Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . ^.^°- ^^^-P^- -asnt it? said JamesHn.,b::\;ii;ranTFrchX^^ ^^^^-^^ ^av^been bttmedout ofburne. at the stake and bo^ fa^^d^ramMife^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^ -^^^ •in I7i9 be was given commo„.i r • to relieve Detroit, then besie^H b P • ^°° ^ ^° 764 be helpedAfter this Putnam S^y P^ the Indian chief time he made his farmhoi^srinto °™^°5^^^™S^Wch among a society called the Son, nf T -1°.!°°. ^^^^ ^y Prominent 60ns of Liberty, the object of which was to fur- GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM, 51 ther the
Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . ^.^°- ^^^-P^- -asnt it? said JamesHn.,b::\;ii;ranTFrchX^^ ^^^^-^^ ^av^been bttmedout ofburne. at the stake and bo^ fa^^d^ramMife^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^ -^^^ •in I7i9 be was given commo„.i r • to relieve Detroit, then besie^H b P • ^°° ^ ^° 764 be helpedAfter this Putnam S^y P^ the Indian chief time he made his farmhoi^srinto °™^°5^^^™S^Wch among a society called the Son, nf T -1°.!°°. ^^^^ ^y Prominent 60ns of Liberty, the object of which was to fur- GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM, 51 ther the cause of American Independence. In 1775, after the battle ofConcord, he was given the command of the forces of Connecticut. He wasat work in the field when he heard that he was wanted to resist the Britishinvasion; he left his plow standing and hurried to join the army. At thebattle of Bunker Hill, which was one of the first battles of the Revolutionand was fought just across the bay from Boston, he was the highest ofl&cerin command, although he offered that position to General BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. He was next appointed by Congress a Major-General, and held com-mand of the troops at New York, and in August, 1776, at BrooklynHeights, where he was defeated by the British General Howe. This didnot discourage him, but he went right on as if nothing had happened,feeling sure that success would come later. He afterwards held various commands, and in 1777 was appointedto the defense of the Highlands of the Hudson. While at Peekskill a 52 GENERAL ISRAEI. PUTNAM. lieutenant in a British regiment was captured as a spy and condemned todeath. Sir Henry Clinton, a British commanding oflBcer, sent a flag oftruce to Putnam threatening vengeance if the sentence was carried wrote a brief reply that Sir Henry could understand withoutmuch trouble. I have it here and will read it: Headquarters, 7th August, 1777. Edmund Palmer, an officer inthe enemys ser
Size: 1666px × 1500px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidgreatamerica, bookyear1901
