execution,
61
.

    our greatest patriot,
62-76
.

    the personal appearance of,
63
.

    the strength of,
64
.

    likes dancing,
65
.

    eats simple food,
66
.

    fond of fine clothes,
66
.

    a fine horseman,
67
.

    methodical in business,
68
.

    owns much land,
69
,
70
.

    dislikes slaves,
70
.

    the generosity of,
71
.

    attends the meeting at Newburgh, New York,
72
.

    the appearance of, on his first visit to Congress, described by an eyewitness,
73
.

    the formal receptions of,
74
.

    the state dinners of,
75
.

    the greatness of,
76
.

    a hard nut to crack, says General Clinton,
77
.

    plans an attack on Stony Point,
79
,
81
.

    visits Stony Point,
88
.

    famous men gathered about, in the siege of Boston,
105
.

    meets Daniel Morgan,
112
.

    in the Yorktown campaign,
123-136
.

    bids farewell to his generals,
138
.

    retires to Mount Vernon,
138
.

    the "legacy" of, to the American people,
140
.

    works at the problem of our national existence,
143
.

    attends the Philadelphia convention,
145
.

    made president of the Philadelphia convention,
147
.

    holds the Philadelphia convention to its duty,
148
.

    signs the Constitution,
152
.

    the first President of the United States,
155
.

    Lafayette serves under,
200
.

    Lafayette visits, at Mount Vernon,
202
.

    tomb of, at Mount Vernon,
211
.


Washington, William,
at the battle of Cowpens,
117-119
.

    in a hand to hand fight with Tarleton,
120
.

    "knows how to make his mark,"
120
.


Wayne,
Anthony, the personal appearance of,
80
.

    chosen to attack Stony Point,
80
.

    at Germantown and at Monmouth,
82
.

    the march of, to Stony Point,
82
.

    reads his order of battle at Stony Point,
83
.

    writes to a friend at Philadelphia,
83
.

    leads the attack on Stony Point,
85
.

    wounded in the head,
86
.

    captures the fort,
87
.

    writes a letter to Washington,
88
.

    in the Yorktown campaign,
121
,
124
.


Webster,
Daniel, speaks at the dedication of the Bunker Hill Monument,
214
.


Wellington,
the Duke of, a British general,
186
.

    called the "Iron Duke,"
187
.


West Point,
the Americans at,
78
,
125
.

    Washington's headquarters at,
127
.


Wilson,
James, the learned lawyer, at the Philadelphia convention,
146
.


Winchester,
Virginia,
108
.


Wolfe
captures Quebec in 1759,
30
.


Worcester,
Massachusetts, Lafayette visits,
206
.



Y


Yorktown,
the monument at,
137
.

    the visit of Lafayette to,
207
.


Yorktown campaign,
the,
123-137
.

    the state of affairs in the South before,
123
.

    the first move of Cornwallis in,
124
.

    made possible by the aid of a French fleet,
125
.

    planned by Washington,
126
.

    Washington's first move in,
128
.

    the Continental and French troops march to take part in,
128
.

    Clinton awakens to the importance of,
130
.

    De Grasse aids in, with a large fleet,
130
.

    the siege in,
132
.

    Cornwallis surrenders in,
134
.

    the effect of the victory in, upon King George and his ministers,
136
,
137