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The Deaf during the Revolutionary War - Coggle Diagram
The Deaf during the Revolutionary War
"Deaf and Dumb Jimmy"
Held captive for 20 years
Rescued by his brother Joseph
Kidnapped by Indians in 1777
Joshua Graves
Due to his deafness
Him and his son captured by at least 250 Indians
Discharged from the military
Bounty for the British but declined to take them
Was released to find their way home
Jonathan Gillett
Held prisoner by the British in 1776
Harsh conditions of being captured
Observed deafened soldiers in New York
"Some almost lose their voices, and some their hearing"
Fountain Smith
A deaf cooper married to Hannah Wassan
British captured him and died in British war camp 1779
Deaf civilian born in Connecticut