Who said lafayette i am here

One of Lafayette's greatest joys in his later years came in when he made a triumphant tour of the United States. At Mount Vernon he went alone to visit the grave of George Washington, returning to his carriage with tears in his eyes.

Lafayette remained a defender of democratic ideals until his death in Notes: 1. Quoted in James R. Bibliography: Gaines, James R. New York: W. Leepson, Marc. Lafayette: Lessons in Leadership from the Idealist General. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, Marquis de Lafayette. Memoirs of General Lafayette: With an account of his visit to America, and of his reception by the people of the United States; from his arrival, August 15th, to the celebration at Yorktown, October 19th, Boston: E.

House, Podcast Mount Vernon Everywhere! Mary Stockwell, Ph. This primary source comes from the Records of the U. National Archives Identifier: Return to Results Return. Follow us on Twitter:. Follow us on Facebook:. Please enter a valid email address. Share this site:. Colonel Charles E. Stanton is third from the left. Click this link for more Lafayette influences during WWI. Facebook Twitter Email. The Duchess had also a tent for their sick men; so that we had a small town of our own here, and every body employed.

Here began indeed, in the drab surroundings of the workshop, in the silent mystery of the laboratory, the magic of the new age. The people here retained the same paganism and barbarity, only they were not so dangerous, being conquered by the Muscovites. Genoa has but recently and partially felt the new impulse, yet even here the march of improvement is visible.