{"id":32717,"date":"2018-06-21T09:57:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T13:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=32717"},"modified":"2018-06-25T10:51:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T14:51:14","slug":"revolutionary-war-veterans-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/revolutionary-war-veterans-part-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionary War Veterans \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Estimates are that 92,000 American and French troops fought 314,000 British troops, Hessian mercenaries and loyalists during the American Revolutionary War. Of that number 25,000 Americans died in the war and an estimated 25,000 more were wounded.<\/p>\n

Their stories were told in America\u2019s newspapers \u2013 especially in the veterans\u2019 obituaries, such as this one.<\/p>\n

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Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, Vermont), 5 February 1806, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are just some of their stories that you can find in GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a>. We\u2019ve included the name of the newspaper and the exact page where you can find an article about that veteran.<\/p>\n

Barnes, Amos (1756-1840)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts, New Hampshire, New York
\nBattles fought in: Bunker Hill
\nNew Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 12 January 1841, page 3<\/p>\n

Barnwell, Henry (1755-1842)<\/strong>
\nPennsylvania
\nAlexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Virginia), 11 January 1842, page 2
\nAmerican and Commercial Daily Advertiser (Baltimore, Maryland), 8 January 1842, page 3
\nCentinel of Freedom (Newark, New Jersey), 8 May 1842, page 3
\nCharleston Courier (Charleston, South Carolina), 13 January 1842, page 2
\nNew-Bedford Mercury (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 21 January 1842, page 4
\nTimes-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), 21 January 1842, page 4
\nWeekly Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), 24 January 1842, page 8<\/p>\n

Bartlett, Daniel (1740-1826)<\/strong>
\nNew Hampshire
\nNew Hampshire Statesman (Concord, New Hampshire), 22 April 1826, page 3<\/p>\n

Bates, Jonathan (1754-1827)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nCommercial Advertiser (New York, New York), 14 May 1827, page 2
\nPoulson\u2019s American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 26 May 1827, page 3<\/p>\n

Baylies, Hodijah (-1843)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nNew Bedford Register (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 10 May 1843, page 1<\/p>\n

Beach, Gershom (1729-1805)<\/strong>
\nConnecticut, New York, Vermont
\nBattles fought in: Bennington
\nMiddlebury Mercury (Middlebury, Vermont), 5 February 1806, page 3<\/p>\n

Beaman, Nathan (1757-1847)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nConcordia Intelligencer (Vidalia, Louisiana), 27 February 1847, page 2<\/p>\n

Benjamin, Asa (1763-1833)<\/strong>
\nConnecticut
\nCommercial Advertiser (New York, New York), 22 August 1833, page 2<\/p>\n

Benson, Perry (1755-1827)<\/strong>
\nMaryland
\nEaston Gazette (Easton, Maryland), 6 October 1827, page 3<\/p>\n

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