. Soldiers of Oakham, Massachusetts, in the revolutionary war, the war of 1812 and the Civil war . s of age, and all were unmarried. As grenadiersought to be, they were all tall men, every one being six feet orover. They were known at Boston as the tall company, andattracted much attention by the perfection of their movementsunder the discipline of Captain Crawford. The British ships appeared ofif Boston, but the troops did notland. The last guard duty by the Grenadiers at Boston was onWednesday, October 28, 1814. The company was temporarilyreleased from further service and ordered home, reach
. Soldiers of Oakham, Massachusetts, in the revolutionary war, the war of 1812 and the Civil war . s of age, and all were unmarried. As grenadiersought to be, they were all tall men, every one being six feet orover. They were known at Boston as the tall company, andattracted much attention by the perfection of their movementsunder the discipline of Captain Crawford. The British ships appeared ofif Boston, but the troops did notland. The last guard duty by the Grenadiers at Boston was onWednesday, October 28, 1814. The company was temporarilyreleased from further service and ordered home, reaching Oak-ham November 7. As they came in sight of the center ofthe town, they saw for the first time the gilded ornaments onthe tall spire of the new meeting-house, which had been com-pleted during their absence. A copy of the pay roll of the Washington Grenadiers, madeout by Captain Crawford, hangs in the Historical Room of theFobes Memorial Library in Oakham. Fourteen members of this company who served at Boston en-listed from Oakham, and one other spent,the greater part ofhis life in
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