Henry Knox

ABOUT HENRY KNOX

American military commander who served during the American Revolution. Later, he became the first U.S. Secretary of War.

He attended the Boston Latin School and then became a clerk in a bookstore to support his family.

He was the U.S. Army's youngest major general.

He married Lucy Flucker and they had thirteen children, although only one survived to adulthood.

He was a personal friend of general and U.S. president George Washington .