4th Mendon Company Massachustts Militia

3rd Worcester County Regiment
Massachusetts Militia

April 19th 1775

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The men in the 4th Mendon Company, Col. Ezra Woods 3rd Worcester County Regiment commanded by Captain Gershom Nelson, marched from Mendon to Roxbury and then on to Cambridge commencing the 19th of April 1775.

Map U.S. Library of Congress
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The 4th Mendon Company's 42 men were prepared to engage the British should they choose to retreat from Lexington and Concord via the only land route back to Boston.
Under constant attack by the Massachusetts Militia throughout their retreat, the British officers led their soldiers back to Boston via the shortest route possible. This required the British to utilize the same boats used when the march began the night before. After the inital attacks on the 19th it was feared that the British would regroup and attack using Boston as its base. Captain Nelson's men were moved closer to what could become the front line of battle at Cambridge. (see map above) As it became increasingly clear that the British were not prepared to continue attacks Captain Nelson and his men returned to Mendon on April 28, 1775.

A Roll of the men in the 4th Mendon Company that marched from Mendon to Roxbury on the 19th of April, 1775.
Rank

Rank

Name

Days of Service

Captain

Gershom Nelson

9

Lieutenant

Josiah Nelson

9

Lieutenant

Jesse Whitney

6

Sergeant

Moses Chapin

8

Sergeant

Joseph Cody

9

Sergeant

Nathl. Parkhurst

9

Sergeant

Timothy Wiswell

9

Corporal

Ichabod Newton

9

Corporal

Ephraim Parkhurst

9

Corporal

Levi Thayer

9

Private

James Albee Jr.

9

Private

Nathan Beal

9

Private

Silas Brown

9

Private

Daniel Chapin

4

Private

Ephriam Chapin

9

Private

Isaac Chapin

9

Private

Stephen Chapin

9

Private

Ichabod Corbett

9

Private

Robert Corbett

9

Private

Moses Gage

2

Private

David Hayward

9

Private

Levi Hayward

6

Private

Darius Holbrook

9

Private

Samuel Jones

9

Private

Josiah Kilborn

3

Private

David Legg Jr

9

Private

David Legg

9

Private

Gershom Legg

9

Private

Levi Legg

9

Private

Isaac Littlefield

2

Private

Aaron Merrifield

9

Private

Ebenezer Read

9

Private

John Robinson

9

Private

James Sprague

9

Private

Darius Sumner

9

Private

Samuel Thayer

9

Private

Gershom Twitchell

9

Private

Jonas Twitchell

9

Private

Daniel Wedge

9

Private

Alexander Wheelock

9

Private

Daniel White

9

Private

Elisha White

9

Source: Military Records, Massachusetts Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1782

4th Mendon Company

3rd Worcester County RegimentMassachusetts Militia

April 19th 1775

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3rd Worcester County Regiment
Massachusetts Militia