[Pamphlets. American history]

his station was Bunker Hill. rThe battle conmmenced about tile midi
dle of the afternoon.
I believe Col. Reed was not in the action.
[Witnesses to prove Putnam was not in the action, lbecause they
did not see him in a line of -} of a mile! Could inot see Col. Reed,
who was fighting and commanding beside thome, as wvell lnown and
as easily proved as that Col. Stark was there i]
According to Dr. SNOW [Bost. Centinel], there was the same rivalry and jealousy between Reed and Stark, as appears on the side of
Stark and his officers against Putnam; the latter, Judge Advocate
Tudor attributed to Gen. Putnam's interference with the irregularities
of the N. H. troops, particularly some violence committed by Stark
and his Regt. against Col. Hobart, the N. H. paymaster, on which
a court was held under Gen. Green, which reported unfavorably to
Col. Stark;" but the matter, I believe, was adjusted by the parties.
ROB. K. WILKrNS, Concord, [after a ridiculo-ins peregrination]saw Putnam and Gerrish about a hundred rods from our line, as I
was going to rail fence, before firing with small arms commenced;
just before the retreat of the enemy from the fort, passed on to Bun1.
ker f-ill, where I found Putnam and Gerrish again:
Rev. W1i. BENTLEY. Col. Stark said: "My Chaplain-Had he
[Gen. Putnam] done his duty, he would have decided the fate of his
country in the first action." He then described the ": pen," as he
called the inclosed works, and the want ofjucdgment in the worlks.?
Wfas this all he blanmed Putnamfo-r?
AB EL PARKER, Esq. Jaffrey. At the breastwork till wounded by
the enemy, who flanked it; then went into the fort; remained till
Prescott ordered a retreat. Has no hesitation in declaring Col.
Small's story totally unfounded.
Hon. Tos. os. ITTREDGE, surgeon. About 11, going off, satw
Putnam at the foot of Bunker Hill; heard him request some of the
men to go the fort and see if they could get. some of the intrenching
tools.
Rev. DAN'L Cii APLIN~ D.D. Groton, and Rev. TJO, N BUJLLARD Pepperell. ATere intimate with Col. Prescott; he told us repeatedly,
that when the retreat was ordered and commeinced, and he was descen.diti, the Hill, he met Gen. Putnam and sailC to hiin, why did
you not support me, General, with your men, as I had reason to ex-:' Gernt. va-rds (Ora l Bolok,