Patriot on the Kennebec
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Patriot on the Kennebec

Major Reuben Colburn, Benedict Arnold and the March to Quebec, 1775

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Patriot on the Kennebec

Major Reuben Colburn, Benedict Arnold and the March to Quebec, 1775

About this book

In late 1775, a few months a'fter the first shots of the Revolution were fired, Benedict Arnold led more than one thousand troops into Quebec to attack the British there. Departing from Massachusetts, by the time they reached Pittston, Maine, they were in desperate need of supplies and equipment to carry them the rest of the way. Many patriotic Mainers contributed, including Major Reuben Colburn, who constructed a flotilla of bateaux for the weary troops. Despite his service in the Continental army, many blamed Colburn when several of the vessels did not withstand the harsh journey. In this narrative, the roles played by Colburn and his fellow Mainers in Arnold's march are reexamined and revealed.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. 1. American Beginnings
  9. 2. Old Colburntown (Pittston)
  10. 3. The Trader from Norwich
  11. 4. Brothers in Arms: The Colburns of New England
  12. 5. March to Quebec
  13. 6. Into the Swamps of Chaudière Pond
  14. 7. Point Levis
  15. 8. Attack on Fort Quebec
  16. 9. Revolutionary Brothers
  17. 10. Maine Operations
  18. 11. The Claim
  19. 12. The Twilight
  20. Epilogue
  21. Postscript
  22. The Genealogy of the Colburn Family of Pittston, Maine
  23. Notes
  24. Bibliography
  25. About the Author