Good starting story for a good Revolutionary piece, but comes across as text-book factual and was a little bit of a dry read.

So do you have a connection to this story? from Connecticut? desendent of Jedediah Huntington?

Hi Krulltar,

Thanks for the pencils.

If the story seems a bit dry, it’s because we are really joining it in the middle. The background of Col, later Gen. Huntington has a lot of story potential about it. He marches off to the war. His wife joins him, but when she witnesses the battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill, becomes horrified of the thought of husband or brothers killed.
He sets her up with some nearby friends, but is unable to visit her as often as he might. She becomes depressed and then a suicide.

Months of siege follow in Boston. And finally the British quit the place. Then off to save NYC. The battles of Long Island and Manhattan could be whole novellas in and of themselves. He served under Charles Lee, who was a traitor to the cause.

And there is only so much exposition one can do in 1024 characters.

And though I’m from CT, I’m no relation to Gen. H.

Didn’t know that about Huntington’s wife. Very interesting stuff. Although, I don’t know if I would call Lee a traitor, rather I think he disliked washington and his strategies, and thought he should have been commander in chief of the Contential army.

letters discovered recently in the british archives show that he had treasonous corespondence with the crown.