Click on the  image above, or the link at the top of the page, to access the complete doctoral dissertation on the life of David Wooster which  includes a full Appendix with images, maps and several key documents. 

Click on the image of above, or the "Battlefields and Campaigns" link at the top of the page, to access primary source maps from the French & Indian War and the American Revolution that pertain to the military activity of General David Wooster.

There is a series of Classroom Worksheets that coincide with each of these various components (essay and writing prompts, ThingLink Interactive worksheet, Primary source Document analysis). Click on the "For Teachers" icon above, or the "TEACHERS" link at the top under "More".

There is a Quick Time Movie version of the Classroom Presentation on the life of General David Wooster on this page. You can use it for your students with full animation and music embedded. Click on the image below for the Teacher Resource page.

THE LEGACY OF DAVID WOOSTER

After the American Revolution, veterans were given land in the Ohio Territory as payment for their service. Those whose homes were destroyed in Connecticut also came west to settle in the "Firelands" - also known as the Western Reserve of the colonial claims of Connecticut. Wayne County, Ohio was established in 1808. The country seat of WOOSTER was  established in 1812. Of the first 31 counties in Ohio, 14 of them were named for men involved in the Revolution (generals, naval commanders or politicians). The attempt has been made to discover the ONE SPECIFIC MAN (veteran) who named the city in honor of Major-General Wooster. Upon much research I have discovered that THERE IS NO ONE MAN, BUT RATHER MANY MEN who settled in Wayne Country following the Revolution.  Some came from New Haven, Wooster's home town. Others fought in regiments he commanded during the war. These men, together, saw the great importance of Wooster and honored him and his contributions to America by naming the county seat of Wayne County, Ohio, after him. Of the 88 counties in Ohio, only 6 have county seats named for general officers of the Revolution.

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Everyone wants to know where General Wooster was during the American Revolution. There is a timeline of events comparing General Wooster's activity to those of the Commander-in-Chief, General George Washington from 1775-1777. Click on the image above, or the link "WHERE IS GENERAL WOOSTER" above under "More." 

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The Death of General Wooster by Constantino Brumidi, located in the current Senate Appropriations Committee suite in the U.S. Capital building, Washington, D.C.