Biographical Sketch of Ebenezer Stevens - Lieut.-Col. Of Artillery in the Continental Army #226756

This Commission, it will be observed, bears a date only nineteen days later than the battle of Lexington. John Crane was the Captain of 'this Company. The Rhode Island troops were placed under command of General Greene, and were marched as fast as raised to the general camp then forming before Boston. The arrival of the Rhode Island ar tillery from Providence is noticed in a newspaper of the day in flattering terms as. A fine company with four excellent field pieces. The com pany moved first to Jamaica Plains, the Country seat of Governor Bar nard, and was afterwards stationed at Roxbury, although the rest of Greene's brigade was posted at Cambridge. The return of its numbers of the lt July gives a total force of 96.