Teen Soldier Identified After 250 Years | Irvine News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Irvine News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews After 240 years, a teenage soldier who died in the 1780 Battle of Camden has finally been identified: Private John Pumphrey, a Maryland orphan who enlisted at age 13, fought with Washington, and perished in one of America’s darkest defeats. His remains, unearthed in 2020, were matched through DNA testing — including a delicate earbone sample — leading to a breakthrough that ties him to a living descendant and honors his sacrifice on the nation’s 250th birthday. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6602008ca8134047