{"id":35083,"date":"2018-08-10T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=35083"},"modified":"2018-08-14T09:58:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T13:58:10","slug":"revolutionary-war-veterans-part-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/revolutionary-war-veterans-part-10.html","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionary War Veterans \u2013 Part 10"},"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 89-year-old Isaac Van Wart, described as a \u201cbrave and meritorious officer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Barre Gazette (Barre, Massachusetts), 31 July 1840, page 2<\/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

Taintor, Charles (1761-1854)<\/strong>
\nConnecticut
\nChristian Register<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 9 December 1854, page 3<\/p>\n

Teel, John (1740-1835)<\/strong>
\nPennsylvania
\nDaily Pennsylvanian<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 20 July 1835, page 3<\/p>\n

Terrett, William H. (1751-1826)<\/strong>
\nVirginia
\nAlexandria Gazette<\/em> (Alexandria, Virginia), 13 April 1826, page 3<\/p>\n

Thacher, M.D., James (-1839)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nHudson River Chronicle<\/em> (Ossining, New York), 27 August 1839, page 2<\/p>\n

Thompson, Absalom (1754-1837)<\/strong>
\nSouth Carolina
\nCharleston Courier<\/em> (Charleston, South Carolina), 31 August 1837, page 2<\/p>\n

Thomson, Thomas (1762-1839)<\/strong>
\nVermont
\nBellows Falls Gazette<\/em> (Bellows Falls, Vermont), 4 May 1839, page 1<\/p>\n

Thurston, D. (1752-1850)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nKalamazoo Gazette<\/em> (Kalamazoo, Michigan), 7 June 1850, page 2
\nMilwaukee Sentinel<\/em> (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), 3 June 1850, page 2<\/p>\n

Tinkham, Ebenezer (1755-1825)<\/strong>
\nNew Hampshire
\nBoston Recorder<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 23 December 1825, page 207<\/p>\n

Tomlinson, Beach (1726-1817)<\/strong>
\nConnecticut
\nConnecticut Courant<\/em> (Hartford, Connecticut), 16 December 1817, page 3
\nConnecticut Herald<\/em> (New Haven, Connecticut), 16 December 1817, page 3<\/p>\n

Townsend, Solomon (1748-1818)<\/strong>
\nRhode Island
\nNewburyport Herald<\/em> (Newburyport, Massachusetts), 7 April 1818, page 3<\/p>\n

Trabue, John (1762-1828)<\/strong>
\nVirginia
\nBattles fought in: Yorktown
\nEastern American<\/em> (Castine, Maine), 14 May 1828, page 3
\nEnquirer<\/em> (Richmond, Virginia), 18 April 1828, page 3<\/p>\n

True, Edward (1753-1840)<\/strong>
\nMassachusetts
\nBoston Recorder<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 24 April 1840, page 67<\/p>\n

Tucker, Samuel (1747-1833)<\/strong>
\nMaine
\nColumbian Centinel<\/em> (Boston, Massachusetts), 20 March 1833, page 4
\nHampden Whig<\/em> (Springfield, Massachusetts), 20 March 1833, page 2
\nHampshire Gazette<\/em> (Northampton, Massachusetts), 27 March 1833, page 2
\nLowell Mercury<\/em> (Lowell, Massachusetts), 22 March 1833, page 3
\nMaine Working Men’s Advocate<\/em> (Belfast, Maine), 20 March 1833, page 3
\nNew Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette<\/em> (Concord, New Hampshire), 1 April 1833, page 1
\nSalem Gazette<\/em> (Salem, Massachusetts), 19 March 1833, page 3<\/p>\n

Vail, Alsor (about 1761-1841)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nAlbany Argus<\/em> (Albany, New York), 5 January 1841, page 3<\/p>\n

Van Cortland, Phillip (1747-1831)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nAlbany Argus<\/em> (Albany, New York), 11 November 1831, page 2
\nIthaca Journal<\/em> (Ithaca, New York), 16 November 1831, page 2<\/p>\n

Van Wart, Isaac (1750-1840)<\/strong>
\nNew Jersey, New York, Quebec
\nBattles fought in: Trenton, Saratoga and Quebec
\nBarre Gazette<\/em> (Barre, Massachusetts), 31 July 1840, page 2<\/p>\n

Vance, William (1760-1843)<\/strong>
\nVermont
\nBellows Falls Gazette<\/em> (Bellows Falls, Vermont), 13 May 1843, page 2
\nDaily Herald<\/em> (New Haven, Connecticut), 8 May 1843, page 2
\nNewark Daily Advertiser<\/em> (Newark, New Jersey), 6 May 1843, page 2<\/p>\n

Vandeventer, Peter (1755-1837)<\/strong>
\nPennsylvania
\nPublic Ledger<\/em> (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 12 July 1837, page 2
\nSun<\/em> (Baltimore, Maryland), 13 July 1837, page 2<\/p>\n

Vanhining, Henry (1738-1840)<\/strong>
\nOhio
\nSun<\/em> (Baltimore, Maryland), 25 February 1840, page 2<\/p>\n

Veerbryke, Samuel (1760-1849)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nAlbany Evening Journal<\/em> (Albany, New York), 6 October 1849, page 2<\/p>\n

Vicory, Merrifield (1764-1840)<\/strong>
\nOhio
\nCleveland Herald<\/em> (Cleveland, Ohio), 1 April 1840, page 2<\/p>\n

Vosburgh, Peter I. (1852-1830)<\/strong>
\nNew York
\nSun<\/em> (Baltimore, Maryland), 11 February 1830, page 3<\/p>\n

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