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Radar scans for remains of executed War of 1812 soldier in East Greenbush

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Pvt. Samuel Helms went AWOL on Oct. 2, 1812 and he came back to his camp and was placed back on the muster rolls. In July 1813 he was ordered tried for desertion. He was convicted and executed by firing squad in either late August or early September 1813. Helms was then buried in an unmarked grave at the cantonment.

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Radar scans for remains of executed War of 1812 soldier in East Greenbush

Somewhere beneath the acreage that formed the U.S. Army’s Greenbush Cantonment in East Greenbush during the War of 1812, the remains of Private Samuel Helms were buried after he was executed. Town Historian Bobbi Reno has turned to Mary Silver of Capital Region GPR to use her company’s sophisticated ground-penetrating radar technology to conduct the search.

1 year ago·Albany, United States

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