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The Minute Man
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The Minute Man is an 1874 sculpture by Daniel Chester French in Minute Man National Historical Park, located in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. It was created between 1871 and 1874 after extens
French's Concord Minuteman statue
French's Concord Minuteman statue
The 1836 obelisk with The Minute Man in the background on the other side of the Concord River
The 1836 obelisk with The Minute Man in the background on the other side of the Concord River
Closeup of The Minute Man without its pedestal
Closeup of The Minute Man without its pedestal
The five-cent stamp issued by the United States Post Office Department in 1925
The five-cent stamp issued by the United States Post Office Department in 1925
Militia (United States)
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The militia of the United States, as defined by the U.S. Congress, has changed over time. During colonial America, all able-bodied men of a certain age range were members of the militia, depending on
The Minute Man
…as the 1925 Lexington–Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar and the 2000 Massachusetts state quarter. Minutemen or Minute Companies were a part of the militia of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The name minutemen comes from the idea that they would be ready to fight with a minute's notice. The force was…
The U.S. ideal of the citizen soldier, in the militia, depicted by The Concord Minute Man of 1775, a monument created by Daniel Chester French and ere
The U.S. ideal of the citizen soldier, in the militia, depicted by The Concord Minute Man of 1775, a monument created by Daniel Chester French and erected in 1875, in Concord, Massachusetts.
Colonial muster in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Colonial muster in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Braddock's defeat, 1755
Braddock's defeat, 1755
The Battle of Lexington, April 19th, 1775. Blue coated militiamen in the foreground flee from the volley of gunshots from the red coated British Army
The Battle of Lexington, April 19th, 1775. Blue coated militiamen in the foreground flee from the volley of gunshots from the red coated British Army line in the background with dead and wounded militiamen on the ground.