Vintage Photos of The 1778 Battle of Wyoming Battlefield in Pennsylvania From The 1860s & 1870s

A collection of photographs of the battlefield and surrounding area where the 1778 Battle of Wyoming (also known as the Wyoming Massacre) was fought in northeastern Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War. Original captions are in quotations.
Sources: New York Public Library, Library of Congress.
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My 6th Great Grandparents were in the Wyoming Massacre of 1778. Lt. Perrin Ross (formerly of the 24th Regiment, CT Militia, Revolutionary War) lost his life, leaving behind an expectant wife (Marcy/Mercy) and five children. Mercy did not wish to continue the trek through the wilderness after 10 days and the loss of a fellow traveler.
Mercy was induced to continue and the party were turned away at Allentown and given no provisions. Finally, the government provided provisions and 3 months later, in October 1778 Mercy gave birth to the last child she shared with Perrin.
She later remarried and lived to the age of 77. She now rests with Perrin in Luzerne County, PA.
You can read of the account from Mercy's own words in "The Pioneer Women of Wyoming" by Frederick C. Johnson M.D. published in 1901.