研究人员通过DNA分析，成功确认了一具在1780年卡姆登战役中阵亡的美国独立战争士兵的身份1。这位士兵名叫约翰·彭弗里（Pvt. John Pumphrey），于1780年8月16日在南卡罗来纳州卡姆登战役战场丧生，身份未确认长达246年1。
这一突破由FHD Forensics和Astrea Forensics团队合作完成1。研究人员采用特殊方法从士兵头骨的颞骨岩部提取DNA，随后将其与FamilyTreeDNA和GEDmatch数据库进行比对，获得了20,000个匹配项1。FHD Forensics创始人Allison Peacock和Astrea科学顾问Kelly Harkins Kincaid在这一研究中发挥了关键作用1。
Researchers have successfully identified the remains of Private John Pumphrey, a Continental Army soldier whose skull was unearthed from the Camden battlefield in South Carolina, using DNA extracted from bone material 1. The identification marks a breakthrough in forensic genealogy, resolving the mystery of an unidentified soldier for more than two centuries 1.
Pumphrey died on August 16, 1780, during the Battle of Camden 1. FHD Forensics and Astrea Forensics collaborated on the identification effort, with the research teams employing specialized extraction techniques from the petrous portion of the temporal bone to obtain viable DNA 1. The genetic material was then cross-referenced against genealogical databases including FamilyTreeDNA and GEDmatch, which yielded approximately 20,000 matching profiles 1.
Allison Peacock, founder of FHD Forensics, and Kelly Harkins Kincaid, scientific advisor for Astrea Forensics, led the investigation 1. The identification revealed details about Pumphrey's life, including his background as a young orphan who served in the Continental Army 1.
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