{"id":33559,"date":"2018-07-12T10:32:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T14:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=33559"},"modified":"2018-07-17T09:52:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T13:52:13","slug":"revolutionary-war-veterans-part-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/revolutionary-war-veterans-part-6.html","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionary War Veterans \u2013 Part 6"},"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 for 90-year-old Thomas Hill, \u201ca Revolutionary hero gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
Massachusetts Spy (Worcester, Massachusetts) 15 July 1851, 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

Hammond, Charles (1752-1853)<\/strong>
\nSouth Carolina
\nCharleston Courier<\/em> (Charleston, South Carolina), 16 July 1853, page 3<\/p>\n

Hancock, George (1754-1820)<\/strong>
\nVirginia
\nPennsylvania Correspondent and Farmers’ Advertiser<\/em> (Doylestown, Pennsylvania), 22 August 1820, page 3<\/p>\n

Hanford, Levi (1758-1854)<\/strong>
\nConnecticut, Delaware, New York
\nChristian Register<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 18 November 1854, page 3<\/p>\n

Harding, Jeremiah (-1839)<\/strong>
\nOhio
\nCleveland Herald<\/em> (Cleveland, Ohio), 24 July 1839, page 2<\/p>\n

Harriman, Joab (1759-1834)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nBoston Traveler<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 1 July 1834, page 3<\/p>\n

Haslup, Resin (1746-1834)<\/strong>
\nMaryland, Pennsylvania
\nBattles fought in: Brandywine
\nBaltimore Patriot<\/em> (Baltimore, Maryland), 30 July 1834, page 2<\/p>\n

Heard, John (-1826)<\/strong>
\nNew Jersey
\nFredonian<\/em> (New Brunswick, New Jersey), 22 February 1826, page 3<\/p>\n

Heisch, Lewish (1735-1828)<\/strong>
\nWashington
\nBoston Intelligencer<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 20 September 1828, page 6<\/p>\n

Hewson, John (1767-1860)<\/strong>
\nPennsylvania
\nBattles fought in: Monmouth, Trenton, Princeton and Germantown
\nNew York Herald<\/em> (New York, New York), 11 January 1860, page 1<\/p>\n

Hightower, John (1719-1846)<\/strong>
\nAlabama
\nHudson River Chronicle<\/em> (Ossining, New York), 1 April 1845, page 2<\/p>\n

Hill, Henry (1753-1833)<\/strong>
\nVermont
\nBattles fought in: Lexington, Brandywine, Monmouth, Princeton and Yorktown
\nVermont Gazette<\/em> (Bennington, Vermont), 15 October 1833, page 2<\/p>\n

Hill, Thomas (1761-1851)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nBattles fought in: Concord
\nMassachusetts Spy<\/em> (Worcester, Massachusetts), 15 July 1851, page 3<\/p>\n

Hodgdon, Samuel (1748-1824)<\/strong>
\nPennsylvania
\nBattles fought in: Ticonderoga
\nNational Gazette<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 12 June 1824, page 1<\/p>\n

Hodge, David (1717-1819)<\/strong>
\nGeorgia
\nBattles fought in: Braddock\u2019s Defeat
\nAlbany Register<\/em> (Albany, New York), 3 December 1819, page 3
\nCabinet<\/em> (Schenectady, New York), 24 November 1819, page 3
\nCity Gazette<\/em> (Charleston, South Carolina), 13 November 1819, page 2
\nConnecticut Herald<\/em> (New Haven, Connecticut), 23 November 1819, page 3
\nEvening Post<\/em> (New York, New York), 20 November 1819, page 2
\nPhiladelphia Gazette<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 17 November 1819, page 3
\nTennessee Herald<\/em> (Shelbyville, Tennessee), 18 December 1819, page 2<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>
Boston Traveler (Boston, Massachusetts), 27 July 1827, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Holden, Isaac (1742-1827)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont
\nBattles fought in: Bunker Hill, Long Island, Harlem Heights, Trenton and Princeton
\nBoston Traveler<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 27 July 1827, page 3<\/p>\n

Holdgate, William (1761-1843)<\/strong>
\nPennsylvania
\nBattles fought in: Germantown and Princeton
\nCharleston Courier<\/em> (Charleston, South Carolina), 1 June 1843, page 2
\nDaily Pennsylvanian<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 1 June 1843, page 2<\/p>\n

Holman, Stephen (-1849)<\/strong>
\nMaine
\nGospel Banner<\/em> (Augusta, Maine), 24 February 1849, page 3<\/p>\n

Hood, Samuel (-1843)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nBoston Recorder<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 21 December 1843, page 203<\/p>\n

Houghton, Robert (1758-1843)<\/strong>
\nVermont
\nBoston Recorder<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 21 December 1843, page 203<\/p>\n

Hughes, John (1748-1818)<\/strong>
\nWashington
\nWashington Review and Examiner<\/em> (Washington, Pennsylvania), 21 September 1818, page 3<\/p>\n

Humphreys, David (-1818)<\/strong>
\nConnecticut
\nMiddlesex Gazette<\/em> (Concord, Massachusetts), 28 February 1818, page 3<\/p>\n

Hungerford, John P. (1759-1833)<\/strong>
\nVirginia
\nBattles fought in: Yorktown
\nEnquirer<\/em> (Richmond, Virginia), 31 December 1833, page 3
\nLynchburg Virginian<\/em> (Lynchburg, Virginia), 6 January 1834, page 3<\/p>\n

Hunt, Christmas (1722-1822)<\/strong>
\nDelaware, New York
\nNational Advocate<\/em> (New York, New York), 19 March 1822, page 2<\/p>\n

Irvine, Matthew (-1827)<\/strong>
\nSouth Carolina
\nPittsfield Sun<\/em> (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), 20 September 1827, page 3
\nSpectator<\/em> (New York, New York), 14 September 1827, page 3
\nWeekly Eastern Argus<\/em> (Portland, Maine), 25 September 1827, page 1
\nNew York Daily Advertiser<\/em> (New York, New York), 14 September 1827, page 2
\nRochester Telegraph<\/em> (Rochester, New York), 18 September 1827, page 2<\/p>\n

Johnson, John (1736-1821)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nCity Gazette<\/em> (Charleston, South Carolina), 7 March 1821, page 2<\/p>\n

\"Illustration:<\/a>
Illustration: Battle of Guilford Court House (15 March 1781), by H. Charles McBarron. Source: Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Johnson, John (1740-1843)<\/strong>
\nPennsylvania
\nBattles fought in: White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Stony Point, Guilford Courthouse and Yorktown
\nBurlington Weekly Free Press<\/em> (Burlington, Vermont), 7 April 1843, page 3
\nConstitution<\/em> (Middletown, Connecticut), 5 April 1843, page 2<\/p>\n

Johnston, Witter (1753-1839)<\/strong>
\nNew York, Ohio
\nNewark Daily Advertiser<\/em> (Newark, New Jersey), 18 December 1839, page 2<\/p>\n

Jordon, Josiah (1760-1840)<\/strong>
\nVermont
\nBattles fought in: Brandywine
\nBellows Falls Gazette<\/em> (Bellows Falls, Vermont), 15 August 1840, page 3<\/p>\n

Kenton, Simon (1734-1836)<\/strong>
\nOhio, Virginia
\nPhiladelphia Inquirer<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 18 May 1836, page 2
\nPrinceton Whig and Somerset and Middlesex Advertiser<\/em> (Princeton, New Jersey), 27 May 1836, page 2<\/p>\n

Kerr, Joseph (1752-1822)<\/strong>
\nSouth Carolina
\nCity Gazette<\/em> (Charleston, South Carolina), 24 January 1822, page 2<\/p>\n

Kilpatrick, Robert (1735-1834)<\/strong>
\nSouth Carolina
\nCharleston Courier<\/em> (Charleston, South Carolina), 15 July 1840, page 2<\/p>\n

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