Until the erection of this tardy memorial the veteran who had served his country in three wars, and fell with her standard in his hand, had not a soli-tary stone or inscription, to preserve his name or commemo- rate his virtues; and slept in Danbury in a grave, which time had rendered as uncertain almost as it was unhonored. The death shot of Wooster is said to have proceeded from an American loyalist who carried a musket of unusual length. This man was posted along with some volunteers in a barn east of the road and on the right of the British rear-guard, as it appeared after having faced about. Recognizing Wooster, although at a distance of nearly three hundred yards, he asked permission to fire at the American general. "You shall not do so," said his commanding officer; "The interval is too great for a successful shot and the attempt will subject us to retaliation." Persisting in his request, the officer at last yielded with reluctance to the royalist's importunity, when the latter fired with fatal effect. After the fall of the American commander, his men became discouraged and fell back. Tryon now made a general halt in order to rest his followers and to examine the situation of the new adversaries he had discovered in front. While Wooster was yet engaged in operating against the British rear guard, Arnold with his usual rapidity of move-ment had made a forced march across the country. Between eleven and twelve he took possession of Ridgefield, with a detachment which some reinforcements had now augmented to upwards of five hundred muskets. The delay occasioned to the enemy by the repeated attacks made upon them gave Arnold time to intrench himself. At the northern extremity of the village, where the main street crossed a ridge, he threw up a breast work or barricade formed out of earth, rails, car-