Guard Boats

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An American Perspective on the Guard Boats of the Hudson

by Michael J. F. Sheehan

Sgt. Benjamin Gilbert of the 5th Massachusetts Regiment awoke near Verplanck Point on May 31, 1779 with cause to celebrate: it was his birthday,…

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