At Saratoga on a battlefield that once was covered with British and American blood there stands a one hundred and fifty-five foot high monument. The monument is there to commemorate that decisive struggle in which the British made their last stand over two centuries ago. 

Around the base of this monument are four deep niches, and in each niche appears the name of one of the American generals who commanded there. Above the names stand giant bronze figures on horseback. In the first stands Horatio Gates; in the second, Philip John Schuyler; and in the third, Daniel Morgan. 

But the niche on the fourth side is vacant. The name appears, but the soldier is absent. Some who are history buffs might remember that the soldier whose name is listed there was a Brigadier General in the American army…