Caldwell, Rev

JAMES, an American revolutionary patriot, B. in Charlotte co., Va., 1734. After graduating at New Jersey Coll., he became Presbyterian pastor at Elizabeth town. During the growing antagonism between the Colonies and Great Britain, C. warmly took the side of the former, and when hostilities commenced, became chaplain to the Jersey brigade, and took an active share in its campaigns, fighting, as it were, like one of the old Cromwellian type, "with the sword in one hand and the Bible in the other." He was accidentally shot by a sentinel, at the Point, New York, Nov. 24, 1781, and buried at Elizabeth town, N. J., where a costly marble monument covers the remains of the "soflier-parson." Ca'leb, son of Jephunneh, of the tribe of Judah, 15th cent. B. C., was sent by Joshua, with one man from each of the other tribes, to view the land of Canaan, of which he gave a faithful description, and thereby raised the spirits of the people. He po e ed the country of Hebron, and D. at the age of 114. Cal'ebee Creek, in Alabama, Macon co., flows into Tall a poos a River. Caleche, ( ka - lash ' .) [Fr.] See CALASH. Caledon, in Ireland, a market-town of Tyrone co., on the Blackwater River; poр . 1,166. Caledonia, the name given by the Romans to that part of Scotland which lay between the Friths of Forth and Clyde, and which was partially inhabited by the tribe of Caledonii . The name Caledonii disappears about the beginning of the 4th cent., when the inhabitants of Scotland begin to be spoken of as Scots and Picts . The word Caledonia has been retained as a kind of poetical name for Scotland. Caledonia, in Illinois , a vill., former cap. of Pulaski co., on the Ohio river, 220 m. S. of Springfield. Caledonia, in Iowa , a village of Dubuque co., 9 m. W. by S. of Dubuque. -A post-village of Ring gold co., 80 m. S.S.W. of Des Moines. Caledonia, in Michigan, a post-township of Kent co., on the Thorn Apple River, 12 miles S. E. of Grand Rapids. -A township of Shiawa ee co. Caledonia, in Minnesota , a township and village, capital of Houston county, 14 miles west of the Mi i ippi River, and 20 miles south-west of La Cro e, Wisconsin. Caledonia, in Mi i ippi, a post-village of Lowndes co., abt. 154 m. N.E. of Jackson. Caledonia, in Mi ouri, a post-village of Washington co., abt. 70 m. S.S.W. of St. Louis. Caledonia, in New York, a post-village and township of Livings ton co., on the Gene see River, 20 m. S.W. of Rochester, Caledonia, in Ohio, a village of Hamilton co., on the Ohio River. -A post-village of Marion co., on the west branch of the Whetstone River, 54 m. N. of Columbus Caledonia, in Pennsylvania, a post-village of Elk co., 140 m. N.W. of Harris burg. Caledonia, in Tenne ee, a flourishing village of Henry co., 120 m. W. of Nashville. Caledonia, in Texas, village of Rusk co., 22 m. E. by S. of Henderson. Caledonia, in Vermont , a N.E. co., bounded on the S.E. by the Connecticut, and drained by the Pa umsic, Lamoille, and Wells rivers. Area , abt. 650 sq. m. This co., mountainous, but generally fertile, has several sulphur springs, and abundance of granite and limestone. Cap. St. Johns bury. Caledonia, in Wisconsin, a township of Columbia co., on Wisconsin River. -A village and township of Trempealeau co., on Black River, 5 m. S. of Galesville, -A township of Waupaca county, 20 m. N. W. of Oshkosh. Caledonia, in prov. of Ontario, a village of Haldimand co., 20 m. E.S.E. of Brant ford, Caledonia, in Wisconsin, a post-township of Racine co., 20 m. S. of Milwaukee,