2 Jul 2022 5:11 pm
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The first Purple Hearts were awarded by Gen. Washington to three Connecticut soldiers
Three Connecticut soldiers were the first enlisted recipients of the medal of valor now known as the Purple Heart.
Sgt. Elijah Churchill, of the Second Continental Regiment, Light Dragoons, stood in front of Washington in Newburgh on that Saturday, he was the first enlisted soldier to receive an award in the U.S.
Churchill, who enlisted in Enfield, led two daring assaults behind the lines on British-occupied Long Island.
https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticutma ... 090803.php
The first Purple Hearts were awarded by Gen. Washington to three Connecticut soldiers
Three Connecticut soldiers were the first enlisted recipients of the medal of valor now known as the Purple Heart.
Sgt. Elijah Churchill, of the Second Continental Regiment, Light Dragoons, stood in front of Washington in Newburgh on that Saturday, he was the first enlisted soldier to receive an award in the U.S.
Churchill, who enlisted in Enfield, led two daring assaults behind the lines on British-occupied Long Island.
https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticutma ... 090803.php