Acton's role on the first day of the Revolution cannot be overstated because Captain Davis and the Acton Minutemen stepped up and volunteered to lead the charge against the British when other units wouldn't, No, I am not and I haven't a man that is afraid to go. |
It really is for everybody to celebrate, not just Acton. |
They had a choice to make. The country as a whole and the individual cities and towns were divided into two schools of thought -- loyalists, and rebels who wanted independence from the crown. Acton made a choice that night; they cast their lot for independence. |