He was appointed as a committee member pertaining to the construction of the monument at Groton Heights, commemorating the battle fought there on September 6th, 1781.

They built three villages at Groton Heights, Fort Hill, and Mystic.

The memorial for the Battle of Groton Heights was put up in 1830 for the 88 men and boys who were killed at Fort Griswold.

In the 1781 Battle of Groton Heights, the British were led by Connecticut native Benedict Arnold, who did substantial damage to the town.

Later in the war, Captain Saltonstall led volunteer soldiers during the Battle of Groton Heights.

It is dedicated to the defenders who fell during the Battle of Groton Heights on September 6, 1781.

He was wounded early in the Battle of Groton Heights, and his troops were accused of engaging in atrocities in the aftermath of the battle.

The base would be rebuilt and manned in several other conflicts, but the Battle of Groton Heights was its most prominent use.

The Groton Monument, a granite monument dedicated to the defenders who fell during the Battle of Groton Heights.

Fort Griswold is on the eastern Groton Heights.