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During the . . . [truce] the soldiers of the two armies often . . . discoursed with each other from the opposite banks of the river . . . a soldier in the 9th Regiment, named [Patrick] Maguire, came down to . . . the river, with a number of his companions, who engaged in conversation with a party of Americans on the opposite shore . . . Maguire . . . suddenly darted like lightning . . . and resolutely plunged into the stream.
At the very same moment, one of the American soldiers . . . dashed into the water . . . The wondering soldiers on both sides, beheld them eagerly swim towards the middle of the river, where they met; they hung on each others' necks and wept; and the loud cries of "My brother! My dear brother" [were heard] . . . one was in the British [army] and the other in the American service, totally ignorant until that hour that they were engaged in hostile combat against each other's life.
Roger Lamb, corporal, 9th Regiment of Foot
At the very same moment, one of the American soldiers . . . dashed into the water . . . The wondering soldiers on both sides, beheld them eagerly swim towards the middle of the river, where they met; they hung on each others' necks and wept; and the loud cries of "My brother! My dear brother" [were heard] . . . one was in the British [army] and the other in the American service, totally ignorant until that hour that they were engaged in hostile combat against each other's life.
Roger Lamb, corporal, 9th Regiment of Foot
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| HM Number | HM19GK |
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| Placed By | National Park Service |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 1:44pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] THERESA ST.JOHN
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 614668 N 4771972 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.09180000, -73.59108333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 5.508', W 73° 35.465' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 5' 30.48" N, 73° 35' 27.90" W |
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| Area Code(s) | 518 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 28 Gates Ave, Schuylerville NY 12871, US |
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