Sword Carried and Used by Captain Zachariah Fitch
c. 1776
Groton History Center Collection
This sword was carried into combat against the British by Groton’s own Zachariah Fitch, who is known to have fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill, and led troops to Fort Ticonderoga in upstate New York. This sword was originally given to the Groton History Center by Captain Fitch’s granddaughter, Amelia Fitch Rowe, in 1894.
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