Fort Cumberland was associated with several notable figures. Horatio Sharpe, who lived from 1718 to 1790, was here as Governor of Maryland and commander of the fort; Fort Frederick was built by his direction, he served as governor from 1753 to 1769, and Sharpsburg, Maryland, was named in his honor. Daniel Boone, who lived from 1734 to 1820, was here as a teamster with Braddock's forces; he later blazed the Wilderness Road to Kentucky, became a famous frontiersman and Kentucky legislator, and gave his name to Boonesboro. Henry Lee, who lived from 1756 to 1818, was here as Governor of Virginia and commander of forces against the Whiskey Rebellion; he was also a congressman and the father of Robert E. Lee, and was known as "Light-Horse Harry." Thomas Gage, who lived from 1721 to 1787, was here as lieutenant colonel for General Braddock; as military governor of Massachusetts, he ordered British troops to Lexington, Concord, and "Bunker Hill" at Breed's Hill. George Washington, who lived from 1732 to 1799, was here as aide-de-camp to Braddock, fort commander, commander of Virginia forces, and as the nation's first president; he later led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolution and was known as "Father of His Country." Edward Braddock, who lived from 1695 to 1755, was here as a British major general and commander of the fort; a career officer in the Coldstream Guards, he died of a battle wound and was buried in Braddock Road near present Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
