John Paterson was a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and a U.S. Congressman from New York.
Illustration depicting Paterson as shown on monument at Monmouth Battlefield State Park
Paterson is depicted in this bas-relief sculpture, part of the Monmouth Battle Monument in Freehold, New Jersey
Tablet placed at Trinity Church in Lenox, Massachusetts by Thomas Egleston in memory of his great-grandfather, John Paterson.
Battle of Bunker Hill
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachuse
John Paterson (New York politician)
…Safety, and he marched with his militia unit to take part in the Siege of Boston. Paterson's command, the 1st Massachusetts Regiment saw action at the Battle of Bunker Hill. After the British evacuation of Boston, Paterson's regiment took part in the Invasion of Canada and the battles of Trenton and Princeton in New Jersey…
The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775 John Trumbull, 1815–1831
The Bunker Hill Monument
Ralph Farnham, one of the last survivors
Sketch of the Battle of Bunker Hill, printed in August 1775.