Life Alexander was an educated, ambitious and bright young man and was proficient in mathematics and astronomy. He joined his mother in…

Overview Daniel Morgan (c. 1736 – July 6, 1802) was an American pioneer, soldier, and United States Representative from Virginia. One of…

Early life Putnam was born in Salem Village (now Danvers), Massachusetts, to Joseph and Elizabeth Putnam, a prosperous farming family of Salem…

Life Prescott was born in Groton, Massachusetts to Benjamin Prescott (1696–1738) and Abigail Oliver Prescott (1697–1765). He married Abigail Hale (1733–1821) on…

Overview Ethan Allen was a farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, and American Revolutionary War patriot, hero, and politician. Allen was an…

Overview Benedict Arnold V was a general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but switched…