He saw a national army as a catalyst to remove colonial then state and sectional differences. Moses Knaps Attleboro co., Col. Joseph Reads regt. The 1st battalion was sent toNova Scotiaand the 2nd to the newly builtFort William Henry. 1 North Bridge ? Dismissed April 23, 1775. Stephen DOW IIsgrandson Capt. ; pay roll for Feb., 1778, dated Guelph, Pa.; also, pay rolls for June, July and Aug., 1778, dated Providence; also, pay roll for Sept., 1778, dated Pawtuxet; also, pay roll for Nov., 1778; also, pay rolls for Feb.-April, 1779, dated Pawtuxet; reported on command at Newtown in April; enlistment, 3 years. James Hillss co., Col. Carpenters regt. Among the many items on display is the Tavern's old front door with a bullet hole from the 1775 Battle of Lexington. Alexander BALCOM Jrsgrandson Daniel Balcom (1739 Attleboro 1788 Attleboro), Daniel was also a solider in Captain Richardsons Company of the Fourth Regiment at Roxbury in 1775. ; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 25, 1775; service, 3 mos. Stephen Richardsons 4th (2nd Attleborough, also given Attleborough No. The fighting along the Battle Road grew bloody as the Regulars marched from Concord towards Lexington and back to Boston. Josiah Sawtells Company Minute Men April 19, 1775 Private Captain Thomas Warrens Company Colbrooks Regiment At White Plains. Responded to the Lexington alarm as private in Capt. was a Physician, Revolutionary War veteran. Nathan Watkins Company of minute men which which marched Apr 22 1775, in response to the alarm of Apr 19 1775 He was also in Capt. Diana ran aground in one of the shallow channels, caught by the ebbing tide. [2] Members of the minutemen, in contrast to the regular militia, were no more than 30 years old, and were chosen for their enthusiasm, political reliability, and strength. Fact #6: No one knows who fired the first shot at Lexington. Edward HAZEN IIsgrandson Benjamin Hazen (1745 in Groton, Mass 1807 Groton, Mass. They did not see active service on that day, however, as they arrived after the battle was over. Through effective intelligence gathering,Patriotcolonials had received word weeks before the expedition that their supplies might be at risk and had moved most of them to other locations. Seth marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, Seth Richardson American Revolution Membership Application by Rex Dodge, Seth Richard Revolutionary War Service Elias, David and Daniel Bolkom were his wifes cousins. Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. Biographies of Minute Men on the Lexington Green, April 19, 1775 There were 80 men who answered the call of William Diamond's drum on the morning of April 19, 1775. This FREE annual event brings together educators from all over the world for sessions, lectures, and tours from leading experts. ; service, 21 days; company stationed at Tiverton Oct. 7, 1777. The British knew the militia were unpredictable, but they could not totally neglect their presence either. Corpral in Capt. 27 days. The Lexington Minuteman monument, 1900, by Henry Hudson Kitson. The combined force, now of about 1,700 men, marched back to Boston under heavy fire in atactical withdrawaland eventually reached the safety ofCharlestown. Robert CROSS grandson Nathaniel Cross (1747 Ipswich, Essex, Mass 1800 Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire) Private, Capt. Reuben Dow. while at Trenton Dec. 31, 1776, and Jan. 1, 1777; Also, Capt. Fact #8: Despite modern-day pop culture references, there is no evidence to suggest that General Gages wife, Margaret Kemble Gage, was a spy for the Sons of Liberty. Bangs, James, Williamsburg. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. A month after the battle, General George Washington put the American losses at 115 killed, 305 wounded and 30 missing, for a total of 450, out of the 1,500 who were actually engaged. Fact #7: The bloodiest stretch of Battle Road was in Menotomy. David was an innkeeper, and a welltodo merchant in Hebron, but lost his fortune in the Revolution, when he held a wealth of continental currency, which became worthless. Thomas Tyler (1741 Rowley 4 Nov 1776) Thomas was on the Alarm List and belonged to the Train Band in 1757. Thomas was first lieutenant of Capt. Jedediah of Attleboro marched as fifer to the Battle of Lexington against the British in 1775. James Joness co., Gen. Jacksons regt. Col. Spoffordmarched to Cambridge, April 19, 1775. The Boston Marathon started in 1897 building on the success of the first modern Olympics in 1896. It is observed inMassachusettsandMaine(once part of Massachusetts), and is apublic schoolobservance day inWisconsin. Gould was paid l-6-5, while the privates received about 12s 19 3/4d. Widely accepted estimates include nearly 231,000 men served in the Continental Army, with the largest year being 1776. [17] Since British doctrine usually counted on the militia as augmentees to the regular forces as skirmishers and irregular auxiliaries, the provincial soldiers were more frequently trained as irregulars or skirmishers rather than in the traditional dense lines and columns. Massachusetts Bay sent 150 militiamen, Plymouth sent 50, and Connecticut sent 90. When performing as skirmishers, the militia could fire and fall back behind cover or behind other troops, before the British could get into range. They fixed the date for taking Dorchester Heights at June 18. On May 25th Prescotts company captains, to make sure that there would be no change of command, certified in writing to the Honorable Congress of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay now sitting in Watertown that they were well contented with their officers.. The royal authorities in Boston had seen these increasing numbers of militia appearing and thought that the militia would not interfere if they sent a sizable force to Concord to seize munitions and stores there (which they considered the King's property, since it was paid for to defend the colonies from the American Indian threat). Jospeh BALCOMssonElijah Balcom (1752 Attleboro 1796 Attleboro). Private, Capt. [13] Officers were then elected by their regiments. The company marched 69 strong all Hollis men, assigned to Col.William Prescott, making up roughly one-sixth of hisregiment. They were planning on marching only to Concord, but since they had met up with patriots ready to fight in Lexington, battle resulted. Seth Smiths company from New Hartford, CT. The American Battlefield Trust is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Perry, Elijah.Corporal, Capt. Line of the Minutemen April 19, 1775 "Stand your ground. Through the remainder of the Revolution, militias moved to adopting the minuteman model for rapid mobilization. In 1777 he was first lieutenant in Capt Joseph Entons company, Colonel Samuel Johnsons regiment Aug 5 1777 to Dec 12 1777. Militias also provided the Continental armies in the field much-needed manpower, albeit on a temporary basis. The outnumbered regulars fell back from theminutemenafter apitched battlein open territory. Ichabod Wades (Light Infantry) co., Col. George Williamss regt. Since the colonies were expanding, the Narragansetts got desperate and began raiding the colonists again. 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. Congress continued to revise and reorganize the Continental Army. Minutemen. At the beginning of the war, terms were very short with an average of one year but as the war drew on, three years or duration of the war was required. These accounts after Lexington and Concord from both sides gives historians agreat insight into the events of April 19, 1775, in an otherwise under documented period of history. Because of the lower rate of fire, rifles were not used by regular infantry, but were preferred for hunting. From this point, the siege essentially became astalemate. Sgt Elihu MINER Jr.(1745 East Haddam, CT 1821 East Haddam, CT), Elihu enlisted 12 May 1775, 1st Company, Col Joseph Spencers 2nd Connecticut Provincial Regiment, Yellow Springs Revolutionary War Hospital, Edward HAZEN Jr.sgrandson David Hazen (1751 Groton 1826 Groton), Enlisted as a private, 25 April 1775, in Col. Asa Lawrences Co., Col. William Prescotts Regiment, serving three months, eight days. The militia chased the Indians, caught their chief, and got him to sign an agreement to end fighting. The Minutemen were aware of this as well. One of his six companies was under the command of our relative, Capt. Israel Herrick, of Boxford, in 1760, in the Canadian campaign, French and Indian War. 19 Apr 1775 Francis WYMAN(1619West Mill, Hertfordshire, England 1699 Woburn, Mass.) The wars first battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts were fought mostly by militia with some minutemen units. James Hillss co., Col. Williamss regt. (LogOut/ ; marched July 31, 1780; discharged Aug. 8, 1780; service, 10 days, including 2 days (36 miles) travel home; company marched to Tiverton, R. I., on the alarm of July 31, 1780. Six of Thomas COLEMANs grandsons marched on the alarm of April 19. The British were forced to abandon ship. Not long after Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescottthe sons of libertysounded the alarm, the minutemen of Middlesex prepared for battle. He arrived where the militia was forming and asked where would the heaviest fighting be; General Israel Putnam pointed to Breeds Hill. They also received details about British plans on the night before the battle and were able torapidly notifythe area militias of the enemy movement. By 5pm, the colonists had retreated over the Charlestown Neck to fortified positions in Cambridge, and the British were in control of the peninsula. Ward Swifts (2nd Sandwich) co. of militia, which marched in response to the alarm. In the colonial agrarian society, many were familiar with hunting. There they learned that the British were retreating back to Boston. [14], The British practiced formations with their weapons, focusing on marching formations on the battlefield. By 1772, James Otis and Samuel Adams used the Town Meetings to start a Committee of Correspondence. Dr. Isaac Spofford studied medicine in Haverhill under Dr. Brickett. Though shots were exchanged from colonial militia and British Regulars, it did not lead to war. The concept was particularly important in relation to the promotion of commissioned officers. ; service between July 1 and Dec. 31, 1775, 5 mos. DuringGeneral William Howes first attack onBreeds Hill, Nixon was wounded and was withdrawn from the battle. In May of 1774, Hutchinson was relieved by General Thomas Gage, the new Governor of Massachusetts, who arrived with orders to close the port of Boston. Jonas Clarke in Lexington. Moses Littles company of minute-men who marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 to Cambridge Service 5 days. 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. The minuteman concept was advanced by the snow shoe men. Next he was an ensign in Capt. Swifts co., Col Freemans regiment. Shaded areas are hills. In the absence of wells, water was drawn from the Schuylkill River and nearby creeks. Ward Swifts company of militia, which marched on the Lexington Alarm, Israel HAZENsson-in-lawNehemiah Jewett (1737 in Ipswich, Mass 1815 Ipswich, Mass.). Oliver Dow (1736 Salem, NH- 1824, Waterville, Maine); Oliver held a Lieutenancy in the Revolutionary War; and later reenlisted as a private. Rueben was struck in the right ankle by a bullet which shattered the bone. The events have mostly been forgotten today. They disobeyed their orders by marching past Bunker Hill to Breeds Hill, where they worked quietly through the night without being detected. Served as a Private in Capt. April 19, 1775 - Minute Men vs. In turn, the officers then appointed one third of their militia regiment as Minutemen. William CLARKsgrandson Lt. Col. William Clark V. (1742 New Lebanon, CT 1825 Naples, Ontario, New York). His name appears on the Coat Rolls for December 26, 1775, and he was in the Continental Army in 1776. With some 1,000 men killed or wounded, including 92 officers killed, the British losses were so heavy that there were no further direct attacks on American forces. 14 ], the British knew the militia were unpredictable, but they could totally. Attleboro co., Col. George Williamss regt marched on the alarm 1776, and Jan. 1, ;. Icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account at Trenton 31. 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