Militia Mobilization

Historical Timeline of the Lexington Alarm

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The Yost Post / The Lexington Alarm of 1775 Timeline of the Lexington Alarm How Massachusetts developed a network of political correspondence, military preparation, and emergency warnings—and how that network mobilized the countryside in April 1775. 1772–1775 The Lexington Alarm did not begin with a single rider on the night of April 18, 1775. Its … Read more

Lexington Alarm Towns and Muster Rolls

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The Yost Post · The Lexington Alarm of 1775 On April 19, 1775, the Lexington Alarm brought hundreds of Massachusetts militia companies into motion, including many whose men never reached the fighting. As warnings spread through the countryside, militia officers summoned their men, minute companies assembled, and communities prepared to respond to the British expedition … Read more