Memorial marker for unknown enlisted men and officers who fell in the colonial period (French and Indian War & before) and Revolutionary War in and around Fort Niagara at Youngstown, NY. Niagara River and Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario, Canada in the background.
Incredible story. First enlisted man in US Army history to receive pension. Lone soldier posted at Fort Niagara at times in the 19th C.
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Ausgezeichnet!
Final resting place of Sgt Lewis Leffman (1798-1885) Youngstown NY. Born in Hanover Germany, Leffman fought at Waterloo in 1815, moved to USA & served in the US Army for 55 years. An ordnance officer in the Civil War, he directed artillery fire at Confederate troops assaulting Fort Niagara by boat.
French enlisted men's quarters (circa 1759) at Fort Niagara, NY USA.
