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unusual facts about Cogswell's Regiment of Militia


Cogswell's Regiment of Militia

With the surrender of Burgoyne's Army on October 17, the regiment acted as part of the guard for the prisoners to Prospect Hill and disbanded on November 7, 1777.


Alice Cogswell

Alice Cogswell (August 31, 1805 – December 30, 1830) was the inspiration to Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet for the creation of the now American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut.

Francis Duncan

Duncan married Mary K Cogswell from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Fred Cogswell

A teacher at the age of sixteen, Cogswell gained a BA(Hons) and MA at the University of New Brunswick and received a PhD from Edinburgh University.

James Kelsey Cogswell

Cogswell's sister Bianca Cogswell was married to Senator John L. Mitchell, the father of General Billy Mitchell.

Snyder's Regiment of Militia

Part of the regiment was usually stationed at Little Shandaken to watch the approach through the valley of the Esopus Creek.

Whitney's Regiment of Militia

Whitney's Regiment of Militia also known as the 2nd Worchester County Militia Regiment was called up at Harvard, Massachusetts on October 2, 1777 as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign.

William Cogswell

Cogswell was elected as a Republican to the 50th United States Congress and to the four succeeding congresses and served from March 4, 1887, until his death in Washington, D.C., May 22, 1895.


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