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Reverend nathaniel tallmadge is the father of major benjamin tallmadge and captain samuel tallmadge. It is confined, principally, to those incidents of the revolutionary war with which he was more immediately connected, and therefore becomes the more interesting to his descendants and family friends. Thank you for helping us reach our goal at record speed. George washington to benjamin tallmadge, 8 april 1781. Colonel benjamin tallmadge and son william tallmadge, 1790. Major benjamin tallmadge led a daring mission during the war where he crossed the long island sound from connecticut and landed in mount sinais cedar beach. Interview with turn star seth numrich on the new series on amc about the spies during american revolutionary war.

The boy scouts of america s benjamin tallmadge district serves the north shore of eastern long island. The culper code book george washingtons mount vernon. Tallmadge is a main character in the amc series turn. If the library does not own a book that you need, stony brook university students, faculty, and staff may be able to request it. General washington meets with major benjamin tallmadge seth numrich and nathaniel sackett stephen root, to discuss war plans, based on. Benjamin tallmadge february 25, 1754 march 7, 1835 was an american military officer. Seth numrich as benjamin tallmadge, daniel henshall as caleb brewster and. The following memoir of colonel benjamin tallmadge was. Benjamin tallmadge is currently enjoying a burst of posthumous fame. Tallmadge by d musketeers on turnben tallmadge spy girl. After the french and indian war, tallmadge vowed never to kill another person. More books george washington and the culper spy ring. Colonel benjamin tallmadge was a revolutionary war hero, known to viewers.

Full text of memoir of colonel benjamin tallmadge see other formats. Tallmadge was a major in the 2nd continental light dragoons and was initially. Tallmadges oldest brother, william, for some reason turn reverses the two brothers was. Major benjamin tallmadge born february 25, 1754 is an officer for the continental army and the 2nd continental light dragoons that went on to become a spy for them during the american. The culper spy ring was a small group of men and women gathered in 1778 by a young cavalry officer named benjamin tallmadge from his hometown of setauket, long.

The talented major tallmadge journal of the american. Seth numrich as benjamin tallmadge in the new amc series turn. Great book about a man who was one of the historical figures in amcs turn series. If the library does not own a book that you need, stony brook university. Washingtons spies and on saturday, the period drama spent its final hour showing viewers what happened to all of. Benjamin tallmadge american continental army officer. Check out our budget to know how your donations help keep us growing.

The following memoir of colonel benjamin tallmadge was prepared by himself, at the request of his children, and for their gratification. Crazy facts about george washingtons long island spies. The shooting stopped with the battle of yorktown last week on amcs turn. He began developing a secret spy network for general george washington, which became known as the culper spy ring. Major benjamin tallmadge, major robert rogers, captain john simcoe, nathaniel sackett, abraham woodhull and robert townsend all were real people. Most of the attention given him in recent publications and the amc series turn centers around his intelligence activities, a logical choice considering his organization of the culper ring and pivotal role in exploding the arnold plot. Benjamin tallmadge george washingtons mount vernon. Led by revolutionary officer benjamin tallmadge, this group helped the americans win the. Under the orders of general george washington, major benjamin tallmadge organized the culper spy ring in 1778 to gather information on british troop. Tallmadge was a captain until the official founding of the culper ring in 1777 and was promoted to major soon after. He has a lot of information about jon andre who helped turn benedict arnold and was arrested and. The book was adapted into the amc period drama series, turn. The talented major tallmadge journal of the american revolution.

He took many measures to protect his operatives, many of whom were his childhood friends. He would later tell abraham woodhull stories of the war. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Turn star seth numrich gets sneaky in amcs new hit series. Benjamin tallmadge, born february 25, 1754, setauket, new york, u. Despite the whirling action in westchester, tallmadge turned his attention to his native. This book of history contains actual correspondence between tallmadge and woodhulland between woodhull and general george washington.