Nathaniel Ramsey (May 1, 1741– October 23, 1817) was an American lawyer and soldier from Cecil County, Maryland. Ramsey was a Lt. Colonel of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and later represented Maryland as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786 and 1787. is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. ... Illustration depicting uniforms and weapons used during the 1779 to 1783 period of the American Revolution by showing four soldiers standing in an informal group General George Washington, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775. ... Combatants United States France Spanish Empire Dutch Republic Oneida Tuscarora Polish volunteers Quebec volunteers Prussian volunteers Kingdom of Great Britain Iroquois Confederacy Hessian mercenaries Loyalists Commanders George Washington Nathanael Greene Gilbert de La Fayette Comte de Rochambeau Bernardo de Gálvez Tadeusz KoÅ›ciuszko Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben King George... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... POOP HS;JHGF;JADHGJHASGHASJHGJSAHGJWJITHADHSGJHDASJLGFNKRA The Continental Congress was the first national government of the United States. ...

Nathaniel was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and was the elder brother of David Ramsay even though the brothers chose to spell their name differently. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) in 1767 and then read law. He settled in northeastern Maryland, and was admitted to the bar in Cecil County in 1771. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, known as the Garden Spot of America since the 18th century, is located in the southeastern part of the state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... David Ramsay (April 2, 1749 – May 8, 1815) was an American physician and historian from Charleston, South Carolina. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States of America. ...

Ramsey was a delegate to the Maryland Convention (the revolutionary assembly) in 1775. In 1776 he joined the army, as a captain in Colonel Smallwood's 1st Maryland Regiment, and went north in time to see action in the Battle of Long Island in August. In December he was promoted to Lt. Colonel and placed in command of the 3rd Maryland Regiment. He led them during the attempt to defend Philadelphia in 1777. William Smallwood portrait by Charles Willson Peale. ... The 1st Maryland Regiment was raised on January 14, 1776 at Baltimore, Maryland under the command of Col. ... Combatants United States Kingdom of Great Britain Commanders George Washington, Israel Putnam William Howe, Charles Cornwallis, Henry Clinton Strength 11,000-13,000 (about 10,000 of which were militia ) 22,000 (including 9,000 Hessians) Casualties 1,719 total (312 dead, 1,407 wounded, captured or missing) 377 total... The 3rd Maryland Regiment was organized on 27 March 1776 of eight companies from Anne Arundel, Prince George, Talbot, Hartford and Somerset counties of the state of Maryland. ...

At the Battle of Monmouth, in June 1778, Ramsey was asked by General Washington to stop the British advance after General Lee's initial retreat and gain time for Washington to rally his other troops. He did so, but his regiment took heavy casualties. Ramsey himself was seriously wounded, left for dead, and became a British prisoner. By the time he was exchanged, his regiment had gone south with General Nathaniel Greene's forces. He returned to Maryland, and his only remaining military role was in recruiting. He retired from the army on January 1, 1781, and resumed the practice of law in Cecil County. Combatants United States of America Great Britain Commanders George Washington Sir Henry Clinton Strength 11,000 10,000 Casualties 69 killed, 37 died of heat-stroke 160 wounded 95 missing Total: 361 65 killed 59 died of heat-stroke 170 wounded 50 captured 14 missing Total: 358 The Battle of... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... Charles Lee Charles Lee (1732–1782) was a British soldier turned Virginia planter who was a Major General of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. ... Nathanael Greene Nathanael Greene (July 27, 1742 (O.S.)–June 19, 1786), was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Ramsey moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1783, and again practiced law. After the war, he served Maryland as a delegate to Continental Congress in New York. After the creation of the United States, In 1789 President Washington appointed him the first United States Marshal for the District of Maryland, with his offices in Baltimore. He held this post from 1790 until 1798. In addition, he was named as Port Captain for Baltimore, and remained in this job from 1794 until his death in 1817. He died in Baltimore and is buried in the Westminister Burial Ground, known as Westminister Hall. Nickname: Motto: The Greatest City in America,[4] Get in on it. ... POOP HS;JHGF;JADHGJHASGHASJHGJSAHGJWJITHADHSGJHDASJLGFNKRA The Continental Congress was the first national government of the United States. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

His brother in law was Charles Willson Peale. By marriages his brother David Ramsay was the son in law of John Witherspoon and Henry Laurens and a brother in law of Colonel John Laurens and South Carolina Governor Charles Pinckney and was also related to South Carolina Governor John Rutledge. Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), self-portrait from 1822 Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American painter, soldier and naturalist. ... David Ramsay (April 2, 1749 – May 8, 1815) was an American physician and historian from Charleston, South Carolina. ... John Witherspoon Dr. John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. ... Henry Laurens Henry Laurens (1724–1792) was an American merchant and rice planter from South Carolina who became a political leader during the Revolutionary War. ... John Laurens (October 28, 1754 - August 27, 1782) was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. ... Several people shared the name of Charles Pinckney: Charles Pinckney - (d. ... John Rutledge (September 17, 1739 – July 18, 1800) was Governor of South Carolina, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, signer of the United States Constitution, and served on the U.S. Supreme Court (Chief Justice from August to December 1795). ...

External link

• Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website