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Gallery #4 – Merrimack in War Time
![THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION APRIL 19, 1775, TO SEPTEMBER 3, 1783 The Soldier's Monument located across the street from Merrimack New Hampshire's Town Hall on Baboosic Lake Road, includes the names of local men who were known to have served as soldiers during the American Revolution. According to history researchers Joyce Bishop and Florence Brown, Merrimack furnished eleven of the men who participated in the Battle of Lexington & Concord, and seven men engaged the British at the battle of Breeds Hill (aka Bunker Hill) on June 17, 1775. Reportedly at least ninety-four men participated in some manner between 1775-1783. REUBEN CUMMINGS, a descendant of one of the town's oldest families enlisted as a drummer boy at the age of 14. He served in April 1775 at the Battle of Lexington & Concord, and later at the Battle of Breeds Hills (aka Bunker Hill), surviving both. His death is recorded in Lieutenant Jonathan Burton's diary [1776] "13 September on this day, Reuben Cummings, drummer, died in the 16th year of his age," probably from disease. Reportedly Reuben is buried in Vermont, possibly at Mt. Independence where several other soldiers are interred. He is Merrimack's only known casualty of the American Revolution. Lieut. Burton was from Wilton, NH. Captain CAESER BARNS of Merrimack, a slave of Thomas Barnes, was an African American veteran of the American Revolution. Accord- ing to Glenn A. Knoblock in his book, "Strong and Grave Fellows, New Hampshire's Black Soldiers and Sailors of the American Revolution 1775-1784," Caesar participated in several battles including the Battle of Bemis Heights (also known as the Second Battle of Saratoga) that resulted in General John Burgoyne's surrender in October 1777. Caesar was also in Continental Service from July 1778 to 1779, He survived the war and died on 4 July 1804.](https://merrimackhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Merrimack-in-War-Time-2b.jpg "Merrimack in War Time #2b")
