A true patriot, who responded to the alarm sent out on April 19, 1775, being among the first to join the colonies' fight for independence - the American Revolution.
Jason
Russell
Private
Arlington
Militia
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Jason Russell was in Capt. Benjamin Locke's Company of Militia, Col. Thomas Gardner's Regiment, in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Entered the contest at Arlington, though undoubtedly some of the men were engaged earlier in the day. (Coburn)
The village of Menotomy also had its own company of minute men, commanded by Captain Benjamin Locke, probably attached to Gardner's militia regiment. (The Minute Men: a compact history, p. 223)
Sources
New chapter in the history of the Concord fight, Groton minute-men at the North Bridge, April 19, 1775, by W. Wheildon, 1885, p. 157-158
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors
Volume:
13
Page:
MM03-ARLINGTON-01-46
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