The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-06-13


nineteen years aud and eleven day
old. Ny brother Nathaniel, VIII,
was then paving h.s addresses to III,
girl whom he afterwards married. wa.
at the house where she was stavins !
near the line between Lcxi, Z on an,
lincoln, and received the alarm ther,
from DR.. Samuel Prescott, and came
over and gave it to me. My father
and my four brothers. Jacob, Nath
nniel, James and Samuel, and my
bro,her.in.law, Daniel llosmcr, were
in arms at the North Bridge. After
the fight at the Bridge, ] saw nothing
more OF them, and did not know
whether they were alive or dead, un.
til ] found two of my brothers cnsag.
ed in the pursuit near Lexington
Westinghouse. Nathaniel followed
the enemy to Charlestown.
When went TO Concord in the
morning, joined the Lincoln com.
pany at the brook by fhnt's pond,
near the house then Of Zachary Smith,
and now of Jonas Smith. loaded
my gun there with two balls, ounce
balls, and powder accordingly.
saw the British troops comm: up
the road that leads on to the common
at Concord the sun shone very bright
on their bayoncts and guns.
Abijah Pierce, Of Lincoln, the
Colonel of the Minute men,, went up,
armed with nothing but q cane.
When We were going to march
down to the Bridge, it was mentioned
between Major Buttrick and Captain
Isaac Davis, that the minute men
had better be put in front, because
they were the only men who had
bayonet. and it was not certain whcth-
cr the British would fire, or whether
they would charge bayonets without
firing. ! do not remember which Of
them said it, but both agreed to it
and Captain Davis company Of min
ute men was then brought up on the
right. Then they saw the smoke of
the town house, and l think Major
Buttrick said, "WiIl you stand here
aud see them burn the town down :"
And the order was given to march,
and we all marched down without any
further order or arrangement.
The British had got up two of the
planks to the Bridge. 1t was mer-
cy that they fred on us at the bridge
for We were going to march into the
town, and the British could load and
fire three times to our once, because
we had only powder horns and no
cartridge boxes, and it would have
been presumptuous. I understood
that Colonel Abijah Pierce got the
gun of one of the British soldiers who
was killed at the bridge. l saw them
when l went over the bridge, lying
close together, side By side, dead.
Joshua Brooks, Of Lincoln, was at
the bridge, and was struck with a
ball that cut through his hat, and
drew blood on his forehead, and it
looked as if it was cut with a knike
and we concluded they were firing
iacknives.
When we had fred at the bridge
and killed the British, Noah Park
hurst, of Lincoln, who was my right
hand man, said--"Now the war has
begun, and no one knows when it will
end"
Before the fighting begun, when
We we're on the hill, James Nichols,
of Lincoln, who was an Englishman,
and q droll fellow, and fine singer,
said, If any of you will hold my Gun
Twill 90 down and talk to them. -
Some of them held his gun, and he
went down alone to the British sol
dicrs a: the Bridge and talked to
them some time. Then he came
back and took his gun and said he
was going home, and went of before
the lighting.
! Afterwards he enlisted to 90 to
Dorchester, and there deserted to the
british, and | never heard Of him Il
gain.
| believe l was the only man from
Lincoln that had a bayonet. NJ,
father got it in the time Of the fienci
war.
went into the house where Dawn
and Iiosmcr were carried after the,
fell, ard saw their bodies. ! suppos
ed the house to be Major Buttrick $.
When we marched down TO tn
bridge, Major Buttrick marched first
and Captain Davis next to him.
, did not see Col. Robinson TO know
him. / verify believe that felt bet
ter that day, take it all the da.
through, than if had staid at home.
AMOS BAKER. (Seal.)
We saw Amos Baker sign the a
boye, after it was read to hun.
! Il. Il. Hoar, Josiah Bartlett, Jas
Baker.
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