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Action in Tarrytown

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The action at Tarrytown occurred near this spot on July 15, 1781, and on that occasion Colonel Sheldon and Captain Hurlbut of the Second Regiment of Dragoons, Captain-Lieutenant Miles of the artillery, and Lieutenant Shaylor of the Fourth Connecticut Regiment received the particular thanks of General Washington in the Public Orders of the Army for their gallant behavior and splendid exertions.
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