Rufus Putnam - Wikipedia
WEBRufus Putnam (April 9, 1738 – May 4, 1824) was an American military officer who fought during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. As an organizer of the Ohio Company of Associates , he was instrumental in the initial colonization by the United States of former Native American, English, and French lands …
Rufus Putnam | Revolutionary War, Ohio Company, Continental …
WEBApr 5, 2024 · Rufus Putnam (born April 9, 1738, Sutton, Massachusetts [U.S.]—died May 4, 1824, Marietta, Ohio, U.S.) was an American soldier and pioneer settler in Ohio. Putnam fought in the French and Indian War from 1757 to 1760, worked as a millwright in 1761–68, and from then on until the outbreak of the American Revolution was a farmer and surveyor.
Rufus Putnam - Manuscripts and Documents of the Ohio …
WEBOct 23, 2023 · Rufus Putnam Biography. By Irene D. Neu, Ph.D. Rufus Putnam (9 April 1738 – 4 May 1824), Revolutionary War officer, founder of Marietta, Ohio, was born at Sutton, Massachusetts, the youngest of the six sons …
Putnam, Rufus | Encyclopedia.com
WEBEncyclopedia of the American Revolution: Library of Military History. Putnam, RufusPUTNAM, RUFUS. (1738–1824). Continental general and engineer. Massachusetts. Putnam was born at Sutton, Massachusetts. His father died when he was seven; after his mother remarried, the boy was reared by relatives.
Collection: Rufus Putnam Papers | Marietta College - ArchivesSpace
WEBRufus Putnam Papers. Collection Overview. Collection Organization. Container Inventory. Scope and Contents. Dating from 1776 to 1827, the papers describe many of Rufus Putnam's activities during the Revolutionary War and include his correspondence with such notables as George Washington, Anthony Wayne, and Robert Howe.
Life of Rufus Putnam, with extracts from his journal and an …
WEBJan 30, 2009 · Life of Rufus Putnam, with extracts from his journal and an account of the first settlement in Ohio : Cone, Mary : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
SURVEYOR GENERAL RUFUS PUTNAM - surveyhistory.org
WEBHis military and private service to the new country, the United States of America, with the knowledge and ability to overcome what we today would view as severe impediments, is awesome. He was the first U. S. Surveyor General, serving from 1 October 1796 to 1803.
American Revolution Rufus Putnam - RevWarTalk
WEBRufus Putnam (April 9, 1738–May 4, 1824) was a colonial military officer during the French and Indian War, and a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. As an organizer of the Ohio Company, he was instrumental in the initial settling of the Northwest Territory in present-day Ohio following the war.
General Rufus Putnam - Google Books
WEBJul 30, 2020 · During the Revolutionary War, Rufus Putnam served as the Continental Army's chief military engineer. As designer and supervisor of the construction of major fortifications, his contribution...
Rufus Putnam
WEBRufus was not the charismatic and flamboyant figure that his more-famous cousin, Israel Putnam, was, but he was daring in his own right, venturing out into what was still wilderness of Ohio (the lands beyond Fort Pitt) to make a new and hopefully better life for his family and the entire community waiting for him back in Rutland, Massachusetts.
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