Names
of the Heroes who Fell at Fort Griswold
September
6th, 1781
Collected
and Alphabetically Arranged by Charles Allyn*
Lieutenance-Colonel
William Ledyard, Commanding
Captain
Elijah Avery…………………………………….………Groton
Captain
Elisha Avery……………………………………………Groton
Lieutenant
Ebenezer Avery…………..………………….………Groton
Ensign
Daniel Avery…………………………………….………Groton
Sergeant
Christopher Avery………….....………………………Groton
Sergeant
Soloman Avery………………..……………………...Groton
David
Avery……………………...……..……………………...Groton
Thomas
Avery……………………………..…………………...Groton
Captain
Samuel Allyn……………Ledyard…………..………....Groton
Captain
Simeon Allyn……………Ledyard………………..…....Groton
Belton
Allyn……………………...Ledyard………..…………...Groton
Benadam
Allyn…………………..Ledyard…….………………Groton
Nathanial
Adams………………..……………………………...Groton
Captain
Hubbard Burrows………..…………………………….Groton
Sergeant
Ezekial Bailey…………..……..………………………Groton
Corporal
Andrew Billings………..Ledyard.…………………….Groton
Andrew
Baker…………………....Ledyard….………………...Groton
John
P. Bacbock…………………………….…..……………..Groton
John
Billings…………………………….………..……………..Groton
Samuel
Billings…………………………….……..……………..Groton
William
Bolton…………………………….……..……………..Groton
John
Brown…………………………….……..………………..Groton
Jonathan
Butler…………………………….……..…………….Groton
Lieutenant
Richard Chapman…………………………….……...Groton
Sergeant Eldredge
Chester…………………………….……..…Groton
Daniel
Chester…………………………….……..……………..Groton
Jedediah Chester…………………………….……..…………..Groton
Frederic
Chester…………………………….……..…………...Groton
John
Clark…………………………………..……..…..…New London
Elias
Coit1…………………………………..……..….…..New London
Lieutenant
James Cornstock…….………….……..………New London
William Comstock…………………………….……..……….Saybrook
Philip
Covell……………………….……….……..…………….Groton
Daniel
Davis……………………….……….……..…………….Groton
Daniel
Eldredge2…………………………….……..…………....Groton
Jordan
Freeman (colored)………………….……..……………..Groton
Captain
Elias Henry Halsey3….…..……….……..……….....Long Island
Samuel
Hill………………………Ledyard………….……….….Groton
John
Holt, Jr. ………………………..…….……..……….New
London
Sergeant
Rufus Hulbert…….........Ledyard…………………....…Groton
Benoni
Kenson……………………………………………New London
Barney
Kinney4……………………………………………New London
Captain
Young Ledyard…………………….…………………....Groton
Captain
Cary Leeds5……………………………………………..Groton
Lieutenant
Joseph Lewis…………Ledyard……………………....Groton
Ensign
John Lester6…....................Ledyard……………………...Groton
Daniel
D. Lester……………………………………………….…Groton
Wait
Lester………………………………………………………Groton
Thomas
Lamb……………………………………………………Groton
Lambo
Lathem (colored) ………………………..……………….Groton
Captain
Nathan Moore……………………………...…………...Groton
Corporal Edward Mills…………………………………………..Groton
Corporal Simeon
Morgan………...Ledyard……………………..Groton
Thomas Miner7…………………...Ledyard……………………..Groton
Joseph
Moxley…………………...Ledyard……………………..Groton
Corporal
Luke Perkins, Jr. …….....Ledyard…………………….Groton
David
Palmer……………………………………………………Groton
Elisha Perkins………………….....Ledyard……………………..Groton
Luke Perkins……………………...Ledyard…………………….Groton
Asa Perkins………………..……...Ledyard…………………….Groton
Elnathan Perkins…………..……...Ledyard……………………..Groton
Simeon Perkins…………………...Ledyard…………………….Groton
Captain
Peter Richards….………………………………...New London
Captain
Adam Shapley….………………………………...New London
Captain Amos
Stanton…………....Ledyard…………………….Groton
Lieutenant
Enoch Stanton………………………………..…..Stonington
Sergeant
Daniel Stanton………………………………….….Stonington
Sergeant John
Stedman………......Ledyard………………….….Groton
Sergeant
Nicholas Starr…………………………….....………...Groton
Corporal Nathan
Sholes……….....Ledyard………………….….Groton
Thomas
Starr, Jr. ……………………………...………………...Groton
David
Seabury……………………………...…………………...Groton
Captain
John Williams……………………………...…………....Groton
Lieutenant Henry
Williams……....Ledyard……………………....Groton
Lieutenant
Patric Ward……………………………...………......Groton
Sylvester
Walmorth……………………………...……………...Groton
Joseph
Wedger…………………...Ledyard…………………….Groton
Thomas
Williams……………………………...………….......Stonington
Daniel
Williams……………………………...……..………....Saybrook
John
Whittlesey……………………………...…………..…....Saybrook
Christopher
Woodbridge……………………………...………...Groton
Henry
Woodbridge……………………………...………….…...Groton
Total, 88.
1. On the monument
slab as Ellis
2. Wounded; carried
away prisoner; returned sick, and died December 11th. not on the Monument.
3. On the monument
as Henry Halsey.
4. On the monyment
Kenny.
5. This man was
wounded, and died December 28th. Not on the monument.
6. On monument
Daniel C.
7. On the tombstone
Minard, which seems to be an error, as his descent is from Clement Miner.
