In the vicinity of Concord were two regiments, one of militia under Col. James Barrett of Concord, with Ezekiel How of Sudbury as Lieutenant Colonel, and one of minute-men under Col. Abijah Pierce of Lincoln, with Thomas Nixon of Framingham as Lieutenant Colonel, and John Buttrick of Concord as Major. These two regiments did not appear as such at the North Bridge, the entire force there at the opening being under the command of Barrett, who directed the advance to be led by Major Buttrick. Quite a number of the Companies of each were in line, but not in regimental formation.
_Colonel_, James Barrett of Concord _Lieut.-Colonel_, Ezekiel How of Sudbury _Captain_, Nathan Barrett of Concord _Captain_, George Minot of Concord _Captain_, Joseph Robbins of Acton _Captain_, John Moore of Bedford _Captain_, Samuel Farrar of Lincoln _Captain_, Moses Stone of Sudbury _Captain_, Aaron Haynes of Sudbury _Colonel_, Abijah Pierce of Lincoln _Lieut.-Colonel_, Thomas Nixon of Framingham _Major_, John Buttrick of Concord _Second Major_, Jacob Miller of Holliston _Adjutant_, Thomas Hurd of East Sudbury _Captain_, David Brown of Concord _Captain_, Charles Miles of Concord _Captain_, Isaac Davis of Acton _Captain_, William Smith of Lincoln _Captain_, Jonathan Willson of Bedford _Captain_, John Nixon of Sudbury _Captain_, George Minot _Captain_, Nathan Barrett
There were four Concord Companies present, commanded respectively by Captains Brown, Miles, Minot, and Barrett. No claims for service were filed with the Commonwealth in their behalf, therefore, I can present no official Rolls. I found in Tolman's "Concord Minute Men" a roster of Brown's Company, and for those constituting Miles's Company I am indebted to the rare original manuscript belonging to the late Dr. Charles E. Clark of Lynn, and which was sold at auction by C. F. Libbie & Co., in Boston, Jan. 15, 1901, for $275.00.
_Captain_, David Brown _Lieutenant_, David Wheeler _Lieutenant_, Silas Man _Sergeant_, Abishai Brown _Sergeant_, Emerson Cogswell _Sergeant_, Amos Wood _Corporal_, Amos Barrett _Corporal_, Stephen Barrett _Corporal_, Reuben Hunt _Corporal_, Stephen Jones _Fifer_, John Buttrick, Jr. Phineas Alin Humphrey Barrett, Jr. Elias Barron Jonas Bateman John Brown, Jr. Jonas Brown Purchase Brown Abiel Buttrick Daniel Buttrick Oliver Buttrick Tilly Buttrick Willard Buttrick William Buttrick Daniel Cray Amos Davis Abraham Davis Joseph Davis, Jr. Joseph Dudley Charles Flint Edward Flint Edward Flint, Jr. Nathan Flint Ezekiel Hagar Isaac Hoar David Hubbare John Laughton David Melvin, Jr. William Mercer John Minot, Jr. Thomas Prescott Bradbury Robinson Ebenezer Stowe Nathan Stowe Thomas Thurston Jotham Wheeler Peter Wheeler Zachary Wheeler Ammi White John White Jonas Whitney Aaron Wright