Beam end from Old North Bridge. Found in river sediment.
Replica of North Bridge as it stands today.
"The Shot Heard 'Round the World" by Domenick D'Andrea
Retreat of the British from Concord
The Regulars’ poorly-aimed volley was met with ragged but continuous and accurate fire from the Minutemen—the “shot heard round the world”—which wounded four of the eight Regular officers and cut down seven of their men.
This rapid response threw the Light Infantry into a panic and many men began to break for the rear.
“I imagine myself, that a man of my company (afterwards killed) did first fire his piece, tho’ Mr. Sutherland has since assured me, that the country people first fired,” remembered Capt. Walter Laurie, 43d Regiment of Foot. “A general popping from them ensued. The company of the 4th Regiment gave afire, as did a few of my own from the flanks, after which the whole went to the right about, in spite of all that could be done to prevent them.” Despite the entreaties of officers and sergeants, the Light Infantry panicked at the sight of their dead and wounded comrades, broke ranks, and fled.
National Guard Heritage Painting, courtesy of the National Guard Bureau
Dawson, Henry B. Battles of the United States, by sea and land, vol. 1, 1858. Johnson, Fry and Company. Page 18-19.
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