Died age 26
Lieutenant John Erwin, born in Ireland, November 12, 1756, died February 17, 1782, from disease contracted in prison ships, New York Harbor, where he was held prisoner over four years, having been captured at the destruction of Fort Washington. Unmarried.
Lieutenant John Erwin, born in Ireland, November 12, 1756, died February 17, 1782, from disease contracted in prison ships, New York Harbor, where he was held prisoner over four years, having been captured at the destruction of Fort Washington. Unmarried.
Died age 26
Lieutenant John Erwin, born in Ireland, November 12, 1756, died February 17, 1782, from disease contracted in prison ships, New York Harbor, where he was held prisoner over four years, having been captured at the destruction of Fort Washington. Unmarried.
Lieutenant John Erwin, born in Ireland, November 12, 1756, died February 17, 1782, from disease contracted in prison ships, New York Harbor, where he was held prisoner over four years, having been captured at the destruction of Fort Washington. Unmarried.
Inscription
Died
In February 1782
JOHN ERWIN
An Officer in the Federal Army
Aged 26 years
In respect to whose Memory
His Surviving BROTHERS
have placed this STONE
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