General Rufus Putnam: George Washington's Chief Military Engineer and the "Father of Ohio"

by Robert Ernest Hubbard

During the Revolutionary War, Rufus Putnam served as the Continental Army's chief military engineer. As designer and supervisor of the construction of major fortifications, his contribution helped American forces drive the British Army from Boston and protect the Hudson River. Several years after the War, Putnam personally founded the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory at Marietta, Ohio. Putnam's influence and vote prevented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476678626
• ISBN13: 9781476678627
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher