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To: confederatecarpetbag

The Henry quote is correct.
My quote was from a man who stood with the REBELS at Lexington and Concord, although I forget his name. These were the “MINUTEMEN”, standing at the bridge facing the Redcoats, their “evil” ASSAULT muskets at the ready.
I believe it was there that the phrase, “The Shot Heard Around The World” was both fired and born.
The Redcoats wanted war, so they were accomadated.


19 posted on 02/24/2017 11:00:02 AM PST by CaptainAmiigaf (New York Times: "We print the news as it fits our views.")
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To: CaptainAmiigaf
Captain John Parker. See post above.

That quote is from a long while later, but that's what one of his militiamen remembered.

Parker was annoyed because the Brits killed his brother or nephew, I forget which, and started the guerilla sniping at the Regulars as they made their way back to Boston. It was highly effective.

27 posted on 02/24/2017 12:11:18 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ecce Crucem Domini, fugite partes adversae. Vicit Leo de Tribu Iuda, Radix David, Alleluia!)
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