Luther Washburn of Ashfield, MA did more in the war than just serve as a wagoner for General Lee. That service is Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors....vol 16 p. 655 PVT Lieut. Colonel's Co., Col. Wessons regt; Continental Army pay acct for 1780; no wages credited to said Washbourne; residence, Ashfield; reported appointed wagoner to Col. Lee to go to Virginia. He also served Private, Capt. David Cowden's co., Col Benhamin Ruggles Woodbrige's regt muster roll dated Aug 1, 1775, elisted May 13 1775; service 2 mos 24 day; also company return dated near Prospect Hill, Sept 28, 1775, also return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Capt Elisha Cranson's co., 5th Hampshire Co., regt, dated Ashfield, April 22, 1779; enlisted for town of Ashfield, enlistment, during war; also return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 5th Hampshire Co., regt, as attested by Col. David Field; engaged for town of Ashfield; joined capt Bartlit;s co, Col. Wesson's regt; term during war. From his pension record he states that he enlisted in 1775 soon after the Bunkerhill battle served 8 monthes the following November enlisted for 1 year serving under Col. Weston, and was discharged at Philadelphia, PA in 1778 in his own words "That he was in the battle on Long Island and in the retreat from New York when Col. Knowlton was killed, and in several of the battles at the taking of Burgoyne's army." After all that he served as a waggoner to General Lee This does not sound like a pacifist or a man with "Quaker leanings" to me Susan Bingler Fairfax, VA