Lieutenant Bettinger was born near York, Pennsylvania, and 1761. While an infant, his father moved to Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Virginia. In June, 1776, he enlisted in Captain Shepherd's company of riflemen. He was an expert marksman, says tradition, and fired his rifle 27 times at the British as they stormed the hill in the attack of Fort Washington.
Lieutenant Bettinger was born near York, Pennsylvania, and 1761. While an infant, his father moved to Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Virginia. In June, 1776, he enlisted in Captain Shepherd's company of riflemen. He was an expert marksman, says tradition, and fired his rifle 27 times at the British as they stormed the hill in the attack of Fort Washington.
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