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Daniel Shays
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Daniel Ogden Shays was an American soldier, revolutionary and farmer famous for allegedly leading Shays' Rebellion, a populist uprising against controversial debt collection and tax policies that took
A sketch of Shays in 1878's Our First Century by Richard Miller Devens
A sketch of Shays in 1878's Our First Century by Richard Miller Devens
Daniel and Abigail Shays' Pelham, MA farmhouse, c. 1898
Daniel and Abigail Shays' Pelham, MA farmhouse, c. 1898
Contemporary engraving depicting Daniel Shays (left) and Job Shattuck, another rebel leader; the artist intentionally rendered them in an unflattering
Contemporary engraving depicting Daniel Shays (left) and Job Shattuck, another rebel leader; the artist intentionally rendered them in an unflattering way
The Springfield Armory (building pictured is from the 19th century) was the first major target of the rebellion.
The Springfield Armory (building pictured is from the 19th century) was the first major target of the rebellion.
Springfield Armory
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The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary center for the manufacture of Unit
Daniel Shays
…then adjourned on the 28th without hearing any cases. Shepard withdrew his force, which had grown to around 800 men (to the Regulators' 1,200), to the federal armory, which was then only rumored to be the target of seizure by the activists. On November 28, a posse of around 300 men rode to Groton to arrest Job…
The clocktower of the Main Arsenal building, built in 1847
The clocktower of the Main Arsenal building, built in 1847
Shays' rebel forces, attempting to overtake the armory, flee from the state militia as grapeshot is fired from artillery
Shays' rebel forces, attempting to overtake the armory, flee from the state militia as grapeshot is fired from artillery
Conflagration of Part of the US Armory, Springfield, Mass. March 2nd, 1824
Conflagration of Part of the US Armory, Springfield, Mass. March 2nd, 1824
An "Organ of Muskets", in total the racks in the arsenal contain 647 Model 1861 rifles, with capacity to hold 1,100 when fully stocked; these racks ar
An "Organ of Muskets", in total the racks in the arsenal contain 647 Model 1861 rifles, with capacity to hold 1,100 when fully stocked; these racks are so-called "organs" as they were described as such in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's lamentations against the wastes of war in his poem "The Arsenal at Springfield"