Major John Simpson is credited to have fired the first shot at The Battle of Bunker Hill ofhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simpson_(soldier) Bunker Hill.∼He was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Deerfield, New Hampshire. He is one of several men traditionally described as having fired the first shot on the American side at the Battle of Bunker Hill.[1]
After the shooting in the war began at Lexington and Concord, Simpson joined a company of militiamen under Captain Henry Dearborn. The company marched to Boston and joined the siege of that town. At the Battle of Bunker Hill, Colonel John Stark instructed his men of the 1st New Hampshire Regiment to hold their fire until the British had reached a certain point. According to the story, Simpson fired early and was arrested the next day for disobeying orders, but was not punished.
Simpson eventually rose to the rank of major in the New Hampshire state troops. After the war he returned to his farm.
His birthplace is marked by a New Hampshire historical marker (#25).
After the shooting in the war began at Lexington and Concord, Simpson joined a company of militiamen under Captain Henry Dearborn. The company marched to Boston and joined the siege of that town. At the Battle of Bunker Hill, Colonel John Stark instructed his men of the 1st New Hampshire Regiment to hold their fire until the British had reached a certain point. According to the story, Simpson fired early and was arrested the next day for disobeying orders, but was not punished.
Simpson eventually rose to the rank of major in the New Hampshire state troops. After the war he returned to his farm.
His birthplace is marked by a New Hampshire historical marker (#25).
Major John Simpson is credited to have fired the first shot at The Battle of Bunker Hill ofhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simpson_(soldier) Bunker Hill.∼He was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Deerfield, New Hampshire. He is one of several men traditionally described as having fired the first shot on the American side at the Battle of Bunker Hill.[1]
After the shooting in the war began at Lexington and Concord, Simpson joined a company of militiamen under Captain Henry Dearborn. The company marched to Boston and joined the siege of that town. At the Battle of Bunker Hill, Colonel John Stark instructed his men of the 1st New Hampshire Regiment to hold their fire until the British had reached a certain point. According to the story, Simpson fired early and was arrested the next day for disobeying orders, but was not punished.
Simpson eventually rose to the rank of major in the New Hampshire state troops. After the war he returned to his farm.
His birthplace is marked by a New Hampshire historical marker (#25).
After the shooting in the war began at Lexington and Concord, Simpson joined a company of militiamen under Captain Henry Dearborn. The company marched to Boston and joined the siege of that town. At the Battle of Bunker Hill, Colonel John Stark instructed his men of the 1st New Hampshire Regiment to hold their fire until the British had reached a certain point. According to the story, Simpson fired early and was arrested the next day for disobeying orders, but was not punished.
Simpson eventually rose to the rank of major in the New Hampshire state troops. After the war he returned to his farm.
His birthplace is marked by a New Hampshire historical marker (#25).
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