The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-19

Before them lay their homes, ana, on the hill DO.
yond, the graveyard IN when their forelatners
slept. 4 Ruara the KIng's troops opposed their
entrance t0 their own village rnose troops were
AZ that moment searching thelr homes. perhaps
saw the smoke as or burning houses rising IN the
mir. and they resolved to march toto the town and
70 ere upon the troops n they we're opposed. Thew
resolved upon organize aggressive, iorcble re-
slst nee 10 the military power OF Great Britain,
the nrst that had been offered In the colonies. All
uncOusclouslY every neari beat time 10 the music
81 the slaves epifapn IA the graveyard that over
hung the town
viii a. Gol viii. Gods viii 81 done.
Isaac Davis or Acton drew his sword turned
toward his company, and sala, II naven't man
gave the order Il march. ia double HE aua WITH
traiicd arms the men loved along the eauseway.
the Acton company In front, Major JOnn ButtricS,
81 Concord cap am Isaac DAVE. OF cton, and
Lieutenant Colonel joan Robertson, ~ Nestiora,
lcaalnv be way. a. they Approached the bridge
tue British forces withdrew across " and began
70 take up TIE plauks. Major Buttuc8 ordered ms
ten or nIteeu rocs 81 title bridge 4 shot was lred
by the British. when WOUNDED Jonas Brown, one
Blanchard. nier 81 the Acton ctmpany. A
British yOley followed anu Isaac DAVIS, OF
Ike Ike Arnold aI'V von wiaSeried az ss@paci r Ell
dead. snot through fne heart By ms side Tell his
freud and mel moor, Abner Ho-mer, youth Of
TWENTY-FIVE seeing them all. MAJOR ~ trick
turned 10 ms men, ami, raising us nand, cried,
"fite. ieIow sodier.: Tor God's sake, 1te.r Joan
ButsticN gave Tue wofg INC 81 rang along me
line. he Americans Arel me Rev ntion De-
gsu IL began here. Let us put on tue sn0es
rom our ieet, ior the pace wnereon we stand
u hoiy ground.
one ot tue British was killed. several were
wounded, ana tney retrcated IN confusion toward
the centre u the village. Tie engagement was
doubtless seen ~ smith and lItcalTn from the
Rravel ard ~ mat overlooked the Own aud tie
sAOt- were ncard Dy all tnc searching ptries,
wnlcn immediately returned ~ haste aud dis
order. tO.onel smith Instantly prepared - rcure,
ana at on 100 yea AZ, tnls h0ur tie
Irittsl columns ri cned out o Wonder square.
Incm and there began the retreat oi Btii1sa lOwcr
nom the American colonies. through seven
weary ana wasting ears \ continued. From
Bunker All o. Long Island: from Princeton,
Trenton ant SaratoRa; rom tue Brandywln
Monmouth and Kings Mountain; through tHe
bU0dy at Valley FORGE through the
ana aou6t and poverty aud despair; Dut steadily
urged ~ one great heart That strengthened the
comment 1.-The hears Oh GeOree misunderstanding
BRUSH retreat went on rom oncord Bridge and
Lexington green 10 TIE plains Of YOiktown and
the kiuais acknowledgment q American inde.
peHQeUce.
vi Inc beginning oil this retreat, OF that terrible
march o. tie exhausted troops trom this square to
a. soon As ~ began OIL Massac lusetis wis "a
notion William Prescott mus cred Ms regiment
o minute men 40 feppereli AMI Timothy plCker.
inH at sa tcm aud Maj Dienead. DE nam lsit no
nan Denn0 between lie ages OF sixteen and
seveurV me ntRute men o Worcester marched
our oil the own one way the news went out the
Otuer aud, nYnE over the mountains, sent Berg
auire o. BUNKER HI. Meanwhhe tue men OF Con-
cord ang tue nc1Zn00rhotd lchowing the Brush
over the bulge. ran along the heights
anovc the Lex ngtou 70 q and loated tnen-
ing British column, Win woe sweeping
uaakera. advanced sgeaduN and sOwy NO
aNun scat no Ole blow. There was the hu~hed
silence intense expectation ~ iue troops
Tassed Nerr,ams corner. "A httle beyond Concord,
aud the aInk guard was calico ~, they turn
snaaeals aud area uGOn toe Americans. Inc mtn.