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.
Private
Dracut
Militia
Tags & Keywords:
Abijah Wood, Abijah, Wood, Woods, Private, Dracut, Massachusetts, Capt. Stephen Russell's Company, Col. David Green's Regiment, Militia, Soldiers, Battle of Lexington and Concord, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, 1775, 1776, New England
Abijah Wood was in Capt. Stephen Russell's Company, in Dracut, Massachusetts.
The men of Dracut didn't reach Concord in time but came so near the British rear guard in their attempt as to deserve a place in the record.
Sources
Muster rolls of the participating companies of American militia and minute-men in the Battle of April 19, 1775, by F. W. Coburn, p. 39-40
Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors
Volume:
17
Page:
714
MM40-DRACUT-02-83
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