Adam Stephen

Adam Stephen (c. 1718 – 16 July 1791) was a Scottish-born doctor and military officer who helped found what became Martinsburg, West Virginia. He came to North America, where he served in the Virginia colonial militia under George Washington during the French and Indian War. He served under Washington again in the American Revolutionary War, rising to lead a division of the Continental Army. After a friendly fire incident during the Battle of Germantown, Stephen was found to have been drunk during the battle, and was cashiered out of the army.