author

Abner Stocking

b. 1753

A Connecticut soldier left behind a vivid firsthand account of Benedict Arnold’s 1775 march toward Quebec, turning one grueling Revolutionary War campaign into a personal story of endurance. His journal remains valued for its plainspoken detail and immediacy.

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An interesting journal of Abner Stocking of Chatham, Connecticut detailing the distressing events of the expedition against Quebec, under the command of Col. Arnold in the year 1775

An interesting journal of Abner Stocking of Chatham, Connecticut detailing the distressing events of the expedition against Quebec, under the command of Col. Arnold in the year 1775

by Abner Stocking

About the author

Abner Stocking was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Chatham, Connecticut, remembered for An Interesting Journal of Abner Stocking of Chatham, Connecticut, a firsthand narrative of the 1775 expedition against Quebec under Colonel Benedict Arnold.

The journal was published in 1810 by his relatives after his death, and later reprinted in the early 20th century. It stands out because it records the march through the wilderness in a direct, personal way, giving readers a ground-level view of hardship, travel, and military life during the Revolution.

Available catalog records identify him as born in 1753. Reliable portrait evidence was not found in the sources reviewed, so no author image is included here.