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].