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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Huntington , Ebenezer 1754 -1834 (search)
Huntington, Ebenezer 1754-1834
Military officer; born in Norwich, Conn., Dec. 26, 1754; graduated at Yale College in 1775, and joined the patriot army as lieutenant in Wyllys's regiment.
He served under Heath, Parsons, and Watts, and commanded the regiment of the latter in Rhode Island in 1778 as lieutenantcolonel.
At Yorktown he commanded a battalion of infantry, and served on General Lincoln's staff until the end of the war, when he was made a general of the Connecticut militia.
Huntinot army as lieutenant in Wyllys's regiment.
He served under Heath, Parsons, and Watts, and commanded the regiment of the latter in Rhode Island in 1778 as lieutenantcolonel.
At Yorktown he commanded a battalion of infantry, and served on General Lincoln's staff until the end of the war, when he was made a general of the Connecticut militia.
Huntington was named by Washington for brigadier-general in 1798.
In 1810-11 and 1817-19 he was a member of Congress.
He died in Norwich, June 17, 1834.