Reminiscences of Gen. Warren and Bunker Hill (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Reminiscences of Gen. Warren and Bunker Hill Upon the occasion of the inauguration of the statue of General Joseph Warren, at Charlestown, on the 17th of June, 1857, the different addresses then made contained very many interesting incidents illustrative of the life and character of that martyr of American liberty. The perusal of these has brought to my mind some additional facts connected with Warren´s death which may be considered valuable as historical items. Desirous that nothing should be lost relative to one whose name shines so brightly on the historic page, I make the information in my possession the subject of this article; and in this connection it may be proper to remark that from my early boyhood I have been acquainted with different members of the Warren family.-4 was born within a fourth of a mile of Gen. Warrens house in Roxbury, and enjoyed familiar intercourse with his three brothers, his mother, and his aunt, and the patriot himself was one of my fathers teachers in the Roxbury Grammar School. Thus, from my earliest recollections, associated with a family so honored in our country´s history, many interesting facts and incidents came to my knowledge, some of which may be here embodied. The unwavering patriotism of General Warren is well illustrated in an incident related to me by some one whose name I do not now recall. It is well known that the British commander was anxious to secure the services of American officers of known bravery for the government, and that tempting offers were made to Putnam to induce him to leave the provincials and join the royal army. The valuable acquisition which Warren would be to the royalists did not escape their notice, and (as the account was given to me) Dr. Jeffries, a surgeon in the British army and an intimate acquaintance of Warren, was conversing with him, a short time before the actual resort to arms, on a pile of boards near the Winnisimmet Ferry Ways, from which they had a full view of the British fleet. During this conversation, which naturally turned upon the hostile feelings which existed between the provinces and the mother country. Dr. Jeffries suggested that in his opinion Warren might receive a high commission in the British army, if he would accept of it. This was a fruitless suggestion. But the main object of this communication is to bring out something more important in a historical point of view, although incidents like the one just related possess a value peculiarly their own, and which it would be difficult to overestimate. Upon the anniversary of our nation´s birthday, 4th of July, 1825, at the public collation given at the State House to the State and City authorities, I gave a toast, the sentiment of which was founded upon facts which I had collected as Adjutant General from some of the old soldiers who were engaged in the battle of Bunker Hill. They had been requested to meet at my office on the occasion of laying the corner stone of the Bunker Hill Monument, on the 17th of the preceding June, by the Marquis de Lafayette, to join in the procession on that occasion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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