[Pamphlets. American history]

repeatedly during the march to the Hill, urging and directing the
men where to station themselves. In the height of the action, saw
Putnam again at the fence encouraging the men.
DAVID BREWER, Framinghaml. Our Captain, afraid to go on,
was marching off, when Putnam met us at the neck, and turned us
back on to the hill.
Jos. TRASi, Billerica, Gardner's Regt. Putnam ordered them
to make a breastwork on Bunker Hill, which they commenced. A
short time afterwards, Putnam came back, and ordered the Col. to
march and take a position. Saw Putnam repeatedly at the fence
during the action, encouraging the men and officers, calling out to
the officers to drive the men up, and not let them flinch. Knew
Putnam well; for some time one of his guard.
Before publishing the Sketch, the Author received the following testimony.
A Certificate from THOMAs DAY, Esq. Secretary of the State of
Connecticut, that, from the records of that State, it appears, Gen.
Putnam was in April, 1775, appointed by the General Assembly of
Connecticut, Brigadier-General, Colonel of the second Regt. and
Capt. of the first company of that regiment.
ELIJAH JOURDAN, Bucksfield, deposes before a very respectable JlMagistrate, Sam'l F. Brown, Esq. who certifies, with another person, that Jourdan possesses an unblemished character:
" Helped build the intrenchments, and fought within the intrenchment till the British took possession of our fort; during which time,
I perfectly well remember that Gen. Putnam was inthe said intrenchment [breastwork] very frequently during the engagement,
giving orders as commander in chief; and I perfectly recollect, that
he was in the fort* when the reinforcement of the British came up.
While we were waiting fbr the British to come up the Hill, orders
were given to us not to fire till we could see the whites of their
eyes; and this order, I was then told, came from Gen. Putnam;
but I did not hear it from him. I knew Gen. Putnam's person perfectly well at that time, having frequently seen him before."
~ This was a little before the battle; during the battle the distinguishe1d hero and patr;r0:,
Col. Prescott had the entire and uncontrolled cornmand in the Rtedoubht