Benjamin Tusten

Benjamin Tusten

Benjamin Tusten (11 December 1743 - July 22, 1779) was a physician and a militia lieutenant colonel during the American Revolutionary War.

Born in Southold, New York, Tusten moved north with his family to Goshen at a young age. He became a student of medicine at 19, working as an apprentice under three local surgeons. In the field of medicine, he is best known for treating and preventing smallpox.

American Revolutionary War

In 1779, lieutenant colonel Tusten led a group of militia against Joseph Brant at the Battle of Minisink. His forces crippled and surrounded, Tusten was tending to several of his wounded men when he was killed with a tomahawk on August 18, 1779.

Legacy

He left behind five children, one of whom, James, served as a major in the War of 1812.

The town of Tusten, New York is named for him.


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