Patriots and Pioneers : : Revolutionary war Soldiers of Pittsfield Township, MI

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Call Number: 977.435 Wa, R 977.435 Wa
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Seven Revolutionary War soldiers moved to and lived in Pittsfield Township, Michigan: Claudius Britton, Sr., John Terhune, Samuel Waldron, Benjamin Woodruff, Sr., Josiah Cutler, Mason Hatfield, and Archibald Armstrong. The following stories describe what each Pittsfield Township veteran experienced during the war, the historical context for that experience, and how that patriot became a Pittsfield Township pioneer. At time of enlistment, 1 was living in Vermont, 1 in New York State, 2 in Massachusetts, and 3 in New Jersey. All subsequently moved to New York State before relocating to Pittsfield Township. Starting in 1775, at least one of these 7 soldiers participated in every major Battle in the northern theater of the American Revolution. These included the Battle of Trenton on 26 December 1776, which saved the revolution; the 1777 Battle of Saratoga, where the American victory convinced the French that Americans could win the war and resulted in France becoming our alley, changing the balance of the war; and the 1778 Battle of Monmouth, which was fought to a draw, but convinced the British to refocus their efforts in the south where they expected to find greater support. One wintered with George Washington at Valley Forge, PA, and several wintered with George Washington at Morristown, NJ. Two were with George Washington at Yorktown in the southern theater, where British General Cornwallis surrendered his army: one-third of all British troops in North America, which led directly to peace negotiations and our national independence. Collectively, these “contextual biographies”, provides a history of the American Revolution in the northern theater of the war, as well as the conclusive Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

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