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Historical Sites related to the Life and Career of Benedict Arnold


  1. Retreat from Canada

Gen. John Sullivan Home and Grave

21 Newmarket Rd, Durham, NH (a private residence)

Gen. John Sullivan was sent north to take command of the Canadian expedition after the death of Gen. John Thomas, when the retreat had begun. According to James Kirby Martin, Sullivan arrived thinking that only the lack of his own inspired leadership had stalled the mission. He ignored Arnold, who was directing an orderly retreat, instead ordering an attack on British forces at Three Rivers. When the Americans were overwhelmed there, he had to agree with Arnold, and reluctantly ordered all our troops to fall back to Lake Champlain. He is considered a "political general."
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Plaque on the monument
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Plaque on the monument

  • In front of the house is a town green, shown here with the historical marker, the granite monument, and the house in the background.
  • Historical marker at the roadside
  • Monument, with the house seen in the distance
  • Close up of the monument
  • Inscription on the monument
  • The Sullivan house
  • Another view, with tidal water in the distance
  • Plaque on the house
  • The Sullivan Family Burial Ground, located behind and to the right of the house. This is on private property, and permission should be sought to visit. Just to the right of the house is a dirt road that skirts to the right of the swimming pool. It leads a short distance into the woods, where the stonewall-enclosed cemetery will be found.
  • The monument placed at the grave by the Masons
  • Plaque on the monument
  • View of the Masonic monument, as seen from the cemetery gate. Note the two tall gravestones behind the monument. The one on the left is Sullivan's. To the right is his wife's.
  • Gravestone of John Sullivan
  • Closer view
  • Inscription
  • Looking out of the cemetery gate toward the road. The Sullivan house is seen (overexposed in this photo) in the right distance.
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