![]() ![]() Colonel William Prescott, in red waistcoat, readies his patriot militia for approaching British troops during the Battle of Bunker Hill. ![]() ![]() Abigail’s letters to John during this time, some of the most reliable accounts of significant early events in the Revolution, influenced decisions being made in Philadelphia that shaped the nation. She would have to run the family farm, keep her children safe, and husband the family’s finances. John’s departure began a long separation that left Abigail Adams and their four children in one of the most dangerous places on earth-a city under siege-for nearly two years. Abigail’s husband, John, a lawyer and key figure in the insurrection, had been gone since April, when he left on a meandering journey, eventually arriving in Philadelphia to attend the Second Continental Congress that convened May 10. The Adams family lived in Braintree, a small coastal town 12 miles south of Boston. From a hillside miles away, Abigail Adams, 30, and son John Quincy, 7, watched with excitement and anxiety. ![]() The fierce, bloody fighting raged through the night. That first major engagement of the Revolution saw British Commander in Chief William Howe lead around 2,000 Regulars in what Howe expected to be a quick victory over 1,200 colonists commanded by Colonel William Prescott. On June 17, 1775, a vicious battle rocked Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Mass. Abigail Adams Persevered Through Siege and Smallpox to Support the Revolution Close ![]()
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