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Biddle, Clement
Biddle, Clement (1740–1814) Revolutionary army officer, born in Philadelphia. In the Revolutionary War, Gen. Nathanael Greene appointed him as volunteer aide-de-camp (1776). He was also commissary general of forage (1777–80) under Greene. As a successful merchant from a prominent Philadelphia family, Biddle was well placed to provide for the material needs of the Continental Army. Upon Greene's recommendation, Biddle was named quartermaster general and colonel of the Pennsylvania militia (1781), his position until the end of the war.
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"Biddle, Clement." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Biddle, Clement." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-BiddleClement.html "Biddle, Clement." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-BiddleClement.html |
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Clement Biddle
Clement Biddle 1740–1814, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Philadelphia. Early in the war, he helped organize the "Quaker Blues," a company of volunteers. He later served as deputy quartermaster general of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey militia, commissary general of forage under Nathanael Greene in the Carolina campaign, and quartermaster general of the Pennsylvania militia. After the war he was (1787–93) U.S. marshal in Pennsylvania, but he gained more note as an importing merchant of Philadelphia. |
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"Clement Biddle." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Clement Biddle." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-E-BiddleC.html "Clement Biddle." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-E-BiddleC.html |
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