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Page 48
... PUTNAM . 1.IN N the month of August , 500 men were employed , under the orders of majors Rogers and Putnam , to watch the motions of the enemy near Ticonderoga . At South Bay , they separated the party into two equal divisions , and ...
... PUTNAM . 1.IN N the month of August , 500 men were employed , under the orders of majors Rogers and Putnam , to watch the motions of the enemy near Ticonderoga . At South Bay , they separated the party into two equal divisions , and ...
Page 49
... Putnam was just emerg- ing from the thicket into the common forest , when the enemy rose , and with discordant yells and whoops , com- menced an attack upon the right of his division . 6. Surprised , but undismayed , Putnam halted ...
... Putnam was just emerg- ing from the thicket into the common forest , when the enemy rose , and with discordant yells and whoops , com- menced an attack upon the right of his division . 6. Surprised , but undismayed , Putnam halted ...
Page 50
... Putnam was tied , to be directly between the fire of the two parties . Human imagination can hardly figure to itself a more deplorable situation . The balls flew incessantly from either side , many struck the tree , while some passed ...
... Putnam was tied , to be directly between the fire of the two parties . Human imagination can hardly figure to itself a more deplorable situation . The balls flew incessantly from either side , many struck the tree , while some passed ...
Page 51
... Putnam , on whom ( besides innumerable other out- rages ) they had the barbarity to inflict a deep wound with a ... Putnam soon began to feel the scorching heat . His hands were so tied that he could move his body . H ← often shifted ...
... Putnam , on whom ( besides innumerable other out- rages ) they had the barbarity to inflict a deep wound with a ... Putnam soon began to feel the scorching heat . His hands were so tied that he could move his body . H ← often shifted ...
Page 52
... Putnam did not want for feeling or gratitude . The French commander , fearing to trust him alone with them , remained until he could deliver him in safety into the hands of his master . 26. The savage approached his prisoner kindly ...
... Putnam did not want for feeling or gratitude . The French commander , fearing to trust him alone with them , remained until he could deliver him in safety into the hands of his master . 26. The savage approached his prisoner kindly ...
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