. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . no further call for the militia. Several citizens enlisted inthe Continental service, hut their names are not known, exceptthose serving in the 1st regiment. In 1798, in consequence of the interference of French war shipswith American merchantmen, serious trouble was apprehendedbetween the United States and France. Congress established aprovisional army of eighty thousand men, and appointed Wash-ington lieutenant-general. Nathaniel Green, Esq., was commissioned a captain, with MosesSweat, of Concord, first lieutenant, and Israel
. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . no further call for the militia. Several citizens enlisted inthe Continental service, hut their names are not known, exceptthose serving in the 1st regiment. In 1798, in consequence of the interference of French war shipswith American merchantmen, serious trouble was apprehendedbetween the United States and France. Congress established aprovisional army of eighty thousand men, and appointed Wash-ington lieutenant-general. Nathaniel Green, Esq., was commissioned a captain, with MosesSweat, of Concord, first lieutenant, and Israel W. Kelley, of Con-cord, second lieutenant. Eight citizens of Boscawen enlisted: Sergt, Joseph Flanders, Moses Corser, Moses Jackman, Nathan Dan forth, Daniel Colby, Bernard Young, Benjamin Fisk, Joshua Sawyer. The company assembled at Concord, having their quarters fora few daj^s at Osgoods tavern, and from thence marched to Oxford,Mass., the rendezvous for the New England troops. Negotiationswere entered into, and a war averted, and the soldiers 1812.] MILITARY HISTORY. 269 WAR OF 1812. There are no rolls in the adjutant-generals office showing whatcitizens enlisted in the service of the United States during thewar of 1812-13. Col. Timoth_y Dix commanded a United States regiment on thefrontier, and died in the service [see Biography]. Several British ships of war made their appearance on thecoast, and it was supposed that Portsmouth would be militia was called out to defend it. There were two drafts,—one for three, and the second for two months. Those serving under the first draft were,— Ensign Richard Little, John Eastman, Jolin Stone, Jacob Planders, Moses Call, Josiah Gale, Enoch Burbank, Nicholas Gookin, Samuel Burbank, Simeon Jackman, Moses Cross, Joseph Moses, Stephen Danforth, Daniel Shepard. [14] Under the second draft for two months,— Capt. Silas Call, who died in Abel Eastman, service, Samuel Watson, Eleazer Burbank, Ephraim Noyes, Je
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