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George Matthews (soldier)
Captain George Matthews (1726-1798) was a signer of the 1790 Pennsylvania Constitution,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=. )〕 a veteran of the Indian War in 1746, an ensign in the French Indian War in 1756-1764 under Captain Samuel Perry, a captain in the Revolutionary War under Colonel Joseph Armstrong, a justice of the peace in 1785, an Associate Judge, 1791-1794, commissioned by the first Governor of Pennsylvania, Thomas Mifflin, and a church trustee and elder of the Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church. A blacksmith by trade, Captain Matthews was born in Ireland, but resided in Hamilton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania until his death. Matthews served as a representative to the Pennsylvania 1789 Constitutional Conventional and subsequently signed the 1790 Constitution. After problems became apparent with the Constitution of 1776, a campaign to change the Pennsylvania constitution followed. The 1790 Constitution has been described as a “model” constitution resembling modern day constitutions. It provided a workable frame of government with effective checks and balances to protect citizens from arbitrary government action.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pabarcrc.org/history.asp )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/afj8416.0001.001/214?g=moagrp;page=root;size=100;view=image;xc=1;q1=Militia+of+1862 )〕
== Military career ==
During the American Revolution George Matthews served his country as Captain of the 5th battalion, Cumberland County Militia under Colonel Joseph Armstrong. He and the men with whom he served were noted for their activity, bravery, alertness, and Presbyterian faith. Captain Matthews was reportedly wounded at the Battle of Crooked Billet fought on May 1, 1778 near the Crooked Billet Tavern. The tavern was a spot visited by George Washington and his officers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hatboro-pa.com/hathist.htm )〕 Atrocities and cruelties committed by the British soldiers against American prisoners and wounded at Crooked Billet have been described as inhuman and barbarous. Most notable bodies were reportedly found to be stabbed and cut beyond need and the wounded soldiers set afire while still living.
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