Everything about Benjamin Tallmadge totally explained
Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835) was a member of the
United States House of Representatives.
Tallmadge may have been born in
Setauket, New York, or
Brookhaven, New York a town on
Long Island. . Tallmadge graduated from
Yale college in 1773, and was a classmate of
Nathan Hale.
From 1773-1776 Tallmadge was the superintendent of
Wethersfield High School.
American Revolutionary War
Tallmadge was a major in the
2nd Continental Light Dragoons. He was initially commissioned on June 20th, 1776. Eventually, he was promoted to the rank of colonel and became the chief intelligence officer for
George Washington. He organized the
Culper Spy Ring based out of New York City and Long Island during the
American Revolutionary War, which is rumored to have revealed the betrayal of
Benedict Arnold, though this is disputed. Arnold's captured British contact, Major
John André, was placed in Tallmadge's custody until Andre's execution.
On
November 21,
1780, Tallmadge and his dragoons rowed across the
Long Island Sound from
Fairfield, Connecticut to
Mt. Sinai, New York. The next day they proceeded to the south shore where they captured and burned down
Manor St. George, which the British turned into a fort, and captured the soldiers within. On their march back to Mt. Sinai, Tallmadge stopped in
Coram and ordered the burning of 300 tons of hay which the British had been stockpiling for the winter. George Washington, on hearing the news, sent the following letter to Tallmadge:
I have received with much pleasure the report of your successful enterprise upon fort St. George, and was pleased with the destruction of the hay at Coram, which must be severely felt by the enemy at this time. I beg you to accept my thanks for your spirited execution of this business.
The
Tallmadge Trail is marked along the route Tallmadge and his dragoons took from Mt. Sinai to Mastic Heights.
After War Years
After the war, Tallmadge married one of the daughters of
William Floyd, settled in Connecticut. In 1783 Tallmadge settled in
Litchfield, Connecticut. He was appointed the town's postmaster in 1792.
Tallmadge was the first president of the Pheonix Branch Bank. He served first as treasurer and eventually as secretary of the
Society of the Cincinnati.
He was elected to the
U.S. House of Representatives from 1801-1817. He was a member of the
Federalist Party. This meant that during his entire congressional career he was part of the party that was in the minority. In 1816 he declined to be run for reelection.
Tradition has it that Tallmadge was considered one of the most handsome men of the American Revolution.
Tallmadge died in Litchfield, Connecticut on March 7th, 1835. He was interred in East Cemetery.
Tallmadge, Ohio is named after Benjamin Tallmadge.
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