. The life and heroic exploits of Israel Putnam, Major-General in the Revolutionary War. our as a man, cormnanded theentire confidence of all who knew him. Hehad served in the former war with reputation,and had already distinguished himself in in command at Roxbury, witn a feebleforce, General Ga^e nad determined to ^rivehim from iaat important post. But his vigi-Knce detected the design, and defeated it. n the uay nxed for the attack, all his troopswere para/^.ed, marching them round the hillon which he was encamped, in view of Boston,and returning those in front by a short routsig
. The life and heroic exploits of Israel Putnam, Major-General in the Revolutionary War. our as a man, cormnanded theentire confidence of all who knew him. Hehad served in the former war with reputation,and had already distinguished himself in in command at Roxbury, witn a feebleforce, General Ga^e nad determined to ^rivehim from iaat important post. But his vigi-Knce detected the design, and defeated it. n the uay nxed for the attack, all his troopswere para/^.ed, marching them round the hillon which he was encamped, in view of Boston,and returning those in front by a short routsigain to the rear, they wore the appearance ofa long column of troops. Being without uni-Torm, the deception was perfect, and GeneralGage, alarmed with the show of force, relin-quished the enterprise. mi .. .--^WV •?:^. BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL HARTFORD: \i\-1-^ SILAS ANDRUS AND SON1850. ??J ? Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1833,by EzBA Strong, in the Clerlvs office of the District Court olthe Southern District of New Yorit. MEMOIRS MAJOR-GENERAL PUTNAM. Israel Putnam, who, through a regular^adation of promotion, became the senior Ma-jor-General in the army of the United States,and next in rank to General Washington, wasborn at Salem, Massachusetts, on the 7th dayof January, 1718. His father. Captain JosephPutnam, was the son of Mr. John Putnam,who, with two brothers, came from the southof England, and were among the first settlersof Salem. Wlien we thus behold a person, from thehumble walks of life, starting unnoticed in thecareer of fame, and, by an undeviating progressthrough a Vfe of honour, arriving at the highestdignity in the state, curiosity is strongly ex-cited, and philosophy loves to trace the path ofglory from the cradle of obscurity to the sum-mit of elevation.
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