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Rufus Putnam
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Friday, March 16, 2018
“Enlisted for six months & served that time”
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Capt. Moses Harvey ’s November 1775 advertisement (which I quoted Wednesday ) pointedly described five men who had deserted from his Conti...
Monday, March 05, 2018
Men Who Brought Us Dorchester Heights
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On 5 Mar 1776, Gen. William Howe and his colleagues in the British military woke up to find Continental troops positioned and protected...
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Rufus Putnam Lays Out “so Costly a work”
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On 11 Feb 1776, Lt. Col. Rufus Putnam of the Continental Army wrote to his commander-in-chief about what would be necessary to fortify ...
Thursday, August 15, 2013
The Lessons of Bunker Hill for Gen. Washington
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In preparing my presentation on the Battle of Bunker Hill earlier this month, I nearly came to the conclusion that Gen. George Washingto...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Henry Knox Turns Down a Commission
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The same 23 Oct 1775 conference at Gen. George Washington ’s headquarters that decided to ease Col. Richard Gridley out of the command o...
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