Massachusetts Bay sent 150 militiamen, Plymouth sent 50, and Connecticut sent 90. Elijah Perry, Private, Capt. 12) company, Col. John Daggetts regiment. The rising sun also alerted Prescott to a significant problem with the location of the redoubt it could easily be flanked on either side. TheBattles of Lexington and Concordwere the first military engagements of theAmerican Revolutionary War. 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. 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. The militia in the New England colonies were organized in regiments county. A very overstated drawing of the Battle of Lexington from an 1815 German history book Minutemen were members of the organized New England colonial militia companies trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies during the American Revolutionary War. Fact #7: The bloodiest stretch of Battle Road was in Menotomy. Though most minutemen companies were formed in New England states, some similar groups popped up in other colonies. The works on Breeds Hill did not go unnoticed by the British. They were planning on marching only to Concord, but since they had met up with patriots ready to fight in Lexington, battle resulted. Some colonies purchased muskets, cartridge boxes, and bayonets from England, and maintained armories within the colony. About 300 sick men were accommodated in the large three-story wood structure. The immediate predecessor to the organized Minuteman concept colony-wide was the Picket Guard, a concept of a rapid responder that never came to fruition because the legislation in the Colony of Massachusetts House of Representatives was never passed because the war ended. Sinclair Lewis portrays Minute Men as paramilitary forces of Buzz Windrip's despotic government in his 1935 book It Can't Happen Here. Although they were not members of the Lexington militia, they were asked to join the assembly. Sign up to receive the latest information on the American Battlefield Trust's efforts to blaze The Liberty Trail in South Carolina. The alarm spread quickly to the surrounding countryside, and by late morning the two Pepperell minuteman companies were marching toward Concord, some fifteen miles away. Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. There were 77 militiamen at Lexington, 400 at Concord and 3,800 at the end of Battle. Jonas Clarke in Lexington. Black Minutemen. Three ofStephen DOW IIsgrandsons were at Lexington. Secrecy was necessary. The campaign was primarily concerned with the formation of American colonial irregular militia units, and their transformation into a unified Continental Army. The main action during the siege, the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, was one of the bloodiest encounters of the entire war. Most of Fryes regiment was assigned to Col. Prescott and worked to build and defend the redoubt and adjacent breastwork at Bunker Hill, but I can find no evidence Perleys Company was included. Often referred to as the "Battles of Lexington, and Concord," the fighting on April 19, 1775 raged over 16 miles along the Bay Road from Boston to Concord, and included some 1,700 British regulars and over 4,000 Colonial militia. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Eliphalet Spoffords company, Col. Samuel Genishe regiment which marched on the alarm of April 19 1775 from west parish of Rowley to Cambridge a distance of about 32 miles. Many Minutemen company commanders put their men through more training separate from the rest of the militia. In the absence of wells, water was drawn from the Schuylkill River and nearby creeks. Once the patriots attained victory at the Battle of Concord, they saw that they could get their chance to become an independent country. In 1927, the homestead with all its Revolutionary reliecs was owned by Charles Jeremiah Bell (bcdeabeaa). ; pay abstracts for Jan.-May, 1776;also, pay abstract for June, 1776, dated New York; Also, account of guns returned by persons in the 26th regt. 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. William Clark V. was commissioned ensign of the 6th Regiment of the Connecticut Colony in 1772. Transformation of local and colonial militias, to a more regularly trained minuteman force of militia to finally a professionally trained national Continental Army happened very quickly. This brought many more citizens to Samuel Adams's side, and he pressed the Committees of Correspondence to hold County Conventions to revamp the militia. Moses Littles company of minute-men who marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 to Cambridge Service 5 days. During the battle of Bunker Hill the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, under the command of Colonel John Nixon, was positioned in the redoubt onBreeds Hillnear Captain Jonathan Brewer and CaptainWilliam Prescottregiments. Joseph Hammonds Company which responded to the Lexington Alarm, April 1775; also in Capt. In May 1643, a joint council was formed. Every purchase supports the mission. When the British troops entered Lexington on the morning of April 19, they found about 80 minutemen formed up on the village common. By the time that Plymouth had gotten their force packed and ready to march, the campaign had ended. Stay up-to-date on our FREE educational resources & professional development opportunities, all designed to support your work teaching American history. Private in Captain Alexander Fosters Company, Colonel John Daggetts Regiment marching to Bristol Rhode Island on the alarm Dec 8, 1776. He enlisted again in Jan or Feb 1776 under Capt. Boston MA: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. In 1777, a committee was formed to look after the soldiers families if need be. Prescott and his men, using Gridleys outline, began digging a square fortification about 130 feet on a side with ditches and earthen walls. Also on the alarm caused by the Battle of Bunker Hill (company order of the Town Treasurer of Attleboro July 5, 1775. The Boston campaign was the opening campaign of the American Revolutionary War. Pelatiah served as a sergeant in Daniel Tiltons company during the Lexington Alarm in service 18 days and was paid 1 pound 10 shillings and 9 pence. Bangs, James, Williamsburg. About 700British Armyregulars, underLieutenant ColonelFrancis Smith, were given secret orders to capture and destroy military supplies that were reportedly stored by the Massachusettsmilitiaat Concord. Washington relied on former British officers such as Charles Lee and Horatio Gates to assist him in organizing the army and begin training the soldiers. 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. The walls of the redoubt were about 6 feet ( high, with a wooden platform inside on which men could stand and fire over the walls. Listing badly, her guns no longer could be brought to bear. Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. He was first a private in Capt. Lexington, where today a monument to the Minutemen sits on the Battle Green, never created a Minuteman company. The school got through its most recent hurdle when the Urban County Planning Commission voted in . These numbers were based on the size of the state, and many had a difficult time filling their quotas. This account is supported by a 2011 forensic analysis. In May, 1778, a rate of one hundred and twenty pounds was assessed to defray the charges of clothing for the Topsfield soldiers in the continental army. Roll sworn to at Rehoboth. 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). Harassed for miles, British soldiers began to go house to house clearing families from the buildings along the road. Elijah PerryRehoboth.Private, Capt. 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William CLARK Jrs grandson-in-lawPelatiah Holbrook (1743 in Lebanon, CT d 1798 Poultney, Vermont) Pelatiah was a prince against whom Ezekiel prophesied, and who fell dead at the close of the prophecy Eze 11:1-13 (no wonder this wasnt a popular baby name choice). At the first outbreak of the Revolution,he took an active and leading part in opposition to the oppressive measures of the British ministry. He filed for pension, S-36135, 14 Apr 1818 in Middlesex Co, CT. The regiment, as a whole, recorded Forty-Two killed and Twenty-Eight wounded. Shaded areas are hills. At theNorth Bridgein Concord, approximately 500 militiamen fought and defeated three companies of the Kings troops. Served at the Siege of Boston, Bunker Hill, and Arnolds expedition to Canada. The remaining members of the regiment withdrew when the redoubt was overtaken by Howes second attack. It is observed inMassachusettsandMaine(once part of Massachusetts), and is apublic schoolobservance day inWisconsin. Instead of tamping down disagreement between the colonists and the Crown, it escalated them. But the bloodiest and fiercest fighting took place in Menotomy (modern-day Arlington) along modern-day Massachusetts Avenue. They were expected to respond quickly to danger at a minutes notice. Some of the first minutemen companies were created in Worcester, Massachusetts, in September 1774. They were still part of the overall militia regimental organizations in the New England Colonies.[3]. Their good natured hostess, in ready compliance with their request, took down from a shelf a wooden tray, containing some cold boiled salt pork, and also (it is believed) some cold boiled potatoes unpeeled, and brown bread; and upon this plain, course fare, they made a hearty meal. Other New England colonies began to do the same. While a lot of Colonial militia units did not receive either arms or uniforms and were required to equip themselves, through colonial history both the Crown and local governments had issued arms and sometimes uniforms for provincial soldiers. The British knew the militia were unpredictable, but they could not totally neglect their presence either. Thomas Burnhams co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 3 days. 12 Attleborough who hired for the Grand Campaign of all for 3 years or during the war; said Richardson, with others, hired Samuel Bentley. John Dexter (1735-1800) Zerubbabel Eager Samuel Gates William Goodall Pomeroy Grove Joel Hager Robert Horn Abraham Howe Luke Howe Samuel Hudson David Hunter Samuel Kelley Edward Knapp Jonathan Lamb William Loring Samuel McNale Francis Mensurve Francis Morse Joseph Newton Aaron Nurse Roger Phelps (1760-1832) Joseph Pulling Ashbel Rice Gershom Rice Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Change). Fact #10: The fighting on April 19, 1775, is one of the best documented battles of the American Revolution. By noon the next day, almost 4,000 people were on the common in Cambridge. In some instances, militia units were the deciding factors in important battles. Ten Facts: The Battles of Lexington and Concord. Here the fighting became hand to hand and brutal. He ordered all 128 guns in the harbor, as well as batteries atop Copps Hill in Boston, to fire on the colonial position, which had relatively little effect. The fighting along the Battle Road grew bloody as the Regulars marched from Concord towards Lexington and back to Boston. Davis Howletts Co., Col. Ashleys Regt., N. H. Militia, which marched from Keene to reinforce the Continental Army at Ticonderoga 3 to 11 July 1777. There are many opinions that have been put out about what exactly that statement was referring to at the time. Seth RICHARSON II(1755 Attleboro 1824 Attleboro). Thomas Mighills co., Col. Loammi Baldwins (26th) regt. Jospeh BALCOMssonElijah Balcom (1752 Attleboro 1796 Attleboro). Josiah Sawtells Company, grandson Daniel Balcom (1739 Attleboro 1788 Attleboro), Genealogy and the 2nd Ammendment | Miner Descent, Ridge Trail Loop El Cerrito NaturalArea. ; service from Sept. 29, 1777, at Tiverton; reported enlisted out Oct. 9, 1777. ; service between July 1 and Dec. 31, 1775, 5 mos. Samuel Adams and John Hancock spent the night of April 19, 1775 with the Wymans. Shooting erupted at Lexington. Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American. Regiment detatched from militia of Suffolk and Essex counties to reinforce amry under Gen. Washington. 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. General Clinton, out on reconnaissance that night, was aware of them, and tried to convince Gage and Howe that they needed to prepare to attack the position at daylight. Phelix Cuff, an African-American man from Waltham Timothy Danielson Isaac Davis Thomas Dawes William Dawes Prince Estabrook, an African-American from Lexington Christian Febiger Brigadier General Nathaniel Freeman Joseph Frye Thomas Gardner Toby Gilmore Baxter Hall John Hancock John Hannum III Lemuel Haynes George Robert Twelves Hewes built his country house about 1666 on the outskirts of Woburn, now part of Burlington. On March 4, 1776, the colonial army fortified Dorchester Heights with cannon capable of reaching Boston and British ships in the harbor. Joseph Warren had given our ancestor Reuben Dow his commission. Gage responded by preparing to march to collect munitions from the provincials. 12) co., Col. Daggetts regiment. One of the more famous ones being the Culpeper, Virginia Minutemen which fought at the Battle of Great Bridge on December 9, 1775. CPT Isaac Davis (Killed) CPT John Hayward (Succeeding) LT John Heald SGT William Macksfield SGT Oliver Emerson Concord, Ma. [citation needed], In 1770, Samuel Adams had begun agitating for a reform and update of the militia in the provincial legislature. ; complexion, light; hair, dark; eyes, blue; residence, Rehoboth; engaged for town of Rehoboth; arrived at Fishkill June 16, 1778;also, list of men returned as received of Jonathan Warner, Commissioner, by Col. R. Putnam, July 20, 1778. 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. Moses Wilmarths 9th company, Col. John Daggetts 4th Bristol Regiment which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 served 9 days. Shortly thereafter, the H.M.S. The depot supplied the northern department of the Continental Army, who were responsible for securing the Highlands and keeping the British from moving north of New York City. Gerrishs Company was with their townsman Little in the redoubt. Alexander Fosters co., Col. Isaac Deans regt. Worcester County had managed to already complete the organization and staffing of three Minuteman regiments by April 1775.[10]. Thus impacting the logistics of the British army and playing a key role in keeping Loyalists from playing a larger role in the war. Lexington, where today a monument to the Minutemen sits on the Battle Green, never created a Minuteman company. [Warren was commissioned aMajor Generalin the colonys militia shortly before the June 17, 1775Battle of Bunker Hill. As Captain, he marched to Fort Ticonderoga and thence to Fort Edwards to join forces againstBurgoyne. Thomas sons Christopher and Thomas French Jr. also served in the Revolutionary War. 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. Richardsons co. of No. To the left of the tavern is the Memorial to the Lexington Minutemen of 1775, erected in 1949, and containing the names of the Minutemen who died on the Green in the first battle of the Revolutionary War. Likewise, albeit a little later, British authorities took dispositions from their soldiers as well. By 1772, James Otis and Samuel Adams used the Town Meetings to start a Committee of Correspondence. He had three sons, Daniel, Stephen and Evan. They believed thatGeneral Gage and the British military were the aggressors and agitators and knew it would be important to portray them as suchas they attempted to gain other colonial support within North America. The British had to march through Lexington in order to get toConcordand take the military artillery. Their companies were still organized by town, and so it was very common for their counterpart militia company to contain relatives and friends. 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. 19 Apr 1775 Joseph was a Sergeant in Capt. The events tended to have the air of a county festival, where entire communities came out to witness the drill and then host festivities afterward. 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). Fact #4: British General Thomas Gages goal was the military supplies in Concord, not John Hancock or Samuel Adams in Lexington. Because of the lower rate of fire, rifles were not used by regular infantry, but were preferred for hunting. They also received details about British plans on the night before the battle and were able torapidly notifythe area militias of the enemy movement. Through the first two periods, Waltham responded every time Lexington took the lead, but production throughout the Minutemen lineup was crucial, highlighted by third-liner Adam O'Shaughnessy's . He was in camp in Cambridge, May 17. Moses Knaps Attleboro co., Col. Joseph Reads regt. (Reubens story is continued in the Siege of Boston), Richard Dow (1730 Salem NH 1798 Bow, NH). Diana ran aground in one of the shallow channels, caught by the ebbing tide. From 1629 to 1683, the towns had controlled themselves but in 1689, the King appointed governors. John Bakers co., Col. Moses Littles (17th) regt. Benjamin Adams (1747 in Georgetown 1812 Georgetown)was a private in Captain John Bricketts company which marched on the alarm on Apr 20, 1775 in response to the alarm of Apr 19 to Cambridge service 4 days. [15], The militia prepared with elaborate plans to alarm and respond to movements by the king's forces out of Boston. A more accurate representation of the Battle of Lexington by Amos Doolittle in 1775. Samuel Hazen remained there thirteen days and later joined the army and was made captain of the Shirley company. John Hale and marched to Canada under Col. John Stark and when returned enlisted again under Capt. With Steubens effort and Washingtons determination to create a professional army, Continental soldiers proved to be quite effective and regularly stood up to the British army as the war progressed. Samuel Sewall gives an account in the History of Woburn: Mr. Marrett next conducted Mrs. Jones illustrious visitors to the house of Mr. Amos Wyman, situate in an obscure corner of Bedford, Billerica and Woburn Precinct, where were collected the women and children of several of the neighboring families, who had fled thither for safety; fearing that if they remained at home, the regulars might come, and murder them, or carry them off. Feb 1778 On Command at Fishkill . Jasiel PERRYs grandsonElijah Perry (1752 Rehoboth 1779 Woodstock, Windham, CT). March 19, 1776, he was chosen a member of the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection, and Safety. May 22, 1776, he waschosen one of a committee of five to prepare instructions to therepresentative of Attleboro, Capt. 19 Apr 1775 Wing, David, Sandwich. If the British had taken that step, they might have had a victory with many fewer casualties. The patriots leader, Captain John Parker, was courageous and fought with his men until the end. 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). A large number of witnesses were examined concerning Reubens ability to care for himself and the verdict confirmed his pension for life. British sentries were also aware of the activity, but most apparently did not think it cause for alarm. 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. Don't fire unless fired upon. April 15, 2023 Tower Park Battle Reenactment, Lexington, MA - 3pm gather Monroe Tavern, 4pm battle at Tower Park April 16, 2023 Paul Revere's Ride - Hancock Clark House, Lexington MA April 17, 2023 PATRIOTS' DAY Contact the Adjutant for more details or to hire the Minute Men for your venue or event. 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. In 1672, the Massachusetts Council formed a military committee to control the militia in each town. ; list of men who were in the 8 months service at Roxbury in 1775, known as the 1st campaign. He immediadately left his plough, ran to the house, took his gun and powder horn [the horn was in possession of Thomas L Hazen in 1897] and said to his wife Betty, you take care of the children and the cattle! With this rapid mustering of forces, the militia proved its value by augmenting the Continental Army on a temporary basis, occasionally leading to instances of numerical superiority. The rebellions ringleaderswith the exception ofPaul RevereandJoseph Warrenhad all left Boston by April 8. Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. The next entry states "January 20th 1775 this was the first time that the minute men meet"; the names of volunteers who failed to report are carefully recorded. Since the colonies were expanding, the Narragansetts got desperate and began raiding the colonists again. 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. By 1776, though, most minuteman units were disbanded with many of these members joining other units. Some work was performed on Bunker Hill, but Breeds Hill was closer to Boston and viewed as being more defensible. Sign up for our quarterly email series highlighting the environmental benefits of battlefield preservation. That same month, Parliament passed "An Act for the better regulating the Government of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay" and "An Act for the more impartial administration of justice in said Province," otherwise known as the Intolerable Acts, which were designed to remove power from the towns.[12]. Edward HAZEN Jr.sgrandson-in-lawJonathan Foster (1719 in Shrewsbury 1821 in Cortland, New York), Jonathan enlisted in 1775; Pvt. Minuteman companies were officially created by the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in October 1774to be the best soldiers of each militia company. This instigated a boycott in 1774 of British goods. when Lexington was fought. A very overstated drawing of the Battle of Lexington from an 1815 German history book. They stopped just over the Lexington-Burlington line at Capt. was a private in Captain John Bricketts company which marched on the alarm on Apr 20, 1775 in response to the alarm of Apr 19 to Cambridge service 4 days. 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