The Ipswich Minutemen at Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775

Painting of the Battle of Bunker Hill by Don Troiani

Capt Nathaniel Wade's company and Capt. Abraham Dodge's company fought from the trenches in Col. Moses Little's regiment. 18-year-old Jessie Story of Chebacco Parish was killed, the first Ipswich man to lay down his life in the struggle for Independence.