Capt. Henry Dearborn of Hampton, N.H. from Revolutionary Solders of Dublin, New Hampshire (1901) Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by MLM, Volunteer 0000130. For the current email address, please go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000130 Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************************************ Full copyright notice - http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm USGenWeb Archives - http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Surname: DEARBORN Source: A List of The Revolutionary Soldiers of Dublin, N.H. by Samuel Carroll Derby, Columbus, Ohio, 1901, page 26 Listed under Captains: HENRY DEARBORN, b. Hampton, N. H., 1751; d. 1829; was captain in Col. John Stark's regiment, took part in Arnold's winter expedition against Quebec, was major in the 3d N. H. regiment, Lt. Col. of the same in 1780, and after Col. Scammel's death, Oct. 6, 1781, became its commander. He was Secretary of War during Jefferson's administration, and rose to the rank of Major General in the War of 1812. In 1822 he was appointed minister to Portugal and held that post for two years. In the mooted question who commanded the American troops at Bunker Hill, Gen. Dearborn vigorously attacked the claim of Gen. Putnam. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS, OCTOBER, 1904. Gen. Dearborn strenuously denied that Gen. Putnam commanded the American troops at Bunker Hill.