Name/Title
Traveler's RestEntry/Object ID
IMG1101Description
Home of General Horatio Gates. This colonial home, known as Traveler's Rest, is six miles from Shepherdstown, eight from Charles Town, and nine from Martinsburg. It was built by General Horatio Gates soon after he purchased the estate in 1763. He lived there until 1790, when he moved to New York. The general was born in England and was seriously wounded at Fort Duquesne during Braddock's defeat. He became a major-general during the Revolution and was best known for his intrigues against Schuyler and Washington, for the capture of Burguyne at Saratoga, and his defeat by Cornwallis at Camden, SC.Acquisition
Accession
350Source or Donor
Mutchler, JamesAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Jefferson County, West Virginia