As early as the spring of 1775 Nimham traveled to Boston to declare his loyalty to the Patriot cause. 50 Joined by his son Abraham, both joined the Stockbridge Militia Company, a Native American military unit comprised of Munsee, Mohican and Wappinger largely from the Stockbridge area. As early as 1774, Native Americans from Stockbridge had met at the Red Lion Inn (later made famous in Norman Rockwell's 1967 Home for Christmas painting of the Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas) pledging their loyalty to the American cause:

"Wherever your armies go, there we will go; you shall always find us by your side; and if providence calls us to sacrifice our Lives in the field of battle, we will fall where you fall, and lay our bones by

Henry Noble MacCracken, Old Dutchess Forever! The Story of An American County (New York: Hastings House), Henry Noble MacCracken, Old Dutchess Forever! The Story of An American County (New York: Hastings House, 1957), 299 Thomas F. Maxon, Mount Nimham: The Ridge of Patriots, Historical Timeline (New York: Thomas Maxon, 2009), 32. Laurence M. Hauptman, "The Road to Kingsbridge: Daniel Nimham and the Stockbridge Indian Company in the American Revolution," American Indian Magazine, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Fall 2017).

yours. Nor shall peace ever be made between our nation and the Red-Coats until our brothers -the white people- lead the way." 51

The unit served with distinction in two iterations: first in the siege of Boston and the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775, and second, as a reformed company in 1777 making significant contributions in the battles of Saratoga and Monmouth. The unit even earned the praise and respect of George Washington, who personally asked the company to assist Major General Sullivan in his expedition against the Iroquois. 52 Daniel Nimham's son Abraham became a Captain in the unit.