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Legacy, namesakes, and honors: Eatonton, Georgia

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	{{Infobox military person		{{Infobox military person
	\| name = Israel Putnam		\| name = Israel Putnam
	\| image = Israel putnam portrait.jpg		\| image = Israel putnam portrait.jpg
	\| caption = Engraving of Putnam		\| caption = Engraving of Putnam
	\| birth_date = January 7, 1718		\| birth_date = January 7, 1718
	\| death_date = May 29, 1790		\| death_date = May 29, 1790
	\| birth_place = [[Danvers, Massachusetts\|Danvers]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]], [[British America]]		\| birth_place = [[Danvers, Massachusetts\|Danvers]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]], [[British America]]
	\| death_place = [[Brooklyn, Connecticut]], U.S.		\| death_place = [[Brooklyn, Connecticut]], U.S.
	\| ~~placeofburial~~ = [[Israel Putnam Monument]], Brooklyn, Connecticut, U.S.		\| burial_place = [[Israel Putnam Monument]], Brooklyn, Connecticut, U.S.
	\| ~~placeofburial_coordinates~~ = {{coord\|41\|47\|11\|N\|71\|56\|59\|W\|display=inline}}		\| burial_coordinates = {{coord\|41\|47\|11\|N\|71\|56\|59\|W\|display=inline}}
	\| nickname = "Old Put"		\| nickname = "Old Put"
	\| allegiance = [[Connecticut Colony\|Connecticut]]<br />[[United States]]		\| allegiance = [[Connecticut Colony\|Connecticut]]<br />[[United States]]
	\| branch = [[Connecticut Militia]]<br />[[Continental Army]]		\| branch = [[Connecticut Militia]]<br />[[Continental Army]]
	\| rank = [[Major (rank)\|Major]] (Connecticut)<br />[[Major general]] (U.S.)		\| rank = [[Major (rank)\|Major]] (Connecticut)<br />[[Major general]] (U.S.)
	\| ~~serviceyears~~ = 1755–1776?, 1775-1779		\| service_years = 1755–1776?, 1775-1779
	\| battles = {{tree list}}		\| battles = {{tree list}}
	* [[French and Indian War]]		* [[French and Indian War]]
	** [[Battle of Ticonderoga (1759)\|Battle of Ticonderoga]]		** [[Battle of Ticonderoga (1759)\|Battle of Ticonderoga]]
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	** [[Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery]]		** [[Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery]]
	{{tree list/end}}		{{tree list/end}}
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Hannah Pope\|1739\|1765\|reason=died}}<br />{{marriage\|Deborah Lothrop\|1767}}<ref name=Bragg/>		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Hannah Pope\|1739\|1765\|reason=died}}<br />{{marriage\|Deborah Lothrop\|1767}}<ref name=Bragg/>
	\| signature = Israel Putnam signature.svg		\| signature = Israel Putnam signature.svg
	}}		}}

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	* Putnam Pond, a body of water (and adjacent campground) near [[Ticonderoga, New York]], known locally as "Putt's Pond"		* Putnam Pond, a body of water (and adjacent campground) near [[Ticonderoga, New York]], known locally as "Putt's Pond"
	* Several ships including the [[USS General Putnam\|USS ''General Putnam'']]		* Several ships including the [[USS General Putnam\|USS ''General Putnam'']]
			* In the 1992 film [[My Cousin Vinny]], the protagonist and his paramour stay in the General Putnam Motel in [[Eatonton, Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite web \| title=11Alive - YouTube \| url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fire-breaks-out-at-famous-motel-where-my-cousin-vinny-was-filmed/85-588062026 \| access-date=2025-07-26 \| website=www.11alive.com}}</ref>
	In the 1992 film [[My Cousin Vinny]], the protagonist and his paramour stay in the General Putnam Motel in Eatonton, GA.<ref>{{Cite web \| title=11Alive - YouTube \| url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fire-breaks-out-at-famous-motel-where-my-cousin-vinny-was-filmed/85-588062026 \| access-date=2025-07-26 \| website=www.11alive.com}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	* {{gutenberg\|no=17049\|name="Old Put" The Patriot}} (a biography by [[Frederick Albion Ober]])		* {{gutenberg\|no=17049\|name="Old Put" The Patriot}} (a biography by [[Frederick Albion Ober]])
	* [http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Violent-war-mural-may-not-go-back-to-school-114473.php "'Violent' war mural may not go back to school"], ''Greenwich Time'', 5 June 2006		* [http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Violent-war-mural-may-not-go-back-to-school-114473.php "'Violent' war mural may not go back to school"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722041105/http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Violent-war-mural-may-not-go-back-to-school-114473.php \|date=July 22, 2015 }}, ''Greenwich Time'', 5 June 2006
	* [http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/5aa/5aa363c.htm "Heroic America – James Daugherty's Mural Drawings from the 1930s"]		* [http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/5aa/5aa363c.htm "Heroic America – James Daugherty's Mural Drawings from the 1930s"]

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	'''Israel Putnam''' (January 7, 1718 – May 29, 1790), popularly known as "'''Old Put'''", was an American military officer and landowner who served in the [[French and Indian War]] and [[American Revolutionary War]]. He was an officer in [[Rogers' Rangers]] during the French and Indian War, during which Putnam was captured by [[Mohawk people\|Mohawk]] warriors. He was saved from the ritual burning given to enemies by the intervention of French ~~officer~~ Molang, with whom the Mohawks were allied. Putnam's exploits became known far beyond his home of [[Connecticut]]'s borders through the circulation of folk legends in the American colonies and states celebrating his exploits.		'''Israel Putnam''' (January 7, 1718 – May 29, 1790), popularly known as "'''Old Put'''", was an American military officer and landowner who served in the [[French and Indian War]] and [[American Revolutionary War]]. He was an officer in [[Rogers' Rangers]] during the French and Indian War, during which Putnam was captured by [[Mohawk people\|Mohawk]] warriors. He was saved from the ritual burning given to enemies by the intervention of French captain named Molang, with whom the Mohawks were allied. Putnam's exploits became known far beyond his home of [[Connecticut]]'s borders through the circulation of folk legends in the American colonies and states celebrating his exploits.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	In 1757, the Rangers were stationed on an island off [[Fort Edward (village), New York\|Fort Edward]]. The following February, Putnam and his Rangers were still on [[Rogers Island (New York)\|Roger's Island]] when fire broke out in the row of barracks nearest the magazine. The danger of an explosion was imminent, but Putnam took a position on the roof and poured bucket after bucket of water upon the flames, only descending when the buildings fell only a few feet from the magazine. In spite of his severe wounds, he continued to fight the fire, dashing water upon the magazine until the fire was under control. He was laid up for a month due to burns and exposure.<ref name=Bragg/>		In 1757, the Rangers were stationed on an island off [[Fort Edward (village), New York\|Fort Edward]]. The following February, Putnam and his Rangers were still on [[Rogers Island (New York)\|Roger's Island]] when fire broke out in the row of barracks nearest the magazine. The danger of an explosion was imminent, but Putnam took a position on the roof and poured bucket after bucket of water upon the flames, only descending when the buildings fell only a few feet from the magazine. In spite of his severe wounds, he continued to fight the fire, dashing water upon the magazine until the fire was under control. He was laid up for a month due to burns and exposure.<ref name=Bragg/>

	[[File:Stories-Rescue-of-Putnam.jpg\|thumb\|~~The French officer~~ saving Putnam near Glens Falls, 1758]]		[[File:Stories-Rescue-of-Putnam.jpg\|thumb\|Molang saving Putnam near Glens Falls, 1758]]

	Putnam was captured on August 8, 1758, by [[Kahnawake]] Indians from a mission settlement south of Montreal during a military campaign near Crown Point in [[Province of New York\|New York]]. He was saved from being ritually burned alive by a rainstorm and the last-minute intervention of a French ~~officer~~.<ref name="Francis Parkman">[[#Parkman\|Parkman, 1922]], pp. 458–461</ref>		Putnam was captured on August 8, 1758, by [[Kahnawake]] Indians from a mission settlement south of Montreal during a military campaign near Crown Point in [[Province of New York\|New York]]. He was saved from being ritually burned alive by a rainstorm and the last-minute intervention of a French captain named Molang.<ref name="Francis Parkman">[[#Parkman\|Parkman, 1922]], pp. 458–461</ref>

	In 1759, Putnam led a regiment into The Valley of Death in [[Battle of Ticonderoga (1759)\|the attack]] on [[Fort Ticonderoga\|Fort Carillon]] and he was with the British army that marched on [[Montreal]] in 1760. In 1762, he survived a shipwreck during the [[Siege of Havana\|British expedition against Cuba]] that led to the capture of [[Havana]]. Putnam is believed to have brought back Cuban tobacco seeds to [[New England]], which he planted in the [[Hartford, Connecticut\|Hartford]] area. This reportedly resulted in the development of the renowned [[Connecticut shade tobacco\|Connecticut Wrapper]]. In 1763, during [[Pontiac's Rebellion]], Putnam was sent with reinforcements to relieve [[Pontiac (Ottawa leader)\|Chief Pontiac]]'s [[siege of Fort Detroit]].{{sfn\|Hubbard\|2017\|p=48-49}}		In 1759, Putnam led a regiment into The Valley of Death in [[Battle of Ticonderoga (1759)\|the attack]] on [[Fort Ticonderoga\|Fort Carillon]] and he was with the British army that marched on [[Montreal]] in 1760. In 1762, he survived a shipwreck during the [[Siege of Havana\|British expedition against Cuba]] that led to the capture of [[Havana]]. Putnam is believed to have brought back Cuban tobacco seeds to [[New England]], which he planted in the [[Hartford, Connecticut\|Hartford]] area. This reportedly resulted in the development of the renowned [[Connecticut shade tobacco\|Connecticut Wrapper]]. In 1763, during [[Pontiac's Rebellion]], Putnam was sent with reinforcements to relieve [[Pontiac (Ottawa leader)\|Chief Pontiac]]'s [[siege of Fort Detroit]].{{sfn\|Hubbard\|2017\|p=48-49}}
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	Putnam was fooled in October 1777 by a feint executed by British troops under the command of General [[Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)\|Henry Clinton]], making way for Clinton's [[Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery\|capture]] of [[Fort Montgomery (Hudson River)\|Fort Montgomery]] and [[Fort Clinton]].<ref name=Mark>[[#Mark\|Mark, Journal of the American Revolution]]</ref> As was standard procedure, Putnam was relieved of command and brought before a court of inquiry for these losses. The court determined that the loss was the result of a lack of men, not of the fault of any commander, and he was exonerated of any wrongdoing.<ref>[[#Humphreys\|Humphreys, 1804]], p. 326</ref>		Putnam was fooled in October 1777 by a feint executed by British troops under the command of General [[Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)\|Henry Clinton]], making way for Clinton's [[Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery\|capture]] of [[Fort Montgomery (Hudson River)\|Fort Montgomery]] and [[Fort Clinton]].<ref name=Mark>[[#Mark\|Mark, Journal of the American Revolution]]</ref> As was standard procedure, Putnam was relieved of command and brought before a court of inquiry for these losses. The court determined that the loss was the result of a lack of men, not of the fault of any commander, and he was exonerated of any wrongdoing.<ref>[[#Humphreys\|Humphreys, 1804]], p. 326</ref>

	Putnam had personal friendships and deep respect for ~~many of his~~ British ~~former comrades in arms in~~ the French and Indian War, ~~who~~ were now his enemies. While in command in New York, there were several occasions on which he showed personal courtesies, such as providing newspapers to read or medical attention to British officers who had become ~~his~~ prisoners of war. This offended many New Yorkers. He also showed an "unconquerable aversion" to many of those who were entrusted with the disposal of ~~Tory~~ property; Putnam felt that they were instead embezzling the funds. This also led to Putnam becoming unpopular with many influential New Yorkers, who complained to Washington.{{sfn\|Hubbard\|2017\|p=147}}{{sfn\|Humphreys\|1855\|p=238-240}}{{sfn\|Livingston\|1901\|p=368-369}}		Putnam had personal friendships and deep respect for several British officers who he had served together with during the French and Indian War, many of whom were now his enemies. While in command in New York, there were several occasions on which he showed personal courtesies, such as providing newspapers to read or medical attention to British officers who had become American prisoners of war. This offended many New Yorkers. He also showed an "unconquerable aversion" to many of those who were entrusted with the disposal of [[Loyalist (American Revolution)\|Loyalist]]-owned property confiscated by American authorities; Putnam felt that they were instead embezzling the funds. This also led to Putnam becoming unpopular with many influential New Yorkers, who complained to Washington.{{sfn\|Hubbard\|2017\|p=147}}{{sfn\|Humphreys\|1855\|p=238-240}}{{sfn\|Livingston\|1901\|p=368-369}}

	Washington had also lost some of his faith in Putnam due to an incident in which Putnam delayed in forwarding troops to Washington when ordered to do so. Washington felt that he could not have Putnam in charge of troops in New York without the support of that state, and transferred him to recruiting duties in Connecticut after the court of inquiry finished its investigation. Putnam was later put in command of the Eastern Division, consisting of three brigades of [[2nd New Hampshire Regiment\|New Hampshire]] and Connecticut troops. In 1779, he was put in command of the right wing of the army, which included the Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania divisions.{{sfn\|Livingston\|1901\|p=396}}		Washington had also lost some of his faith in Putnam due to an incident in which Putnam delayed in forwarding troops to Washington when ordered to do so. Washington felt that he could not have Putnam in charge of troops in New York without the support of that state, and transferred him to recruiting duties in Connecticut after the court of inquiry finished its investigation. Putnam was later put in command of the Eastern Division, consisting of three brigades of [[2nd New Hampshire Regiment\|New Hampshire]] and Connecticut troops. In 1779, he was put in command of the right wing of the army, which included the Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania divisions.{{sfn\|Livingston\|1901\|p=396}}
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