Virginian James Monroe was one of just eight delegates who journeyed to Trenton in time for the scheduled November 1 session of Congress. It wasn't his first visit: he was wounded at the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776..
[credit: engraving after John Vanderlyn portrait, National Portrait Gallery]
Virginian James Monroe was one of just eight delegates who journeyed to Trenton in time for the scheduled November 1 session of Congress. It wasn't his first visit: he was wounded at the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776..