was after this battle he earned the nicknames "The Hero of Chatterton Hill" and "The Fighting Chaplain". On December 26, 1776, Gano participated in George Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware River. Gano was also present at the Battle of Trenton that followed. In the Chaplains and Clergy of the Revolution it states "He (Gano) crossed the Wintry Delaware with the army when it made its fearful midnight march on Trenton, and shared in the dangers of the battle that followed". Gano was chosen by General Washington to say a prayer marking the official end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783. Post-war career After the War, Gano returned to his congregation in New York. On May 1, 1784 Gano was elected to the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York alongside John Jay and Alexander Hamilton. By 1787, Gano moved to Kentucky where he would live at until his death in 1804. On June 17th, 1793 future Vice-President Aaron Burr wrote Gano a letter congratulating a friend of Gano's named John Edwards (1748-1837) for getting elected to the Kentucky Senate. On November 9th, 1798 Gano was elected as the first Chaplain for the Kentucky Legislature as stated in the Journal of the Kentucky House of Representatives "In Senate: Resolved that the Rev. John Gano be appointed chaplain to the general assembly; in which they request the concurrence of this house." He was also a member of the Society of Cincinnati. Death Gano passed away on August 10th, 1804 and is buried in the Daughters Of The Revolutionary War Section of the Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky just beyond Daniel Boone's grave. Before his death, Gano wrote and published an autobiography of his life. Descendants Gano's descendants include billionaire Howard Robard Hughes Jr., whose mother was Allene (Gano) Hughes; Rev. Stephen Gano; Admiral Roy Alexander Gano; Confederate States of America General Richard Montgomery Gano, chemist Francis Gano Benedict, and Union Generals Stephen Gano Burbridge and William Price Sanders. Alleged baptism of George Washington In 1889 two of Gano's grandchildren claimed in an affidavit that Gano's eldest daughter told them that Gano had baptized Washington by immersion at Valley Forge when he was one of Washington's chaplains. The story is rejected by a portion of secular historians. Dr. William Grady in his book "What Hath God Wrought" subtitled, "A Biblical Interpretation of American history" believes the