Jedediah, Private, Capt. [1] Minutemen provided a highly mobile, rapidly deployed force that enabled the colonies to respond immediately to military threats. Because Prescotts men thought they would be relieved after the breastworks were completed, they took only their entrancing tools, a minimum supply of ammunition, and almost no food or water. In the absence of wells, water was drawn from the Schuylkill River and nearby creeks. Thomas COLEMANsgrandsonDr. Isaac Spofford (1752 Rowley 1786Beverly, Mass.) The defenders had run out of ammunition, reducing the battle to close combat. Congress continued to revise and reorganize the Continental Army. Just prior to the action, further reinforcements arrived, including portions of Massachusetts regiments of Colonels Brewer,Nixon,Woodbridge,Little, and Major Moore, as well as Callenders company of artillery. A British lieutenant rode ahead of his ranks, waving his sword in the air and shouting to the patriots, Lay down your arms, you damned rebels, or you are all dead men!. In response to these tensions, the Massachusetts Provincial legislators found that the colony's militia resources were short just before the American Revolutionary War, on October 26, 1774, after observing the British military buildup. Jewett, Benjamin, Pepperell. By 5pm, the colonists had retreated over the Charlestown Neck to fortified positions in Cambridge, and the British were in control of the peninsula. April 19, 1775: At about 5 a.m., 700 British troops, on a mission to capture Patriot leaders and seize a Patriot arsenal, march into Lexington to find 77 armed minutemen under Captain John Parker . From the beginning of European colonialization of North America, communities along the Atlantic seaboard required able body males to participate in the defense of their towns and colonies. For 50 miles around Boston, militiamen were marching in response. Source: A sketch of the history of Attleborough: from its settlement to the division By John Daggett 1894, Seths commanding officer, Capt. 18 April 1775 Adams and Hancock had fled Boston and were staying at the homeof one of Hancocks relatives in Lexington where they thought they would be safe from the immediate threat of arrest. Gage began planning to break out of the city. Continental units continued to prove their mettle in battle throughout the war. Early in the morning, before daybreak, on April 19, 1775, the Battle of Lexington began. Another mission was military training to prepare the provincial soldiers for combat and the nature of that combat. In the colony of Massachusetts Bay, all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60 were required to participate in their local militia company. Edward HAZEN IIsgrandson Samuel Hazen (1740 Groton 1815 Shirley). The collection also contains a list of the men killed and . After a short period practicing medicine in Topsfield, he removed to Beverly. Oliver Dow (1736 Salem, NH- 1824, Waterville, Maine); Oliver held a Lieutenancy in the Revolutionary War; and later reenlisted as a private. William Prescott (1726 1795) was an American colonel in the Revolutionary War who commanded the rebel forces in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Join us July 13-16! Sports field receives county's approval. The outnumbered regulars fell back from theminutemenafter apitched battlein open territory. It is observed inMassachusettsandMaine(once part of Massachusetts), and is apublic schoolobservance day inWisconsin. Washington did his best to navigate the issue, but his long-range goal was to create an American army, not an army based on former colony identities. On April 19, 1775 the two companies of the Topsfield Militia left their plows in midfurrow and galloped off to Lexington and Concord to help drive the Redcoats back to Boston. He was in camp in Cambridge, May 17. The inspiration for their namesake comes from the requirement to be ready "at a minute's notice" to defend any settlement in danger.[25]. Next day, 16 Jun 1775 they were on the firing line. After his freedom had been given him, Titus remained a faithful servant of the family until his death. He also made sure that every men in his company had a good musket, cartridge box, canteen, and bayonet. This content is generously sponsored. Some colonies purchased muskets, cartridge boxes, and bayonets from England, and maintained armories within the colony. The First American President: Setting the Precedent, African Americans During the Revolutionary War, Save 42 Historic Acres at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Phase Three of Gaines Mill-Cold Harbor Saved Forever Campaign, An Unparalleled Preservation Opportunity at Gettysburg Battlefield, For Sale: Three Battlefield Tracts Spanning Three Wars, Preserve 128 Sacred Acres at Antietam and Shepherdstown. It is intended that this section will eventually contain the biographies of all those men. Minutemen tended to get more training in line tactics and drill than the regular militia. Gage backed off from trying to seat a court in Worcester. Barnard of the same regiment and then Captain of the Newbury Company under Col Aaron Willards Regiment. ; this house stood on the south side of the Burlington Mall parking lot. Prescott and his men, using Gridleys outline, began digging a square fortification about 130 feet on a side with ditches and earthen walls. In 1774, when Massachusetts towns began forming militia companies, Prescott was made a colonel commanding the Pepperell company. Fact #5: The Lexington militia did not intend to fight the British Regulars. Daniel Deweys company Col. Obidiah Hosfords 12th Regiment of Connecticut State Militia marched to East Chester New York in Sep 1776. Many companies of about forty men each had only three or four men left, and casualties among the officers were well over fifty percent. The retreat of much of the colonial forces from the peninsula was made possible in part by the controlled retreat of the forces along the rail fence, led by John Stark and Thomas Knowlton, which prevented the encirclement of the hill. John Hancock and Samuel Adams being entertained at the Sewall house on April 19, 1775 Mural by Don Gorvette and Jeff Weaver in the foyer of the Burlington Historical Museum and was painted in 1973. Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. (See Dudley Tylers section below for the story of this regiment)Isaac was included on a list of surgeons to whom warrants were issued Jun 28, 1775 and was commissioned Jul 5, 1775 by the Massachusetts Prov. The Battle of Lexington happened becauseGeneral Gage, a loyalist tothe King, had received secret instructions from Dartmouth to take the patriots weapons, lest they riot against them. The most likely idea would be that originally the phrase referred to and not the Battle of Lexington. At a Meeting of the Alarm List and Training Band of the Foot company, in Topsfield, on the 5th of December, 1774 to choose officers for the said Company, (agreeable to the advice of the Provincial Congress), voted, Mr.Stephen Perkins, chairman; voted, Mr.Joseph Gould. Minutemen are portrayed in "Paul Revere's Ride", a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. [2], The minutemen were among the first to fight in the American Revolution. The privates were to choose their captains and subalterns, and these officers were to form the companies into battalions, and chose the field-officers to command the same. He also was a Captain in the Militia. The march to Lexington was made on foot and after a few days the Hollis company returned home to prepare further for the next fight and await the call. 8 days. On the night of June 16, Prescott led 1,200 men over the Charlestown Neck, and constructed fortifications on Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill. The Troop of Horse in the third Regiment of Militia in the County of Essex, Being about to choose their Officers, (agreeable to the Advice of the Provincial Congress) came into the following Agreement this fourteenth day of November, Anno Domini 1774, viz, We the Subscribers the Troopers hereafter Named promise to subject ourselves to the Officers that may be chosen whither it be the captn or other Officers under him, duely Chosen by a Major part of the Troop, and that we will attend all military Musters, and in case of Delinquency, we Promise to pay a fine as By-Law in that case is made and provided, unless a Reasonable Excuse be given to the Commanding Officer for the time being, in witness whereof We have hereunto sett our hands the Day & year above written, Elihu MINER Srsson-in-law Joshua Gates (1737 East Haddam, CT 1781 East Haddam). There are four instances of a Dow grandfatherm, father and son being in Revolutionary service at the same time,. The long rifle was also well suited to this role. They regularly trained, and some were paid. This regiment reach ed Cambridge the morning of battle ofBunker Hill17 Jun 1775 and although not yet mustered into service, it volunteered to go into action. Peter Salem of Framingham, Job Potomea and Isaiah Barjonah of Stoneham, Cuff Whitemore of Cambridge, Prince of Brookline, and Pompey of Braintree were among the Blacks in greater Boston who joined the Minutemen before the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775. They were probably inspired by whatRalph Waldo Emerson, calledshot heard round the world.. Most of the Regiment including Gerrishs Company crossed the Charlestown Neck under the fire of British ships on marched into the entrenchments on Bunker Hill. The frequent mustering of the minute companies also built unit cohesion and familiarity with live firing, which increased the minute companies' effectiveness. Patriots Day is a civic holidaycommemorating the anniversary of theBattles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of theAmerican Revolutionary War. One source cites Frye as being sick at the beginning of the battle and not with the men, another has him wounded during the battle.. Francis RICHARDSONs grandsonSamuel Tiffany (1739 Attleboro, Bristol, Mass 1781). His name appears on a receipt dated March 14, 1777, he being deceased., Asa Harriman (1742 in Newbury, Mass -1819 Raymond, New Hampshire)was a private in Capt. Previously, it had been designated as April 19 in observance of the anniversary of theBattles of Lexington and Concord. Captain; Mr.Samuel Cummings, Lieutenant; Mr.Thomas Moore, Ensign; and all the other Officers by a great Majority. One of the regulars was wounded while 8 members of the militia were killed. LMM Officers and NCOs Militias also provided the Continental armies in the field much-needed manpower, albeit on a temporary basis. More militiamen arrived soon thereafter and inflicted heavy damage on the regulars as they marched back towards Boston. Today, a US flag flies from the location now known as the muster field.. He saw a national army as a catalyst to remove colonial then state and sectional differences. Seth Smiths company from New Hartford, CT. Some also expended time, money, and effort to make sure their Minutemen were well-armed. When 700 British Redcoats marched up to Lexington Green at dawn on that morning, the Lexington Minutemen were there to meet them. Thomas FRENCH Srs son Joseph French (1729 Attleboro 1794 Attleboro). These numbers were based on the size of the state, and many had a difficult time filling their quotas. Hancock and Adams stopped at the AMOS WYMAN house not Francis Wyman. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. Captain Dow was in this last category. Balckom, Daniel, Attleborough.Private, Capt. Although they were not members of the Lexington militia, they were asked to join the assembly. Among otherthings, it was enjoined on the representative, that if the Continental Congress should declare the country independent of GreatBritain, he should, in behalf of the town, sustain and defend themin so doing. Joshua marched for the relief of Boston in the Lexington Alarm, April 1775 and was on the roll of Captain Eliphalet Holmes Company of Minute-Men which was raised in May 1776. One of the more famous ones being the Culpeper, Virginia Minutemen which fought at the Battle of Great Bridge on December 9, 1775. John Marrett, John Hancock, Cuff Trot, Samuel Adams, and Hancocks fiance, Dorothy Quincy. Marker in Lexington Reed Jr. Nathan Reed John Robbins Philip Russell Benjamin Sampson Joshua Simonds John Smith Phineas Smith Simeon Snow Phineas Stearns Jonas Stone Jr. John Tidd Samuel Tidd Joseph Underwood Benjamin Wellington Enoch Wellington John Winship Sylbanus Wood James Wyman Nathaniel Wyman From the end of the French and Indian War, this was normal during peacetime but, in the 1770s, as friction with the Crown increased and the possibility of war became apparent, the militia trained three to four times a week. Abel Thayers co., which marched April 21, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 7 days; reported enlisted into the army April 28, 1775;also, Capt. These, together with similar contingents from the other twelve states, formed the Continental Line. Jacob in a distance of more than 200-miles brought him home to Groton, MA on a litter (made by fitting the butt end of small trees to the stirrups of a saddle and covered with a sack of hay). Six of Thomas COLEMANs grandsons marched on the alarm of April 19. Six men from the Company were killed in the battle, including the 1st Sgt, and eight men were wounded. ; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 11 (also given May 2), 1775; service, 2 mos. Shooting erupted at Lexington. Men so selected were designated as minutemen. Military necessity required American leaders to change their perceptions of standing armies and challenged their republican ideals of volunteer, part-time military service. It is a myth that the British and other professional armies of the 1700s did not practice marksmanship with their muskets; the military ammunition of the time was made for fast reloading and more than a dozen consecutive shots without cleaning. Fact #6: No one knows who fired the first shot at Lexington. Mrs. Brown with her slave Titus followed the regiment to Cambridge. The Minutemen were aware of this as well. Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. James Hillss co., Col. Williamss regt. The Amos Wyman house no longer exits but there is a marker in the location and you can see the old foundation. Acting Captain: Lt. Simon Hunt Number and names of men unknown Concord, Ma. [Gage, History of Rowley, p. The orderly sergeant of the Lexington minutemen and proprietor of Lexingtons Munroe Tavern, William Munroe, led the group from Lexington along the road to Woburns second parish (Burlington). Forup led the Minutemen with 15 points, nine rebounds . the Billerica historical society marker states that Hancock andAdams stopped there at AMOS WYMAN house. Here the fighting became hand to hand and brutal. Lexington Battle Town: Commanding Militia: Officers: Battle Accounts Location: Muster List Acton,Mass. A colorful, story-telling overview of the American Revolutionary War, Paul Reveresride preceded the Battle of Lexington. Richardsons co. of No. Conclusion: British Victory. Two years later he became governor of Massachusetts. Cowpens is notable in that Daniel Morgan used the militia's strengths and weaknesses skillfully to attain the double-envelopment of Tarleton's forces. Im also including our relatives who enlisted in 1775. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote of one of the many events that led to the American Revolution. Col. William Prescotts Regiment fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Reuben Dow were a committee to attend a county congress to arrange defense action. Stephen Jenkins company, Col. Gerriahs regiment. 1666 Francis Wyman House 56 Francis Wyman Rd, Burlington, Mass. Lexington, where today a monument to the Minutemen sits on the Battle Green, never created a Minuteman company. James Joness co., Gen. Jacksons regt. Service 25 Days. Thomas commanded this company in theBattle of Benningtonand was wounded there. Weeks elapsed between the incidents that caused the march and the arrival of Endecott's men in the area. Removed with his father to Gageborough (afterwards Windsor) He was 1st Lieutenant. At Cambridge, they joined the hundreds, later thousands, of militiamen who were to bottle up General Gages Regulars, until the British had to abandon Boston in March of 1776. Then, in the early predawn, around 4:00am, a sentry on boardHMSLivelyspotted the new fortification, and notified her captain. Lexington Minutemen - St. John's Prep Eagles High School Boys Ice Hockey Full Game Tournament Boys Ice Hockey Lexington Minutemen vs. St. John's Prep Eagles . In turn, the officers then appointed one third of their militia regiment as Minutemen. In the fighting in this stretch, nearly 25 colonists and 40 British regulars were killed, half the days death count. John Hale and marched to Canada under Col. John Stark and when returned enlisted again under Capt. The British were rapidly outnumbered at Concord, with the arrival of the slower moving militia; they had not counted on a long fight, and so had not brought additional ammunition beyond the standard issue in the soldiers' cartridge boxes. He was promoted from ensign to first lieutenant ; was lieutenant in a company of Colonel Thomas Nixons6th Massachusetts regiment; was wounded at theBattle of Princeton, Jan 3, 1777. Subscribe to the American Battlefield Trust's quarterly email series of curated stories for the curious-minded sort! She was General Gages wife and supported the patriots work more than she did her husbands. The Red Sox game starts at 11 am on Patriots Day, Simon NEWCOMBsgrandson-in-law Capt. Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. John volunteered in 1775 and marched to Charlestown. He was at Bunker Hill and 9 Jul 1776 was a 2nd Lieut under Lieut. It stands at the southeast corner of the Lexington Battle Green, facing the route of the British advance. Private, Capt. In July 1775, George Washington took command of the assembled militia and transformed them into a more coherent army. In New Hampshire, minutemen took over Fort William and Mary and confiscated weapons and cannons there. The real power of the confederation was that all four of the colonies promised to contribute soldiers to an alert force that would fight anywhere in the colonies. Today the United States Army traces its roots back to the creation of the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, but its traditions go even further back to locally raised militias and the common citizen soldier. It is called that because it was a loud statement from the people of young America that they would not put up with Britain or the Kings rule. Served in the Company commanded by Captain Christopher Woodbridge in the Massachusetts line: Fought and was wounded in the Battle of Bunker Hill: Applied for and received a pension in 1818; Widow Mercy applied and received pension in 1831; Edward HAZEN Jr.sgrandsonBenjamin Jewett (1724 Groton 1776 Ticonderoga, New York). Joseph Read (March 6, 1732 September 22, 1801) was a soldier and a Colonel in the American Revolutionary War. He left four young children to march to Lexington; enlisted 1776 in Col. Joshua Wingates regiment for Canadian service. Served under Capt. By Rob Orrison , Emerging Revolutionary War Era. Thayers co., Col. John Fellowss regt. The expedition took heavy losses: two towns were raided, and one 80-man company was killed entirely, including their commander. Aaron Jewetts Co., Col. Samuel Bullards Regiment, enlisted 15 Aug. 1777, discharged 29 Nov. 1777; this company marched to Saratoga. ; age, 25 yrs. Boston MA: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. The bullet, which was extracted, is still preserved; but the effects of the wound are said to have eventually caused or hastened his demise. The call came quickly, so unexpectedly that Reubens little son Daniel was left to unyoke the oxen from the plough. John Stearns. His body was stripped of clothing and he was bayoneted until unrecognizable, and then shoved into a shallow ditch. Sinclair Lewis portrays Minute Men as paramilitary forces of Buzz Windrip's despotic government in his 1935 book It Can't Happen Here. Though shots were exchanged from colonial militia and British Regulars, it did not lead to war. On June 15, the colonistsCommittee of Safetylearned of the British plans. Responded to the Lexington alarm as private in Capt. The "Minuteman III" LGM-30G remains in service. In commemoration of the centenary of the first engagement of the American Revolution, Daniel Chester French, in his first major commission, produced one of his best-known statues (along with the Lincoln Memorial), The Minute Man. TheMassachusetts Linewas a formation within the Continental Army. This feeble response served to encourage the Indians, and attacks increased on the settlers in the Connecticut Valley. Many farmers who owned separate guns such as fowling pieces, and sometimes rifles (though rarer in southern New England) would use them instead of the militia muskets if the muskets they bought for their duties were old or inoperative. Diana ran aground in one of the shallow channels, caught by the ebbing tide. British sentries were also aware of the activity, but most apparently did not think it cause for alarm. Reuben Dow. Thomas was first lieutenant of Capt. Some returned home, many were signed on in other units, and some were discharged with pensions due to wounds. Other New England colonies began to do the same. Stephen Richardson was one. 1 North Bridge ? The Lexington Minuteman is a life-size bronze figure of a colonial farmer with musket by Boston sculptor Henry H. Kitson. Despite the modern-day perception, the vast majority of the men who responded were not minutemen, but regular militia. Because of the lower rate of fire, rifles were not used by regular infantry, but were preferred for hunting. On December 14 and 15, 1774, militia from Portsmouth, New Hampshire attacked Fort William and Mary. He died, however, in the almshouse. Thomas sons Christopher and Thomas French Jr. also served in the Revolutionary War. (Reubens story is continued in the Siege of Boston), Richard Dow (1730 Salem NH 1798 Bow, NH). He enlisted again in Jan or Feb 1776 under Capt. Stand your ground. Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American. Edward HAZEN IIsgrandson-in-law Jacob Patch ( 1747 Groton. They were still part of the overall militia regimental organizations in the New England Colonies.[3]. ; list of officers dated Camp at Roxbury, May 18, 1775;also, 2d Lieutenant, same co. and regt. They also received details about British plans on the night before the battle and were able torapidly notifythe area militias of the enemy movement. Josiah Sartells company which marched on the Alarm of 19 Apr. In some instances, militia units were the deciding factors in important battles. Elijah PerryRehoboth.Private, Capt. Later in the war at battles such as Bennington, Vermont, Kings Mountain, Cowpens, both in South Carolina and Guilford Courthouse, in North Carolina, the militia was crucial to American victories. The American Battlefield Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Family legend says Joseph, 9 yrs old, was awakened the night before by the sound of his father and other men running bullets and making cartridges for use in the anticipated battle., Several of Isaac ESTEYs grandsons marched on the alarm April 19 from Topsfield. Bangs, James, Williamsburg. Samuels descendant Mr. Thomas L. Hazen reports in Beside old hearth-stones. Order for wages, etc., on Ephraim Newell, Town Treasurer of Attleborough, dated July 5, 1776, for service on the alarm caused by the battle of Bunker Hill;also, list of men in Capt. 7 Nov 1774, Deacon Stephen Jewett, Ensign Stephen Ames and Lieut. Perry, Elijah, Rehoboth.Descriptive list of men mustered by James Leonard, Muster Master, to serve in the Continental Army for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, agreeable to resolve of April 20, 1778, dated Taunton, June 1, 1778; Capt. By years end the enlistments of Captain Dows men ran out. Roll sworn to at Rehoboth. Elizabeth (Pierce) Wyman, wife of Amos, is said to have fed her visitors boiled potatoes, pork and bread instead of the salmon which her guests had planned to eat at the Lexington parsonage, and Hancock is reported to have sent a cow to his hostess at a later date in appreciation of her hospitality. Col. Thomas Stickney (wiki). was a Physician, Revolutionary War veteran. It turns out that word of the start of the Revolutionary War spread fast. Both sides claimed the other side shot first, thus placing blame on their enemy for the bloodshed that ensued. Militias mostly trained on a seasonal basis, but minutemen companies were established to provide more regular training (sometimes weekly) of the best men in the militia. Fact #9: The Birthplace of the United States armed forces is considered by many to be at David Browns Farm near the North Bridge. Ceremonies Patriots' Day in Lexington Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. 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