The shot heard round the world… 0500 Lexington Green- The British light infantry halted at Vine Brook, about a half mile from Lexington Green, in order to load their muskets. They then continued their advance. When they approached the Green … Continue reading
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On April 21, 1775 the ‘rebellion’ came to South Carolina in the form of preemptive ‘actions’… Thursday, April 20th, 1775, the members of the General Committee of the South Carolina Provincial Congress convened in Charleston. After discussing the latest news … Continue reading
Not knowing what had happened the day before in Lexington and Concord, MA, on April 20, 1775, Williamsburg, VA was the site of the infamous Gunpowder Incident… The incident that pushed Governor Murray to action may have been Patrick Henry’s … Continue reading
Heard round the world… 0500 Lexington Green- The British light infantry halted at Vine Brook, about a half mile from Lexington Green, in order to load their muskets. They then continued their advance. When they approached the Green they discovered … Continue reading
The battle for America started just after sunrise at 5:20 am… The report below is from “Battle at Lexington Green, 1775,” EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2001). Twenty-three-year-old Sylvanus Wood was one of the Lexington militia who answered the call that spring … Continue reading
The Battle of Menotomy- 4:00pm The village of Menotomy was located on Concord Road between Boston and Lexington. With its meetinghouse and burial ground, its taverns, and its mill sites, it had encouraged settlement by dividing pastures. The Committee of … Continue reading
7:00 am– ninety minutes had passed since the Battle of Lexington and Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith leads his force of 700 redcoats into Concord. As they marched into town the several hundred person troop led by 65-year-old Colonel James Barret became just as terrified … Continue reading
The battle for America started just after sunrise at 5:20 am… The report below is from “Battle at Lexington Green, 1775,” EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2001). Twenty-three-year-old Sylvanus Wood was one of the Lexington militia who answered the call that spring … Continue reading