Despite being a native of Pennsylvania, Abraham Boocher enlisted in the 6th Virginia Regiment in January 1776. He crossed the Delaware River with General George Washington on December 25, 1776, and fought the Hessians at Trenton the following day.
He remained in Washington's army and fought at Brandywine and Germantown and spent the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge.
When Boocher's term of enlistment expired, he reenlisted as a private in the 13th Virginia Regiment and served under General Nathanael Greene. He fought at Cowpens on January 17, 1781, and remained in service until September 1783.
After the war, Boocher returned to Pittsburgh, but served against the Native Americans in the Northwest Territory first under General Arthur St. Clair and then under General Anthony Wayne at Fallen Timbers.
Boocher survived many battles only to be killed by a falling tree on February 2, 1833. He was buried at Turner Cemetery in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania. A headstone was added to his unmarked grave.
(Bio and photos from Shrouded Veterans)
He remained in Washington's army and fought at Brandywine and Germantown and spent the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge.
When Boocher's term of enlistment expired, he reenlisted as a private in the 13th Virginia Regiment and served under General Nathanael Greene. He fought at Cowpens on January 17, 1781, and remained in service until September 1783.
After the war, Boocher returned to Pittsburgh, but served against the Native Americans in the Northwest Territory first under General Arthur St. Clair and then under General Anthony Wayne at Fallen Timbers.
Boocher survived many battles only to be killed by a falling tree on February 2, 1833. He was buried at Turner Cemetery in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania. A headstone was added to his unmarked grave.
(Bio and photos from Shrouded Veterans)
Despite being a native of Pennsylvania, Abraham Boocher enlisted in the 6th Virginia Regiment in January 1776. He crossed the Delaware River with General George Washington on December 25, 1776, and fought the Hessians at Trenton the following day.
He remained in Washington's army and fought at Brandywine and Germantown and spent the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge.
When Boocher's term of enlistment expired, he reenlisted as a private in the 13th Virginia Regiment and served under General Nathanael Greene. He fought at Cowpens on January 17, 1781, and remained in service until September 1783.
After the war, Boocher returned to Pittsburgh, but served against the Native Americans in the Northwest Territory first under General Arthur St. Clair and then under General Anthony Wayne at Fallen Timbers.
Boocher survived many battles only to be killed by a falling tree on February 2, 1833. He was buried at Turner Cemetery in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania. A headstone was added to his unmarked grave.
(Bio and photos from Shrouded Veterans)
He remained in Washington's army and fought at Brandywine and Germantown and spent the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge.
When Boocher's term of enlistment expired, he reenlisted as a private in the 13th Virginia Regiment and served under General Nathanael Greene. He fought at Cowpens on January 17, 1781, and remained in service until September 1783.
After the war, Boocher returned to Pittsburgh, but served against the Native Americans in the Northwest Territory first under General Arthur St. Clair and then under General Anthony Wayne at Fallen Timbers.
Boocher survived many battles only to be killed by a falling tree on February 2, 1833. He was buried at Turner Cemetery in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania. A headstone was added to his unmarked grave.
(Bio and photos from Shrouded Veterans)
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