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Atlas Obscura featured the tombstone of Israel Putnam, a Revolutionary War officer, in Brooklyn, Connecticut, in a report published on 10 November 2026. Putnam, known as Old Put, was one of the first four major generals appointed to the Continental Army in 1775. The excerpt says he commanded New England militia at the Battle of Bunker Hill that June and also played a significant role in the French and Indian War. The item is a travel and history feature rather than a news development, and the excerpt was cut off before describing the monument itself.