STORIES OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS

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Adam Comstock

Adam Comstock was first introduced to his relatives in 1743. He was a soldier by nature, powerful in body, of undaunted courage, an enthusiastic patriot and good disciplinarian. He had the confidence of Washington who raised him to the rank of Colonel in the Continental line. At the brilliant victory at Red Bank he was the officer of the day. Alternately with General Smith of Maryland he commanded at the successful defense of Mud Fort. After the war he filled various civil stations and was many years a member of the New York Legislature. His long and arduous services are a matter of history. He died at his home in Saratoga County, New York on April 10, 1819.

Source: The Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson