. The story of a pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, Rev. John Alden in his 83rd year . s always held in great respectand confidence by the Plymouth colony. It is unnecessary PILGRIM LEADERS. 355 to recite here his numerous adventures with the Indians, hismilitary exploits, or his deeds of valor. These are recordedin history, and familiar to every boy and girl of New Eng-land. It is well known that he was the first commissionedmilitary officer in the New World, and had command of thefirst mi
. The story of a pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, Rev. John Alden in his 83rd year . s always held in great respectand confidence by the Plymouth colony. It is unnecessary PILGRIM LEADERS. 355 to recite here his numerous adventures with the Indians, hismilitary exploits, or his deeds of valor. These are recordedin history, and familiar to every boy and girl of New Eng-land. It is well known that he was the first commissionedmilitary officer in the New World, and had command of thefirst military company here. It has often been said thathis judgment and executive ability, joined to his mili-tary powers, many times saved the colony from 1631, he removed to Duxbury, and settled on CaptainsHill, a high eminence overlooking the harbor and the coun-try for miles around. On the summit of this hill were builtthe watch fires that signalled danger to the early Captain Standish could lock across the bay to Ply-mouth, and, if aught there was amiss, a warning shot wouldcrash out from the old fort on Burial hill, which had beenbuilt under his OLD FORT, BURIAL HILL. The town was named in honor of the English home ofthe Standish family, Duxbury Hall. He died in 1656,about seventy-two years of age. His eldest son and heir,Alexander Standish, inherited the estate, and built thehouse now standing in 1666. He married Sarah, thedaughter of John Alden and Priscilla. A beautiful monu- 356 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN ALDEN. ment on Captains Hill perpetuates the name of the Pilgrimsoldier. It will be, when finished, one hundred feet high,the tallest structure in the United States erected to thememory of any individual excepting Washington. The in-terior will be fitted up as a museum. The monument willbe surmounted by a stone statue of the Captain of Plymouth,in full uniform, fourteen feet in height. From this higheminence the old soldier will again lo
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