Jeffrey Brace

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Culture, Historic Sites, Memorials, Patriots October 29, 2020 October 25, 2020

Ten Patriot Soldier Gravesites

by Damien Cregeau

A previous article featured ten graves of Americans who served in the Revolutionary War, chosen primarily because of their elaborate monuments. Most of them…

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