American military commander who served during the American Revolution. Later, he became the first U.S. Secretary of War.
He attended the Boston Latin School and then became a clerk in a bookstore to support his family.
He was the U.S. Army's youngest major general.
He married Lucy Flucker and they had thirteen children, although only one survived to adulthood.
He was a personal friend of general and U.S. President George Washington.
