Sketches of Border Adventures in the Life and Times of Major Moses Vancampen. Concluding with a Biographical Sketch of the Late Judge Phillip Church. [Van Campen]
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xxii, 337 pp. Major Moses Van Campen (1757–1849) was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War. He was a prominent figure in Pennsylvania and parts of New York. His primary involvement in the Revolutionary War was in fighting against hostile Native American tribes.[1] He began work as a soldier in 1775 and retired from military service in 1783. Van Campen was familiar with Native American methods of warfare. He also participated in the Sullivan Expedition in 1779.