Miller, Abraham
John M. McDonald interview — 1845-09-11
A few days after the Battle of White Plains a British force advanced northward along the Bronx River from Chatterton Hill to test the American defenses north of White Plains. Abraham Miller recounts this advance, which ended abruptly after the British encountered American artillery fire from Miller Hill.
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- Hufeland Index Page 136 -
1845.
Abraham Miller
September 11th. Thursday, 1845. When the British some days after the battle of White Plains advanced with a strong force to reconnoitre or attack our army, they marched along the Bronx and ascended Hatfield Hill. The American artillery fired upon them from Miller’s Hill by my house as they were ascending. Notwithstanding, they advanced to the crest of the hill, a little north of Joseph Hatfield’s, and fired upon our troops, but soon after retreated suddenly. They lost several horses and one man – an artillery man was torn in pieces and lost his head by a twelve pound shot. I saw the whole of this affair.