He was a Revolutionary War hero and was known as Gen. Washington's favorite Colonel. He carried the wounded Lafayette off the Brandywine battlefield. Col. of the CT State Regiment, July to Dec. 1776; Col. 7th CT 1777; transferred to 2nd CT, 1781; put down a near mutiny of CT troops in 1782; retained as Colonel of the Consolidated CT Regiment in June, 1783 and brevetted Brigadier-General on Sept. 30, 1783 and served until Dec. of that year. Swift took the Oath of Allegiance at Valley Forge in the ever-memorable winter of 1778. He was a member of the original Society of the Cincinnati. He was married in 1793 to Sarah Robinson (1751-1804) the daughter of Capt. Samuel Robinson, founder of Bennington, VT. Sarah was struck and killed by lighting during an April storm. Some say Gen. Swift went insane after her death.
He was a Revolutionary War hero and was known as Gen. Washington's favorite Colonel. He carried the wounded Lafayette off the Brandywine battlefield. Col. of the CT State Regiment, July to Dec. 1776; Col. 7th CT 1777; transferred to 2nd CT, 1781; put down a near mutiny of CT troops in 1782; retained as Colonel of the Consolidated CT Regiment in June, 1783 and brevetted Brigadier-General on Sept. 30, 1783 and served until Dec. of that year. Swift took the Oath of Allegiance at Valley Forge in the ever-memorable winter of 1778. He was a member of the original Society of the Cincinnati. He was married in 1793 to Sarah Robinson (1751-1804) the daughter of Capt. Samuel Robinson, founder of Bennington, VT. Sarah was struck and killed by lighting during an April storm. Some say Gen. Swift went insane after her death.
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