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08-08-2010, 07:51 AM
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Hello there!
I'm Liberty1775, and I just wanted to introduce myself. I live in New England and I'm very interested in the early part of the American Revolution.
This forum looks looks fun, and I'm sure I'll learn quite a bit from here. 
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08-10-2010, 07:11 AM
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Hello to our Fellow Countryman
Liberty 1775
When the American Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, the Massachusetts Militia Men remembered their flag and modified it by removing the Cross of St. George and enlarging the Pine Tree. This flag is depicted in the famous painting by Jonathan Trumbell of "The Battle of Bunker Hill," which he painted in 1785, after the war was over. Trumbell was an officer in the Revolutionary Army and was in Massachusetts at the time of the battle, but he did not participate in that battle. Why was that? Welcome aboard our history section will be very happy to engage with you on issues relatilng to those days long past.
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Boats O Almighty Lord God, who neither slumberest nor sleepest; Protect and assist, we beseech thee, all those who at home or abroad, by land, by sea, or in the air, are serving this country, that they, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore in all perils; and being filled with wisdom and girded with strength, may do their duty to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. "IN GOD WE TRUST"
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08-10-2010, 03:17 PM
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Thanks for the welcome
Is this an initiation test? Ha ha, okay then.
John Trumbull was adjutant to the 2nd Connecticut Regiment under Col. Joseph Spencer. Trumbull did not participate in the Battle of Bunker Hill, because he was posted at the American lines at Roxbury. The regiments in that camp were under the command of Gen. John Thomas, who could not support Putnam and Prescott in the Charlestown offensive. Thomas’s position was already vulnerable, and when the British began to hackle him, Spencer’s Regiment (including Trumbull) was forced to withdraw to the hill near the Roxbury meetinghouse, on which the regiment stayed the following night.
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08-13-2010, 06:00 AM
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Found this on the General
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Boats O Almighty Lord God, who neither slumberest nor sleepest; Protect and assist, we beseech thee, all those who at home or abroad, by land, by sea, or in the air, are serving this country, that they, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore in all perils; and being filled with wisdom and girded with strength, may do their duty to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. "IN GOD WE TRUST"
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08-13-2010, 07:52 AM
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Hey, thanks so much. I loved that article. I didn’t know Thomas was 51 when he arrived at Roxbury in ‘75.
What especially delighted me was Thomas’s life prior to the Revolution; I did know he was a professional doctor, but to have actually been in Shirley’s Regiment is an amazing detail. In a way that experience sort of paved the way for him in his later life. Hey, it was great talking to ya. Lately, I haven’t found anybody who cares enough about early American history to talk to. From what I can tell, the Revolution is getting less and less discussed, except of course among reenactors and scholars. Thanks again Last edited by Liberty1775; 08-14-2010 at 04:50 AM. Reason: a typo
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08-26-2010, 02:03 PM
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Hello to you as well Liberty! I haven't found the actually family link as yet but I do know that I had family fighting with Francis Marion. Multitudes of my Family were in the Civil War and there is where most of my research has been. After seeing The Patriot, I was reminded of the family with Marion and some others. I will have to do some more searching concerning these fellows and what they did and what they gave us! Btw: Thanks for the Hello!
Take Care Stay Safe Boze
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