Amos Doolittle was an American

United States

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 engraver and silversmith

Silversmith

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, known as "The Revere

Paul Revere

Paul Revere was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere's Ride...

 of Connecticut

Connecticut

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A self-taught artist from Cheshire, CT, Doolittle became an expert in copper engraving and specialized in scenes of the American Revolutionary war

American Revolutionary War

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. He was sought out by many early Americans eager to learn the art of engraving, including James Wilson

James Wilson (globe maker)

James Wilson was the first maker of globes in the USA.Born in Londonderry, New Hampshire, Wilson farmed with his father and trained as a blacksmith, though had little other formal education. He moved to Bradford, Vermont in 1796 and became interested in cartography and taught himself map making...

 and Ralph Earl

Ralph Earl (artist)

Ralph Earl was an American painter known for his portraits, of which at least 183 can be documented. He also painted six landscapes, including a panorama display of Niagara Falls.- Life and work :...

. Doolittle was also member of the Governor's Second Company of Guards under Capt. Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold V was a general during the American Revolutionary War. He began the war in the Continental Army but later defected to the British Army. While a general on the American side, he obtained command of the fort at West Point, New York, and plotted to surrender it to the British forces...

. He settled in New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven, Connecticut

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 and is buried in the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven.

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