Who Was Abner Everett, Revolutionary War Soldier From Georgia?
My (CAE) normal obsession with history books caused me to check the index in a new book for Everett references. This new book on the Revolution caught my eye: Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence, by John Ferling (Oxford University Press, 2007). The reference is brief but interesting. This was a discussion of the fall of Ft. Washington, in New York, and the experiences of the American prisoners. It reported that one American officer, a prisoner at Fort Washington, estimated that 1,100 of the 2,800 soldiers taken prisoner there had died within the first 60 days. It was noted that the captured American officers were paroled and allowed to live in private homes in New York. They reportedly paid for room and board, but were allowed to move around the city, though they could not leave Manhattan. One of these officers identified with considerable freedom was an Abner Everett. The notation about him mentions that some officers were allowed, even to marry, as Abner
