3032497 Shirt of Colonel William Ledyard who commanded Fort Griswold on Groton Heights; Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT, USA; (add.info.: Shirt of Colonel William Ledyard who commanded Fort Griswold on Groton Heights when stormed by the British , Sept. 6, 1781. After the surrender Major Bromfield (a Loyalist/Tory) received Ledyard\'s sword in surrender them ran him through with it precipitating a massacre of the remaining Patriot garrison who had laid down their arms. This clothing still shows the hole made by the sword thrust.); 穢 Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.