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Isaac Van Wart (October 25, 1762 – May 23, 1828) was a militiaman from the state of New York during the American Revolution.In 1780, he was one of three men who captured British Major John André, who was convicted and executed as a spy for conspiring with treasonous Continental general and commandant of West Point Benedict Arnold.
The Fidelity Medallion is the oldest decoration of the United States military and was created by act of the Continental Congress in 1780. [1] Also known as the "André Capture Medal", the Fidelity Medallion was awarded to those soldiers who participated in the capture of Major John André, of the British Army, who had been the contact to Benedict Arnold and had helped organize his defection.
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John Paulding, Isaac Van Wert, and David Williams had been on sentry trying to catch loyalist "Cow-Boys" that had been preying on people in Westchester County, New York. André mistakenly assumed that the men were aligned with the British and declared himself to be a British officer.
Van Wert, Georgia; Van Wert, Iowa; Van Wert, Ohio ... Biographical. Isaac Van Wert (also known as Isaac Van Wart) Event-related. Van Wert and Putnam County 2001 ...
Jun. 20—VAN WERT — Members of the board of Northwest State Community College, along with media representatives and other invited guests, got their first glimpse Thursday at what will be the ...
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Van Wert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,931. [1] Its county seat is Van Wert. [2] The county was created on February 12, 1820, and later organized on March 18, 1837. [3] It is named for Isaac Van Wart, one of the captors of John André in the American Revolutionary War. [4]