And at the other extreme, the future president Andrew Jackson was wounded (at Yorktown?) when he was 14 years old.
I remember a couple of years ago when the movie The Patriot came out, and the film depicted 12 and 13 year olds fighting in the Revolution, and how horrified the usual suspects were at that.
[Whittemore died eighteen years later at the age of ninety-six.]
He must have been ninety eight when he died. He was a soldier and a patriot that helped America become a great Christian nation, before the communist/atheist left began corrupting the nation from the inside in the halls of arrogant politicians.
The page you linked to is wonderful -- thanks.
One Tough Grampa!
Didn't see any mention of the legendary Solomon Brown.
Today is a day to take pride in our heritage. My distant grandfathers fought in both the American Revolution and the Civil War and another distant relative was Adm. Dewey, hero of the Spanish American War. My more recent relatives came from Europe to homestead on the prairie and my own father was born in a sod house. I thank God for this great nation and the sacrifices of my ancestors who helped make it.
That's a terrific page, BTW.
I’ve been in the Russel house in Arlington MA. What blew my mind is that the bullet holes from the fight with the British are still visible in the walls. I was allowed to walk right up to the bullet holes & put my finger in them. Gave me the chills....