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Samuel Holden Parsons<

"Samuel Holden Parsons was a citizen of Connecticut and an eminent lawyer. When the Revolution commenced he left his office for the tented field resolved on Liberty or death. His zeal and daring courage gained for him the commission of major-general. He had the unlimited confidence of Washington,the esteem of his fellow officers,the love of his brave soldiers,the admiration of his numerous acquaintances,and the gratitude of his bleeding country. His useful career was cut short by his being drowned near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1789."

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