Alexander Scammell
Military Person
1747 – 1781
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Who was Alexander Scammell?
Alexander Scammell was a Harvard educated attorney and an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was wounded on September 30, 1781 near Yorktown he died on October 6 in Williamsburg, Virginia, making him the highest ranking American officer killed during the Siege of Yorktown.
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- Born
- 1747
Mendon - Education
- Harvard University
- Harvard College
- Lived in
- Mendon
- Died
- Oct 1, 1781
Yorktown
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on July 23, 2013
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