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Friday, October 4, 2019

The Attack Of Robert Benham And The Aftermath



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Robert Benham was under the command of Major David Rogers and was shot in both hips during an attack on the Ohio River.  He hid from the attacking Native Americans and later encountered a Kentuckian whose arms were broken.  Between the two of them they were able to take care of basic needs.  They were rescued and taken to Louisville.






Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Corporal 'Lige's Recruit...


...A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga,  By James Otis (Juvenile Fiction):

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A reference to Ticonderoga was found in an ancestor's (John Backus) Revolutionary War pension papers here.  In a supporting affidavit for his father's pension application, John Backus's son stated that he "Often heard him say on his return that he was at Ticonderoga under Gen'l Wayne in Captain Douglas Company."