Massacre at Pines Bridge Since our ancestor Jeremiah Rushton (see Revolutionary War Cowboy post) enlisted in the Westchester Refugees in March 1781, I will describe a raid in which he likely took part in May that year that became known as the Massacre at Pines Bridge. A monument to the American soldiers killed there now stands at Yorktown Heights, New York. 26 https://warrensculpture.com/project/battle-of-pines-bridge-monument/#:~:text=The%20Pines%20Bridge%20Monument%20commemorates,line%20along%20the%20Croton%20River. The Refugees raided a Continental outpost on the Croton River, killed American Colonel Christopher Greene, may have chopped up his body and left him to die, and wounded, captured, and killed many other soldiers of his regiment, the First Rhode Island. Since the First Rhode Island was made up of black and Native American soldiers, racism could be a reason behind the viciousness. 27 This supposition is supported by the future actions of Lt. Colonel DeLanc...
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