Author: Lemuel Shattuck Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com ISBN: 0806351403 Category : Acton (Mass. : Town) Languages : en Pages : 426
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Shattuck's ancient history of historic Concord, Massachusetts, will delight students of the American Revolution and genealogists alike. The site of the first Patriot victory of the War for Independence, Concord was founded in 1635. The author recounts the town's beginnings in considerable detail and devotes space to the Musketaquid Indians (the original occupants of what would become Concord), early settlers, efforts to convert the Indians, divisions of the town, and King Philip's War. There are, of course, dramatic chapters on the coming of the Revolution; the Battle of Concord, April 19, 1775; and the War's aftermath. Additional chapters trace the history of the Congregational Church in Concord; flora and fauna; topography; roads and bridges; modes of transportation; burial grounds and other important landmarks; and local institutions such as banks, voluntary associations, and insurance companies. Shattuck has also written separate chapters that cover similar terrain for the adjoining towns of Bedford, Acton, Lincoln, and Carlisle, each of which originated within the boundaries of old Concord. Genealogists will be glad to learn that throughout the volume are biographical notices and lists of Concord's residents, including those of office holders, attorneys, physicians, and college graduates. In the important Appendix to "A History of the Town of Concord," the reader will find valuable descriptions of military service performed by Concord's citizens during the Revolution and many genealogical and biographical notices of early Concord families. Furthermore, every event and every name mentioned in this stirring book is easily found in the rich index that concludes Shattuck's careful account.
Author: Lemuel Shattuck Publisher: ISBN: 9780371765432 Category : Languages : en Pages : 444
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Author: Lemuel Shattuck Publisher: Theclassics.Us ISBN: 9781230194936 Category : Languages : en Pages : 148
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 edition. Excerpt: ... No. II. (SEX Fade 124.) NOTICES OF MILITARY SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE PEOPLE OF CONCORD IN THE REVOLUTION. The number* and dates refer to the Table of Campaigns, on pagea 124 and 125 of the text. 2. April 20,1775. The officers in the regiment, to which these men were attached, were, John Nixon, Colonel; Thomas Nixon, Lieutenant-Colonel; John Buttrick, Major. The officers of two companies, of 84 and 103 men, belonged to Concord. Joseph Butler was Captain; Silas Walker, Lieutenant; Edward Richardson, Ensign; Moses Richardson, Wareham Wheeler, Joseph Chesley, and Edward Heywood, Sergeants of one: and Abishai Brown was Captain; Daniel Taylor, Lieutenant; Silas Mann, Ensign; and Nathan Stow, Ephraim Minott, John Cobs, and Bradbury Robinson, were Sergeants of the other. Rev. William Emerson was Chaplain a part of the time; and Dr. Joseph Hunt was mate to Dr. Foster in Cambridge hospital. The men enlisted the last week in April, and the officers were commissioned June 5th. At the battle of Bunker Hill, Captain Butler's company, under command of Lieutenant Walker, were engaged at the northern declivity of the hill by the " rail fence"; and a part of the other company were on guard, and not ordered on in season to take part in the battle. Benjamin Ball received a mortal wound, of which he died in Boston. John Meers was killed. Amos Wheeler, Ephraim Minot, and some others, were wounded; the first died of his wounds at Cambridge, a short time after. As soon as the news of the battle arrived, the whole of the militia marched to Cambridge, but returned after a few days. A chest of clothing, and other articles necessary for the wounded, were contributed by the " patriotic ladies " in Concord, and sent to the hospital Jn Cambridge, for which...
Author: Lemuel Shattuck
Author: Lemuel Shattuck
Author: Lemuel Shattuck
Author: Lemuel Shattuck
Author: Lemuel Shattuck
Author: Lemuel Shattuck
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