Revolutionary War hero Margaret “Captain Molly” Corbin was long thought to be buried beneath her granite monument at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. Members of the history and genealogy-minded group are leading an effort to find Corbin’s grave — for real this time — as they shine new light on the hero. Corbin travelled upriver to West Point with the “corps of invalids” and spent the latter part of her life as a boarder. Corbin died in 1800 at the age of 48 and was buried in a modest grave, likely near West Point. Landon thinks a reburial at Corbin’s monument would be appropriate, but they are nowhere near proposing that.

Source: National Post April 29, 2018 15:36 UTC