These  and  some  others  fired,  immediately  on  receiving  the
second  fire  from  the  British.  Jonas  Parker  placed  his  ammuni-
tion in  his  hat,  upon  the  ground,  between  his  feet.  He  was
wounded  and  fell  on  the  second  fire  from  the  enemy.  After
this,  he  discharged  his  piece,  and  even  attempted  to  load  a
second  time.  He  had  been  frequently  heard  to  say,  he  "  would
never  run  from  the  British  troops."  He  redeemed  his  pledge,
though  with  the  price  of  his  life.  While  attempting  to  load  his
piece  a  second  time,  the  British  soldiers  came  up,  and  run  him

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through  with  the  bayonet.  Ebenezer  Munroe,  Jun.  aimed  and
fired,  after  receiving  one  ball  through  his  arm  ;  another  had  grazed
his  cheek,  and  a  third  passed  between  his  arm  and  body,  marking
his  coat.  John  Munroe,  after  having  fired,  retreated  a  few  rods,
loaded  his  piece  a  second  time  with  two  balls,  and  discharged  it
at  the  enemy.  One  of  our  men  was  seen  firing  from  Buckman's
front  door.  The  effects  of  the  fire  returned  at  him  by  the  enemy
are  now  visible  on  the  sides  of  the  door.  Nathan  Munroe,  Lieut.
Benjamin  Tidd,  and  others,  retreated  a  short  distance,  and  fired.
The  regulars  continued  to  fire  as  long  as  they  could  see  a  man
of  Capt.  Parker's  company  in  arnn.  Jonas  Parker,  Isaac  Muzzy,
Jonathan  Harrington,  and  Robert  Munroe,  were  killed  on  the
common,  on  and  near  where  our  line  was  formed ;  Samuel
Hadley  and  John  Brown,  after  they  had  gotten  off  the  common.
Asahel  Porter,  of  Woburn,  who  had  been  taken  prisoner  by  the
British  on  their  march  to  Lexington,  attempted  at  this  time  to
make  his  escape,  and  was  shot  within  a  few  rods  of  the  common.
