similarly we have another aide to washington, future secretary of war james mchenry writing to elias boudeneau, i'm happy to have in my power the merit to mention colonel ham tomorrow. he was successful during his endeavors, we don't know why this sis, but in reconorthing the enemy and rallying and cheering and whether he and colonel lawrence deserve our commendation is doubtful. both exhibited similar proofs of bravery. this is just another testament of hamilton's incredible bravery in battle. here are two scenes that are fairly well known from the battle of monmouth. the one on the left more famous than the one on the right and the one on the right, of course, showing the altercation between lee and washington. something that's largely overlooked, and they could have been incredibly impactful. hamilton and lawrence's progressive idea that we could have african-american soldiers in the continental army, how progressive. lafayette was also an advocate of this. hamilton and lawrence will ask congress in writing several times. would you please al louvil blacks tone list in southern reg

he will come up from charleston for this meeting along with secretary of war james mchenry. hamilton has organized out how everything's going to work with platoons and companies and regimens and battalions. it's very organized. it shows how obsessive-compulsive hamilton was with details including the uniforms and even the soldiers' huts. after the five weeks were over until philadelphia, hamiton will then return to his office at 36th greenwich street in manhattan. there's an encampment not all too far from here. that is scotch plains, new jersey. it is a site picked by new jersey's own. this was an office from elizabeth just like all the others i've mentioned. that's aaron ogden. one of the other things that gets overlooked is alexander's membership in the so-called society of cincinnati. this is the diamond eagle. it was presented by the french navy in philadelphia. that was their first meeting every three years. of course it was owned by george washington until his death on december 14 th, 1799 at mt. vernon. it has some 200 diamonds and other jewels that make i want up. o

the to the secretary of war he says this to james mchenry.and adams realizes he has a crisis on his hands eight military crisis. there are shots fired in the ocean and he needs a military commander and he goes to george washington. would you please return to military service. george washington was the only president whoever did. this commander and chief, then president, and then running the u.s. military again. that's never happened before. so washington says yes, but alexander hamilton must be my second. john adams says how dare you put such an imposition on me, that is preposterous. and it takes many weeks for adams to eventually come down and realize, if i'm going to get washington out of this deal, i have to put my personal agenda aside and my personal feelings against hamilton aside and recognize that i must put up with major general alexander hamilton as part of the deal. here's a quote from john adams, in regards to hamilton's influence at the time. such was the influence of mr. hamilton in congress, that without writing any recommenda

mchenry. after the war of 1812 the president of the united states, james mattis said we established port positions up and down the eastern seaboard. they recruited, interestingly enough, general simone barnard the french engineer who came and helped us establish what we call the third system for us today. it is an example of the largest and best of all of those forts. in 1819 it was decided this location, point comfort, would be the location. they began construction almost immediately and did not finish until 1834. the model we see today is exactly what it would look like when the first soldiers came to populate and be the defense of the chesapeake. the frenchmen, general simone barnard was a very intelligent engineer and created many facets of this port that made it one of the strongholds here in the united states. one of the things he did, as the enemy approached the individual there could be cross fires from different angles on the fort. you also note it has a moat. this moat was originally designed to allow around the port to help with construction. after the port was completed it obviously be

were finally stopped at a place called baltimore the reason fort mchenry after the war of 1812 the president of the united states james madison said we knew establish fortifications all up and down our eastern seaboard. they recruited interesting enough general simone bernard a french engineer who came and helped us establish what we call the third system forts today. fort monroe is an example of the largest and best of all those forts. in 1819 there was decided that this location point comfort would be the location for fort monroe. they began constructed almost immediately and didn't finish until 1834. the model that we see today is exactly what it would look like. in 1834 when the first soldiers would come to populate this fortification and be the defense or the gibraltar of the chesapeake. the frenchman general simone. bernard was a very intelligent engineer and created many facets to this fort that made it one of the strongest strongholds here in the united states. one of the things he did is that he had several angles on this fort so as the enemy approached the individual fort walls, there could be crossfired fro