Appendix 14

Expedition to Concord: Colonial Troops Engaged

Of the estimated 3,716 militiamen who served at some point throughout the day of April 19, 1775, perhaps no more than 2,000 ever gathered at one time. Many returned to their homes when they ran out of ammunition or otherwise tired of the fight, knowing others were inbound to take their places. Such was the nature of the militia, fighting without a strong central leadership. The enrolled militiamen listed below represent the maximum possible number engaged per company.

Militia Company (by location in battle)	Company Cmdr. (Capt. unless noted)	Enrolled Militiamen	New Arrivals	Running Total
NORTH BRIDGE					a
Concord	David Brown	52
	Charles Miles	52
	George Minot	40?			b
	Nathan Barrett	40?			b
Acton	Isaac Davis	38
	Joseph Robins	40?			b
	Simon Hunt	40?			b
Bedford	John Moore	51
	Jonathan Willson	28			c
Lincoln	William Smith	62	443	443
MERIAM’S CORNER					d
Billerica	Lt.? Crosby	12
	Edward Farmer	35
	Jonathan Stickney	54
Chelmsford	Oliver Barron	61
	Col. Moses Parker	43
Reading	John Bacheller	61			e
(Maj. John Brooks	Thomas Eaton	63
commanding)	John Flint	79
	John Walton	89	497	940
BROOK’S TAVERN/HILL					d
Framingham	Simon Edget	76
	Jesse Emes	24
	Micajah Gleason	49
Sudbury	Nathaniel Cudworth	40
	Aaron Haynes	39
	Isaac Locker	30
	John Nixon	54
	Joseph Smith	49
	Moses Stone	35	396	1,336
BLOODY ANGLE					d
Woburn	Samuel Belknap	66
(Maj. Loammi Baldwin	Jonathan Fox	72
commanding)	Joshua Walker	117	255	1,591
“PARKER’S REVENGE” SITE					f
Lexington	John Parker	144	144	1,735	g
FISKE HILL					f
Cambridge	Samuel Thatcher	77	77	1,812
MENOTOMY					h
Menotomy	Benjamin Locke	53			i
Medford	Isaac Hall	59
Malden	Benjamin Blaney	75
Lynn	Nathaniel Bancroft	38
	William Farrington	52
	Rufus Mansfield	46
	Ezra Newhall	49
	David Parker	63
Beverly	Caleb Dodge	32
	Larkin Thorndike	48
	Lt. Peter Shaw	42
Danvers	Samuel Epes	82
	Samuel Flint	45
	Israel Hutchinson	53
	Caleb Lowe	23
	Jeremiah Page	39
	Asa Prince	37
	Edmond Putnam	17
	John Putnam	35
Stoneham	(Volunteers)	3			j
Lexington	(Volunteers)	2	893	2,705	j
WATSON’S CORNER					h
Brookline	Thomas White	95
	Col. Thomas Aspinwall	50?			k
	Maj. Isaac Gardner	50?			k
Roxbury	Lemuel Child	35
	William Draper	50
	Moses Whiting	55
Dedham	Eben Battle	66
	William Bullard	59
	Daniel Draper	24
	William Ellis	31
	David Fairbanks	14
	Aaron Fuller	67
	George Gould	17
	Joseph Guild	59
Needham	Aaron Smith	70
	Robert Smith	75
	Caleb Kingsbery	40
Charlestown	(Volunteers)j	11
Boston	(Volunteers)j	7
Newton	(Volunteers)j	1
(unknown)	(Volunteers)j	1	877	3,582
GREAT BRIDGE					h
Watertown	Samuel Barnard	134	134	3,716	l
WINTER HILL		(did not engage British)			m
Salem (incl. Marblehead?)	Col. Timothy Pickering	(300)	(300)	(4,016)

aCoburn, Battle of April 19, 80–81.

bUnknown number in this company, guessed at 40 based on average of other companies there.

cLt. Moses Abbott replaced Wilson when he was killed.

dCoburn, Battle of April 19, 96–97.

eEdmund Foster accompanied this company.

fCoburn, Battle of April 19, 104.

gProbably circled back and attacked at the Bluff and Fiske Hill.

hCoburn, Battle of April 19, 133–35.

iSome of these may have gone up to Lexington earlier.

jGuess on where they joined the fight.

kUnknown number; possibly marched, but did not file for pay.

lProbably came up after British turned for Charlestown.

mCoburn, Battle of April 19, 153–54.