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sion was abandoned by reason of the failure in the settlement of controversies, and ac quired reputation and fame by acting offi of Leslie to form a junction with Cornwallis. He again went into active service with the cially as deputy judge advocate. In this capacity he was brought into contact with army organized to oppose the invasion of Colonel Alexander Hamilton, and relations Arnold, and remained with that army until of confidence and trust with Washington; late in January, 1781, and until after Arnold, and by his superior officers he has been demoralized, had fallen back on Portsmouth. spoken of as not only brave, but of signal After nearly six years' service, from May, and superior intelligence in respect to mili 1775, to January, 1781. with occasional in terruptions when hostilities were not active, tary affairs. Marshall was at the head of his company and with the repulse and discomfiture of which was with Washington's army in the Arnold, John Marshall ended his military campaign of 1778-9, and. with the army in service, except later as general of militia.1 winter quarters. He was at the battle of AT WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE. Monmouth. He was under Wayne in the memorable assault at Stony Point. He was Toward the end of 1779, owing to the dis with the detachment to cover the retreat of banding of Virginia troops at the end of their Major Lee, after his brilliant surprise of the term of service, he was left without a com enemy at Powles' Hook. mand, and went to Virginia to await the Near the close of this year a portion of the action of the Legislature as to raising new Virginia troops was sent to the defense of troops. It was a fortunate visit; for at Yorkthat State, but those with whom Marshall town he met the young girl who, two or was attached remained with Washington, three years later, was to become his wife; and, upon the expiration of their term of en and he was also able to improve his leisure listment, he was ordered to Virginia with by attending, for a few months in the early other officers to take charge of such troops part of 1780, two courses of lectures at the as the State should raise. He went to Wil- college, on law and natural philosophy. This liamsburg; and, during the delays incident was all of college or university that he ever1 to legislative action, he attended a course of saw; but later he received their highest hon law lectures by Chancellor Wythe, and a ors from several universities. Harvard made course on natural philosophy by Bishop him doctor of laws in 1806. Marshall's op Madison. In the early summer of 1780 he portunity for studying law, under George procured a license to practice law; but, rec Wythe, at William and Mary College, seems ognizing in the emergency of the campaigns to have been owing to a change in the curric of that year a higher duty to his country, he ulum, made, just at that time, at the in sought further service in the army, and, tired stance of Jefferson, Governor of the State, by the delays and difficulties incident to and, in that capacity, visitor of the college. bringing the Virginia troops into the field, The chair of divinity had just been abolished, he made that long and lonely walk from and one of law and police, and another of Virginia to army headquarters, and resumed medicine, were substituted. And on Decem service in the army. Arriving at Philadel ber 29 the faculty voted that, "for the encour phia, it is said, he was so worn and shabby agement of science, a student, on paying that he was refused entertainment at the annually 1000 pounds of tobacco, shall be hotel. Soon, however, young Marshall again entitled to attend any school of the following returned to Virginia, and joined the force professors, viz.: of Law and Police; of under Baron Steuben to defend that State Natural Philosophy and Mathematics," etc. against the invasion of General Leslie; and 1 Honorable Edgar Aldrich, United States District he remained with that army until the inva Judge.
