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William Maxwell Grave *

Grave: Greenwich Cemetery (First Presbyterian Church), 17 Greenwich Church Rd, Greenwich Township, NJ

Maxwell was sent to Canada as Colonel of a regiment to reinforce the American army after the defeat at Quebec. He participated in the fighting at Trois Rivers, and the retreat from Canada.

He wrote a letter to Governour William Livingston of New Jersey in which he was highly critical of Benedict Arnold's leadership in the Battle of Valcour Island. He refers to Arnold as "our evil genius to the north." The letter gets quoted in many of the biographies. One of the photos I've included is the letter as seen in Force's Archives.
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Marker on Maxwell's grave, as seen on Findagrave.com
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Marker on Maxwell's grave, as seen on Findagrave.com

  • Marker on Maxwell's grave, as seen on Findagrave.com
  • View of Maxwell's grave, as seen on Findagrave.com
  • Letter from William Maxwell, quoted in part in many of the Arnold biographies, in which he severely criticizes Arnold about the Battle of Valcour Island.<br />
As seen in Peter Force's "American Archives" Series 5, 2:1143
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