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Confederation. ... Connecticut  Delaware  Georgia  Maryland  Massachusetts  
New ... Four of the signers were taken captive during the war and nearly all of 
them ... Congress in 1776, 1777, 1780 and 1781, Colonel of the First Georgia 
Militia, in... [DOC] [TLE] John Hancock - Wikipedia [PAR] John Hancock (January 23, 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736]  October 8, 1793) was 
an American ... He became very popular in Massachusetts, especially after British 
officials seized his sloop Liberty in 1768 and charged him with smuggling. ... as 
president of Congress, was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. [DOC] [TLE] A Note on the Signers of The Declaration of Independence [PAR] The youngest was Thomas Lynch, Jr., of South Carolina, who was 27. ... Thomas 
Nelson was a colonel in the Second Virginia Regiment and then commanded 
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Massachusetts militia. Five of the signers were captured by the British during the 
war. [DOC] [TLE] Independence Forever: The 225th Anniversary of the Fourth of July [PAR] Jun 19, 2001 ... As a practical matter, the Declaration of Independence publicly announced to the 
... sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent." ..... 
Delaware militia and John Hancock was the same in the Massachusetts militia. 
Five of the signers were captured by the British during the war. [DOC] [TLE] Revolutionary War in Georgia | New Georgia Encyclopedia [PAR] News of the battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts caused many ... 
The heavy-handed tactics of the local committee in Augusta led to the first 
violence in the backcountry. ... Georgia Signers of the Declaration of 
Independence ... This time Governor John Houstoun commanded the Georgia 
militia, Major General... [DOC] [TLE] The Declaration of Independence - 1776 - Barefoot's World [PAR] The Presentation of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 ... Five signers 
were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before they died. ... not tell 
the student a lot of what happened leading to and during the revolutionary war. 
.... Captain John Parker, who led the colonial militia, observing that his men were
... [DOC] [TLE] The Sacrifices Made by the Men Who Signed the Declaration [PAR] Jul 1, 2016 ... When reading the Declaration of Independence, it is easy to focus only on the ... 
At age 26, Rutledge was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. 
... of brigadier general and commander-in-chief of the Virginia militia by Gov. ... 
for the French fleet that was coming to America's aid in the war. [DOC] [TLE] Key Figures of the American Revolution: The American Patriots [PAR] During the War of 1812, he and four of his brothers served in either the regular ... 
Arnold suffered two battle wounds for the American cause in 1776; the first in a 
..... was a prominent political figure and signer of the Declaration of 
Independence. .... of the Massachusetts militia before turning south to assist 
Washington in his... [DOC] [TLE] Historical Flags of Our Ancestors - American Revolutionary War Flags [PAR] Later, this Liberty flag was reportedly carried by the First New York Line 
Regiment, who ... one of the earliest of the colonial flags, first raised in 1774 at 
Taunton, Massachusetts. .... This naval militia was active during most of the 
American Revolutionary War. .... from New Jersey, and signer of the Declaration 
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the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? ... The youngest was 
Thomas Lynch Jr. of South Carolina at 27. ... militia; John Hancock held the same 
rank in the Massachusetts militia. The British captured five signers during the war. [DOC] [TLE] 56 Signers - Common Computers [PAR] The Declaration of Independence. REMEMBERING INDEPENDENCE DAY ... 
followed by Virginia with seven

Question: During the war, this first signer of the Declaration of Independence commanded the Mass. Militia
Answer: John Hancock