Edward Carrington was an American

United States

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 soldier and statesman from Virginia

Virginia

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. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Continental Army

Continental Army

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, serving as Quartermaster to General Nathanael Greene

Nathanael Greene

Nathanael Greene was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. When the war began, Greene was a militia private, the lowest rank possible; he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer. Many places in the United...

’s Southern campaign. He commanded artillery at the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill

Battle of Hobkirk's Hill

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 and the siege of Yorktown

Siege of Yorktown

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.

Virginia sent Carrington as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788. George Washington appointed Carrington as the first U.S. Marshal for Virginia, a position he held from 1789 to 1791. He later served as foreman of the jury when Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr

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was tried for treason in 1807. He was also mayor of Richmond for two terms in 1807-1808 and 1809-1810.

External links

• Carrington’s Congressional biography