Hull, William
soldier, author, was born June 24, 1753, in Derby, Conn. He entered the revolutionary army as a captain; was rapidly promoted, and became inspector of the army. Two years after his surrender to the British at Detroit he was tried by court-martial and sentenced to be shot, but on account of his age and public services the sentence was remitted by President Madison, by whom he had been made commander-in-chief. In 1824 he published a series of letters in vindication of himself, which were published in a volume entitled The Campaign of the Northwest Army. He died Nov. 29, 1825, in Newton, Mass.