One of the chores of being a soldier is guarding the artillery, such as this patriot of old is performing at historic Mabie House, Rotterdam Junction, New York. The image is from a Revolutionary War reenactment.
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![General Frederich Von Steuben [from the Reilly Memorial]](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3620/13034914385_db7ff51685_t.jpg "General Frederich Von Steuben [from the Reilly Memorial]")
Patriot Graves of 1776