First Battle at Point Pleasant

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Captain Stewart. Ralph's father, James, was captured
by Indians and burned at the stake. This tragic incident
 inflamed Captain Stewart into a lifetime of hatred of
Indians.  He was commissioned in 1773 as a
 Captain of Indian Rangers by Lord Dunsmore. 

In 1774, Captain Stewart was involved in the first battle
 of the revolution at Point Pleasant.  Included among
his other battles were Guilford Courthouse,
 Charlottesville and Yorktown.

According to tradition, he carried a saber scar inflicted
by Lord Tarleton. Captain Stewart helped guard
Lord Cornwallis at his surrender at Yorktown. 

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