Colonel Henry Ludington: A MemoirCol. Henry Ludington commanded a Revolutionary War militia regiment from Dutchess County, New York, and later served as aide-de-camp to Gen. George Washington. This volume contains an account of his life and service based on colonial-era records, newspapers, diaries, correspondences and various manuscripts. |
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| Title | Colonel Henry Ludington: A Memoir |
| Author | Willis Fletcher Johnson |
| Publisher | his grandchildren L.E. Ludington and C.H. Ludington, 1907 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Length | 235 pages |
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