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Notes - In Connecticut (Compo Hill)

John M. McDonald interview — 1846

From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
These notes were made by John Macdonald regarding the Battle of Compo Hill, Connecticut, which took place on April 28, 1777.

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- Hufeland Index Page 463 -

[Compo Hill about nearly one mile long and more than a quarter of a mile in breadth – It would seem that some volunteers and militia attacked on the north end of the hill – that the British faced west, on which side Col. Lamb attacked, and that Arnold was about leading on a column when Lamb was driven down – Where was this column? – Where was Arnold &c. – ]

[Mrs. Bennett of Campo Lane, 2 doors below Mrs. C.]

Transcription from Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. No Copyright – United States. View the original manuscript at WCHS →