And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, May 18, 2017
The last six surviving veterans of the Revolutionary War, photographed in 1864
There are 2 of them buried about 6 blocks away in a tiny cemetary that nobody sees. They turned to Shaker beliefs before they died here. One get's used to "soldier of the great war' but there really are very few of the Revolutionary War out here in the west. And yeah, back then, Ohio was the very definition of the west.
Here are a few more pics. Including a relative of mine. https://petapixel.com/2015/04/20/the-revolutionary-war-veterans-who-lived-long-enough-to-have-their-pictures-taken/
Those six would have to be Centenarians. From the Paris treaty (1783) to 1864 is 81 years. Add 15 - 20 years and you are well into that mark. Not saying its impossible, Franklin lived to 84, just born at the right age, enlisted at 14-16, had long lived genetics and lived a solemn life.
sic transit gloria mundi
ReplyDeleteThere are 2 of them buried about 6 blocks away in a tiny cemetary that nobody sees. They turned to Shaker beliefs before they died here. One get's used to "soldier of the great war' but there really are very few of the Revolutionary War out here in the west. And yeah, back then, Ohio was the very definition of the west.
ReplyDeleteThey witnessed the War to establish and the War to dissolve. It's a wonder America is still here... such as she is.
ReplyDeletePhotographed in 1864? How is that possible? Wasn't the Civil War was from 1861-65?
ReplyDelete^^^^ Well I'm an idiot. I read that as Civil War--not Rev War. Haven't had my coffee yet.
ReplyDeleteCoffee cures all ills - I'm drinking mine right now!
DeleteHere are a few more pics. Including a relative of mine.
ReplyDeletehttps://petapixel.com/2015/04/20/the-revolutionary-war-veterans-who-lived-long-enough-to-have-their-pictures-taken/
Those six would have to be Centenarians. From the Paris treaty (1783) to 1864 is 81 years. Add 15 - 20 years and you are well into that mark. Not saying its impossible, Franklin lived to 84, just born at the right age, enlisted at 14-16, had long lived genetics and lived a solemn life.
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