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John Paulding (October 16, 1758 – February 18, 1818) was a militiaman from the state of New York during the American Revolution. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" In 1780, he participated in the capture of Major John André. For other uses see John André (disambiguation. Major John André ( May 2, 1750 &ndash October 2

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As part of an armed patrol with fellow militiamen David Williams, and Isaac Van Wart, Paulding seized André at a site now called Patriots Park in Tarrytown, NY. David Williams ( October 21, 1754 - August 2, 1831) was a Militiaman from the state of New York during the American Revolution Isaac Van Wart (bOctober 251762-May 231828 was a Militiaman from the state of New York during the American Revolution. Holding him in custody, they discovered documents of André's secret communication with Benedict Arnold. Benedict Arnold V ( – June 14, 1801) was a General during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental The militiamen, all local farmers of modest means, refused his considerable bribe and instead delivered him to the Continental Army. The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America Arnold's plans to surrender West Point to the British were revealed and foiled, and André was hanged as a spy. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA,

With George Washington's personal recommendation, the United States Congress awarded Paulding, Williams, and Van Wart the first military decoration of the United States, the silver medal known as the Fidelity Medallion. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the The Fidelity Medallion is the oldest decoration of the United States military and was created by act of the Continental Congress in 1780. Each of the three also received federal pensions of $200 a year, and prestigious farms awarded by New York State. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

The celebrated trio became only more celebrated after the war: commemorations large and small abound in Westchester County (see below), and elsewhere throughout the original colonies. Westchester County is a primarily Suburban county located in the U By an Act of Congress, the new state of Ohio (1803) included the counties of Paulding, Van Wert (a common alternate spelling), and Williams. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Paulding County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Van Wert County is a County located in the US state of Ohio with a population of 29659 as of the 2000 U Williams County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Paulding was uniquely honored among the three by the bestowal of his name to the new county's seat of government, the town of Paulding. Paulding is a village in and the County seat of Paulding County, Ohio, United States. 1

Paulding himself was held in particularly high regard by early America: he is honored in the names of Paulding County, Georgia; Paulding, Michigan; Paulding, New Jersey; Paulding, Mississippi; Paulding County, Ohio and Paulding, Missouri. Paulding County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Paulding is an unincorporated community in and one of the two County seats of Jasper County, Mississippi, United States. Paulding County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Standard 19th-century retellings of the event give prominence to Paulding, crediting him with the decision-making and initiative at the scene. 2

Still, Paulding and the others did see their reputations impugned by some. André at his trial had insisted the men were mere brigands; sympathy for him remained in some more aristocratic American quarters (and grew to legend in England, where he was buried in Westminster Abbey). An outlaw or bandit is a person living the lifestyle of outlawry; the word literally means "outside the Law " by folk-etymology from the original The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church Giving voice to this sympathy, Representative Benjamin Tallmadge of Connecticut persuaded Congress not to grant the men a requested pension increase in 1817, publicly assailing their credibility and motivations. Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835 was a member of the United States House of Representatives. Despite the slight, the men's popular acclaim continued to grow throughout the 19th century to almost-mythic status. Some modern scholars have interpreted the episode as a major event in early American cultural development, representing the apotheosis of the common man in the new democratic society. 3

Paulding died in 1818 at Staatsburg, Dutchess County, New York of natural causes. Staatsburg is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. Dutchess County is a County located in the US state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. His last words were reported to be: "I die a true republican. "4 He is buried in the cemetery of Old Saint Peter's Church in Van Cortlandtville, Cortlandt Manor, NY. Cortlandt Manor is the designated name of an area located in the Town of Cortlandt in Northern Westchester County, New York. The grave is marked by a large marble monument with the epitaph: "FIDELITY - On the morning of the 23rd of September 1780, accompanied by two young farmers of the county of West Chester, he intercepted the British spy, André. Poor himself, he disdained to acquire wealth by the sacrifice of his country. Rejecting the temptation of great rewards, he conveyed his prisoner to the American camp and, by this noble act of self-denial, the treason of Arnold was detected; the designs of the enemy baffled; West Point and the American Army saved; and these United States, now by the grace of God Free and Independent, rescued from most imminent peril. "

Paulding's son Hiram Paulding (b. Hiram Paulding ( December 11, 1797 – October 20, 1878) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, who served from the 1797 - d. 1878) served in the War of 1812 and fought in the Battle of Lake Champlain; he rose to become a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and retired only after the end of the American Civil War. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812. Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South

Commemorations

In 1853, a monument was erected at the site of André's capture and, on the event's centenary in 1880, it was topped with the statue of a minuteman, reputedly in the likeness of Paulding himself. Minutemen were members of teams of select men from the American colonial militia during the American Revolutionary War. Across the street (Route 9A) is the public elementary John Paulding School. New York State Route 9A is a State highway in New York, United States, providing an alternate to US 9 from New York City north to The communities of Tarrytown, Elmsford, and White Plains, NY, each have a street named for Paulding (as well as ones for Williams and Van Wart). Tarrytown is a village in the Town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York, United States. Elmsford is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The City of White Plains is the County seat of Westchester County New York. The Fire Department of Sparkill, NY, maintains the John Paulding Engine Co. , founded in 1901. Ohio's Paulding County is also named after John Paulding (in addition to Van Wert, and Williams counties also in Ohio). Paulding County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Van Wert County is a County located in the US state of Ohio with a population of 29659 as of the 2000 U Williams County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States.

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