Every one of the founding fathers was a "felon". Just putting that out there.
Yes, they absolutely were. They knew when they started that their lives depended on winning the war and avoiding capture by the Brits until the war was won.
A bunch of them died on the battlefield and I would think on the gallows, but I can find no confirmation on the latter. It is documented that many soldiers were killed after surrender by both sides, including two American women caught tending wounded blue clad soldiers.
Reminds me of the scene in The Patriot, with Mel Gibson.
