Frontier Rangers of Colonial New England: From King Philip's War to the American Revolution (Anthony Phillip Blasi - WH) Manville and with McClellan’s troops having

and with McClellan’s troops having abandoned the Peninsula

realizing that there was no further reason to flee in an attempt to link up with Lee’s army

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Sherman and Johnston parried and feinted like fencers

These men adorned their own caps with bucktails and were thus set apart from the typical Federal soldier by their distinctive plumage

Frontier Rangers of Colonial New England: From King Philip's War to the American Revolution (Anthony Phillip Blasi - WH) Manville and with McClellan’s troops havingBy Anthony Phillip Blasi Warfare in the Wilderness Few images reflect the character of hardy New Englanders like that of the eighteenth century colonial ranger. Rugged characters such as Robert Rogers, Israel Putnam and John Stark spent much of their lives carving a living out of the harsh wilderness of the region, while later proving themselves in battle against seasoned Abenaki warriors. The Wright and Porter families fought throughout western New