Hartman". Helmer's run was omitted from the film and replaced with a run by Gil to get reinforcements from the nearest fort. The run is the heroic highpoint of the film. References Adam Helmer's Famous Run by Mildred R. Staunton Adam Helmer's Incredible Run, A Story for Young Readers by Dorothy Loyte Blackman Adam Helmer, 1754-1830, Ranger, messenger by Gregory F. Ketcham Battles of the United States by Sea and Land (Ch. 21) by Henry B. Dawson, 1858 The Gazetteer and Business Directory of Herkimer County, N.Y. 1869-70 1754 births 1830 deaths American people of German descent New York (state) militiamen in the American Revolution People from Brutus, New York People from German Flatts, New York