In This Article His Story Born in Colonial Brookfield Answering the Call in 1780 Serving Under the Thayers The Military Record That Survived Seeking a Pension Fifty Years Later Recognition by the Federal Government From His Account Military Service Later Life & Burial Family & Descendants Original Sources & Historical Note His Story Elias Adams … Read more
In This Article His Story From Ipswich to Rowley Drafted for the New York Campaign A Second Enlistment: White Plains and Bound Brook Guarding Burgoyne’s Captured Army The Old Soldier Seeks His Pension The Mystery of the Missing Certificate His Widow’s Years of Hardship From His Account Military Service Later Life & Burial Family & … Read more
In This Article His Story A Young Man from Danvers A Captain Ten Days Before War The Bloody Fighting at Menotomy Ammunition for Bunker Hill The Siege of Boston From Captain to Major General The Chocolate-Making General Two Fires and a New Beginning A Soldier in Public Office Remembering the Men of 1775 From His … Read more
