st of General Miller, in
uniform, facing the right. Exergue: I'LL TRY. His answer when he
received the order to attack the enemy's batteries on the hill at
Niagara. FUeRST. F. (_fecit_).

RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS NOVEMBER 3. 1814. Colonel Miller, at the head
of his troops, is carrying the British batteries on the hill at
Niagara. Exergue: BATTLES OF CHIPPEWA JULY 5. 1814. NIAGARA. JULY 25.
1814. ERIE SEP. (_September_) 17. 1814. FUeRST. F. (_fecit_).

JAMES MILLER was born in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New
Hampshire, April 25, 1776. He practiced law from 1803 to 1808, when he
entered the army with the rank of major; was made a lieutenant-colonel
in 1810, and distinguished himself in the West, under Harrison; and
became colonel of the 21st infantry, March 9, 1814. He greatly
distinguished himself at Chippewa, Niagara, and at Erie, for which he
was breveted a brigadier-general and received the thanks of Congress
and a gold medal.[99] At Niagara, when ordered to carry the British
batteries on the heights, he made the celebrated reply, "I'll try,
Sir." He resigned in 1819; and was governor of Arkansas Territory in
1819-1825, and United States collector of customs at Salem,
Massachusetts, from 1825 to 1849. He died at Temple, New Hampshire,
June 7, 1851.

[Footnote 99: The resolution of Congress voting
this medal, and the official reports of the battles
of Chippewa, Niagara, and Erie, are given under No.
39, page 203.]

No. 43. (p. 224)
PLATE XLIV.

_July 5 and 25, 1814._

Major General Winfield Scott. [Rx]. Resolution of Congress
November 3. 1814 etc.

MAJOR-GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT.

[_Victories of Chippewa and Niagara._]

MAJOR GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT. Bust of General Scott, in uniform,
facing the right. FUeRST. F. (_fecit_).

A serpent, entwined in a wreath of laurel and palm, is biting its
tail--emblem of immortality through glory and victory. RESOLUTION OF
CONGRESS NOVEMBER 3. 1814. BATTLES OF CHIPPEWA JULY 5. 1814. NIAGARA
JULY 25. 1814. FUeRST. F. (_fecit_).[100],[101]

[Footnote 100: See INTRODUCTION, page
ix.]

[Footnote 101: The resolution of Congress voting
this medal, and the official reports of the battles
of Chippewa and Niagara, are given under N