The Portland daily press., 1897-07-08
CAPT. LlTTLEFlELD's COMPANY.
The Beginning of the Revolutionary War
York County Sea Coast Guards in
1775.

OtlU Ol IlG IOSNOluplOIdly UAl- LIS COLO
nists were poor but determined that the
principle of taxation without representa-
ton should not be fastened upon them.
They never paid one penny of the unjust
taxes, but the struggle was for principle
solely. The Tories regarded them as
powerful British government. They
would call them cranks now. But men
acting from principle, knowing that they
are right, are not easily turned from their
purpose. The heroes of the world have
not always been clothed in fine linen.
A gentleman in Boston wrote, Janua-
ry Fl, ITS, "There is spirit prevailing
here such as I never saw before. I re-
member the conquest Of Louisburg in
1745; L remember the spirit here when
Duke D. ANTILLES squadron was upon
this coast, when forty thousand men
marched down to Boston and were
mustered and numbered on the Common,
complete in arms, from this province
only, in three weeks; but 1 remember
nothing like what | have seen these six
mon5hs past" rockingham says that
in February 1775, "The conviction was
fast becoming general thai force only
could decide the contest" Patrick Henry
said in March, "The war is inevitable |!
and let it come II I repeat it, Sir, let it
come !!p' 1t is great honor to our fore
fathers that they shed no blood until they
were fired upon, April nineteenth, at
Lexington.
The hatred of the colonists to the Tories
was almost incredible, which was re-
turned in full measure. This was held,
while they lived, to a great extent.
Lieut.. Col James Abercrombie, British
officer, who arrived at Boston April %,
wrote in a letter to New York, dated
May 3, ''Parties run as high as ever they
did in Cron wells time, and were there
not Red Coat British soldier) in the
country they would cut one another S
throats,' and, 81 am sorry to hear the
frenzy of the people has shown itself in
your province.
The soldiers who entered the service in
1775 had little hope of any reward for
their services but were representatives of
/! the determined spirit of the people, At
tec June, Cumberland county had
| about two hundred and fifty men in sea
coast companies, and York county had
the rolls that have never been published
| is that of Capt. Moulton's company who
entered the service in the summer of 1775.
| Capt. Noah M. Littlefeld's Sea Coast
| Company was raised the first part of
July, l775, for service on the coast of
Arundel and Wells, and they may have
marched to Falmouth Neck in an alarm
although no mention is made of it on the
pay roll The men were probably en-
listed from Wells and Arundel and prob
ably went out of service in January, 1776.
Capt. Littlefeld belonged in Wells. He
! married Martha Richardson, December
81, 1761, and died October 25, 1891, aged
"a years. He was a selectman and repre-
sentative to the General Court. His ser
vice, besides that in this company, was as
lieutenant colonel of Col. Ebenezer Fran
els 18th Massachusetts, Regiment, after
wards commanded by Col Benjamin
Upper, from January 1, 1777, for four
years. He was in the retreat from Fort
1iconderoga in July, 1777, in the battles
of Hubbardton, Stillwater, and Saratoga
at the surrender of Burgoyne, probably
spent the winter at Valley Forge with
his regiment, and was in the battle of
Monmouth, retiring from the service
January /, 1881 He became colonel and
brigadier general in the militia.
First Lieut.. Daniel Nheelwright be-
longed in Wells also He was at Fort
pany in ITS, also in Capt. Isaac Tucker
mans Co. in the fall of 1776, at Dorches-
ter Heights, and was commissioned as
captain in the 18th Massachusetts Regi-
ment from January l, 1777, served with
his regiment until his death May 49, ITS,
while they were at Valley Forge, where
he signed the oath of allegiance
Second Lieut.. John Walker belonged
in Arundel, but he settled in Litchfeld,
Me.
Arundel is now the town of Kenne-
bunkport. 1t was called Arundel in 1717,
and the name was changed in 1921 to
the present one.
Company to garding Sea Corse In the
Arundel"
Capt.-Noah M. Littlefeld, 6 months,
6 days service.
First Lieut.. Daniel Wheelwright 6
months and days service.
Second Lieut.. John Walker, 6 months
and days service.
Sergt..James Davis, months and 6
Sergt William Jefferds, 6 months and
8 days service.
Sergt.-Joseph Dunel, 8 months and 6
days service.
Sergt.-Samuel Smith, months and s
days service.
Sergt.-Mark BarterssMaid, 90 days ser
vice.
Corps.-Samuel Butland, Amos Hatch,
lothian Littlefeld, John Burbank, 6
months and days service.
Fifer-Benja1nin Born, months and
6 days service.
Drummer-Isaac Busell, 6 months and
6 days service.
Privates-Na Littlefeld, Jona-
than Littlefeld, John Cain, months and
6 days service.
Private-Joseph Hill, 3 months and 10
days service.
Privates-Heber Kimball, Elias Jacobs,
Alexander Maxell, Joshua Kimball, JOS
eph Wheelwright, James Snow, James
Davis, Jr., Samuel Wheelwright, Benja.
Jacobs, Benia. Littlefleld, Benja Kim
ball, Jr., James Treadwell, Samuel
Treadwell, Jr., Joseph Wilson, Eli But
land, Daniel Ederds, Jonathan VIM,
Isaac Busel, Jr., Enoch Cusens, Samuel
Davis, Joseph VIM, Jr., Jesse Little
field, Stephen Kicker, Amos Norwood
Israel Stone, Joseph Ingram, Samuel
WhitnD e Toonthc op6 e favc servico