SERGEANT BENJAMIN REYNOLDS

Enlisted: June 20, 1812 - August 28, 1814

Hometown: Niles, Cayuga County, NY

Benjamin Reynolds of Cayuga County, New York, was a Sergeant in Captain Henry Butterworth and Lieutenat John Graham's Company, 1st Regiment, New York Militia, commanded by Colonel Swarthout, from June 20, 1812, for 3 months, and from August 28, 1814, for 8 months. The War of 1812 began on June 18, 1812. Benjamin Reynolds enlisted 2 days later.

SUBMITTED BY: Submitted by David Morton of Manlius, New York, the great4-grandson of Benjamin Reynolds.