The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . ith thetwo balls received during the Revolutionary struggle still inhis thigh. The Luces must havecome straight downfrom days of old whenknights were bold, forBenjamin N. himselfcarries a wound re-ceived at the first bat-tle of Fredericksburg,in 62. But there wereother brave Vineyardspirits in Bens regi-ment, the 2oth Massa-chusetts Volunteers,as well as Peleg B. Da-venport, of HolmesHole, was in the a
The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . ith thetwo balls received during the Revolutionary struggle still inhis thigh. The Luces must havecome straight downfrom days of old whenknights were bold, forBenjamin N. himselfcarries a wound re-ceived at the first bat-tle of Fredericksburg,in 62. But there wereother brave Vineyardspirits in Bens regi-ment, the 2oth Massa-chusetts Volunteers,as well as Peleg B. Da-venport, of HolmesHole, was in the attack on Fredericksburg. After two colorsergeants had been shot down he was ordered to bear the flag,and accepted the honor fully conscious that it meant death ; foras he rushed forward he called back to his friends, good-bye,boys; my time has com_e, and so it had. THE there was a theory that the islanders were neutrals,and to some extent they were treated as such, the British stillsubjected them to many embarrassments. But the chief sourceof alarm was the incursions of the Picaroons, as the Torieswere called. These, claiming to be in the British service,. The favoring breeze lias come, aud l)y ones and twos and threes tliey are slippiiiK out of tlie harbor and stringing down the Sound. 104 MARTHAS VINEYARD. were little better than pirates, robbing friend and foe alike. These marauders usually came in launches or whale boats,and a constant watch was kept at many points to give earlynotice. It is said that a watch tower was erected for this pur-pose, and several earthworks were constructed for purposesof defense. Until recent years the remains of some of thesefortifications were visible, notably on the southern slope ofHuzzletons Head and on the Sound shore about half a milebeyond the West Chop Light. The next august the Pickeroone say small vessells theyhad taken from us and armed with swivels and sometimes aWar Brig would accompany them, about the 13th Sept. 17
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