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“Dreadful were the Vestages of war”: Three Human Stories of April 19, 1775
Thursday, November 20, 6:00 PM (doors open for exhibit viewing) 7:00 PM (lecture) 8:00 PM (book signing)
Joel Bohy, military historian and Antiques Roadshow presenter, will give a lecture on Lexington’s Revolutionary War veterans, followed by a signing of his 2025 book, Bullet Strikes From the First Day of the American Revolution. This lecture will take a closer look at three individuals involved in the beginning of the war: John Robbins of Lexington, who was badly wounded on April 19, James Hayward of Acton, who was mortally wounded at Fiske Hill in Lexington, and a British soldier, who was wounded in Lexington on April 19 and went on to join the Lexington militia and the Continental Army.