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Tim Murphy and the Fighting Irish in the Saratoga War
Tim Murphy, born 1761 near Minisink, became a famed Continental rifleman. The Irish-born soldier joined Morgan’s Riflemen in 1775 and earned lasting fame for a shot at Fraser during the Saratoga campaign. He later led scouts in Schoharie and died in 1618, buried at Middleburgh.
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