Revolutionary War Veteran’s Obituary Was Short—but Said a Lot

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 22, 2014

William Walcutt was there—a stalwart throughout the American Revolutionary War. He enlisted at Valley Forge 7 May 1778 “while yet a youth.” He was only 17 years old, having turned 17 just a month and a half earlier. When he died at the age of 73, his one-paragraph obituary detailed his military service during... (Read More)