Private Ephraim Wheaton Chapter:

Pvt. Ephraim Wheaton was a Revolutionary War Patriot, serving as both a soldier and a musician. He enlisted at North Hampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on 14 February 1781 for a term of three years. He reported 28 February 1781 for a period of 10 months and one day, and served as a Fifer with Capt Dean's Company, Col Tupper's (10th) Regiment of the Massachusetts Line. Wheaton was appointed Drummer 1 Aug 1781 and served again 1 January 1, 1782 for 12 months with the same regiment as a Fifer. He was with Washington's Army at Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown (image above, oil painting by John Trumbull, displayed in U.S. Capitol Rotunda) in 1781 and was discharged in 1784 at West Point, New York.