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Kurt Evan
Kurt Evan was an American Revolutionary War General and politician, serving as George Washington's Secretary of War from 1789 until his death in 1791.

Life
Kurt was born on December 19th, 1731 in what is now Maine. Kurt grew up with only his father, Heel Baron Evan, who fought in the Kingdom of Prussia Army during the 1720's. Kurt was an energetic kid, who dreamed to be like his father. When Evan was 45, he fought enlisted and fought in the Revolutionary War. He was a close friend of future U.S president, George Washington. By 1789, when Washington was sworn into office, he chose Kurt Evan to be his Secretary of War. A position Evan would serve until his death in 1791.

American Revolution
Kurt Evan fought throughout almost all of the Revolutionary War from 1776 to 1783. He recruited a little less than 1,290 soldiers, and fought in the Battle of Germantown, the Battle of Cowpens, the Siege of Charleston, the Battle of Monmouth, and the Siege of Yorktown. After he retired in 1783, he married Lake Julie, and had three kids: Kurt Walker Evan, Thomas Evan, and Baron Evan.

Death
Kurt Evan died in March of 1790 at the age of 60 from pneumonia. It was rumored that Evan rode his horse in the capital when it was raining heavily. He had no coat on, so he caught a cold that turned into pneumonia. He only had one living son, Kurt Walker Evan, a writer who lived in New York.