Rev War Drummer Boy

Rufus Kingsley (1763-1846) was one of three drummer boys at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The town of Kingsley, Pennsylvania, was named for this Connecticut-born Revolutionary War veteran. He is one of the few period drummer boys that we know what happened to during and after the war. Here is his obituary:

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