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Found near North Bridge Visitor Center<\/a> in Minute Man National Historical Park<\/a>, a detailed bas-relief sculpture of Major John Buttrick stands flanked by a pair of granite benches. The six-foot-two-inch-high by twenty-five-inch-wide sculpture was crafted by Edmond Thomas Quinn under the supervision of Daniel Chester French<\/a>. The sculpture was cast by the Jno. Williams Foundry in New York City and erected in 1915.<\/p>\n

Beneath the bas-relief depiction of Major Buttrick\u2019s likeness, engraved words commemorate his contributions at the famous Concord fight:<\/p>\n

MAJOR JOHN BUTTRICK
\nFROM THIS HIS FARM LED
\nTHE PROVINCIAL MINUTE
\nMEN AND MILITIA DOWN
\nTO WIN THE BRIDGE HELD
\nBY THE BRITISH FORCES
\nAPRIL 19, 1775<\/p>\n

GEORGE EDWARD MESSER
\nBY HIS WILL PROVIDED
\nTHIS MEMORIAL
\nERECTED BY THE TOWN<\/p>\n

Major Buttrick\u2019s words and deeds during the events of April 19, 1775 had an enduring legacy. That day, four hundred colonial soldiers had gathered on a ridge overlooking Concord<\/a> to prepare a defense against the British invaders. Patriot forces were marching to meet their enemy at the North Bridge<\/a> when a sudden volley of musket fire felled the soldiers at their helm, killing Acton<\/a> Minute Men Captain Isaac Davis and Private Abner Hosmer instantly.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the thunderous din, Major Buttrick responded with the words \u201cFire, fellow soldiers! For God\u2019s sake, fire!\u201d marking the first time in the Revolution that Patriot forces were explicitly ordered by an officer to fire on the British.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Found near North Bridge Visitor Center in Minute Man National Historical Park, a detailed bas-relief sculpture of Major John Buttrick stands flanked by a pair of granite benches. The six-foot-two-inch-high by twenty-five-inch-wide sculpture was crafted by Edmond Thomas Quinn under the supervision of Daniel Chester French. The sculpture was cast by the Jno. 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