It was early fall in 1775 and General

George Washington had taken

command of the rag-tag, bobtailed

Colonial militia camped around Boston,

and was endeavoring to turn the

“rabble” into an army. Abiel Briggs

walked forty miles from Freetown to

Cambridge and joined the volunteer

militia for the Arnold Expedition to

Quebec. He served as a volunteer

throughout the expedition and for the

rest of the Revolutionary War.

In period clothing, with musket and

tomahawk, Abiel will discuss the

hardships of the trek and what life was

like for American patriots during the

early years of the American Revolution.

A map of Colonel Benedict Arnold’s

birch-bark canoe and “bateaux” invasion

of Canada from the mouth of the

Kennebec River, to Fort Western

(Augusta), Fort Halifax (Winslow), and

on to Quebec City will be available.

Presentation time: 1 hour with Q&A

Hank Lunn, amateur historian, has worked in the public schools in mid-coast Maine for over 40 years as a history teacher, school counselor and educational consultant. In the past several years, he has been delivering “Living History” presentations to schools, libraries, historical societies and civic organizations.