He later held the rank of major general in the state militia from 1804 to 1816 .
During the American Revolutionary War , Stokes was captured by the British and confined for seven months on the British prison ship Jersey in New York Harbor .
Stokes later held the rank of major general in the state militia from 1804 to 1816 .
During the American Revolutionary War , Stokes was captured by the British and confined for seven months on the British prison ship Jersey in New York Harbor .