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pally employed with general Gates, in sur
veying the country from Tiverton to Point
Judith, to guard against attack. Late in the
season, however, he joined Washington with
the northern army, who was enabled to
make good his winter quarters. In the year
1880, he was with Washington at Morris
town and 10 the battle of Springheld that
season terminated with Gen. Lincoln's dis
aster at Charleston and the treason of Ar
nold In '81 he again had charge OF the
northern department and kept the enemy in
close quarters with small body of milltia;
the surrender OF Corn wallis this year, closed
the war.


For the materials of this hasty sketch,
our obligations are due to major Caleb Stark
his eldest son, who participated with his IL
lustrious father in many OF the perls OF the
revolution.


At the conclusion of the war, General
Stark, like the Roman Cincinnatus, retired
to the pursuits of domestic life, mingling
with the illustrious and hardy yeomanry Of
New England, and aspiring to none OF the
honors CT emolunents Of public Office; but
reaping, IN common with his countrymen,
the fruits Of that immortal struggle which
made us free people. For the last few
years OF his life, he enjoyed pecuniary
bounty from Governmental free will offer
ing Of the nation to ONT. Of its most ditinguish
ed defenders.


Such was General Stark ,---the last surviv-
ing general officer of the rcyulution--the
first and most intrepid hero Of cur state, Of


whom she may justly boast, as unsurpassed
in cool and determined bravery. lie has
gone the way Of all the living. His charac-
ter in private life was unembellished. Hi,


manners were frank and artless, though
tnged with an eccentrlcity peculiar to hi.
family alone. 10 sam up all, he was tina,
"nobest work of God" an honest man.