Member of Boyd and Parker Expedition.
United States Army Solider. The victim of a Seneca attack, he was buried in a mass grave along with the other members of a scouting party.
United States Army Solider. The victim of a Seneca attack, he was buried in a mass grave along with the other members of a scouting party.
Member of Boyd and Parker Expedition.
United States Army Solider. The victim of a Seneca attack, he was buried in a mass grave along with the other members of a scouting party.
United States Army Solider. The victim of a Seneca attack, he was buried in a mass grave along with the other members of a scouting party.
Inscription
The inscription reads, "To the memory/of/Capt.-Lieut. Thomas Boyd,/ Sergeant Michael Parker/ Sergeant Nicholas Hungerman/ Sergeant William Floyd,/ Corporal Calhoun,/ Hanyerry an Oneida Indian guide, /and nine volunteer riflemen./ John Conrey, Benjamin Curtin, James McElroy, William Fauchey, John Garsway, William Harvey, Elijah Hendrick, John Miller, John Putnam/ Who fell at Groveland, Livingston County, N.Y. / September 13, 1779, while serving/ as a scouting party in the Indian Campaign/ under/ Major-General John Sullivan".
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