Revolutionary War Continental Major General, Continental Congressman, US Congressman. When the American Revolutionary War started in April 1775 with the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Artemas Ward was given command of the militia forces that besieged the British forces in Boston, Massachusetts following the engagement. When the Continental Congress formed the Continental Army in June 1775, he was commissioned Major General in the new army and was named second in command to General George Washington. During the Boston Siege he worked on enlisting the militia members in the the Continental Army, and was given command of the Eastern Military District after the British evacuated Boston in March 1776. He resigned in commission in March 1777 due to ill health. He subsequently served as a delegate in the Continental Congress, and later in his life represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1791 to 1795.
Revolutionary War Continental Major General, Continental Congressman, US Congressman. When the American Revolutionary War started in April 1775 with the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Artemas Ward was given command of the militia forces that besieged the British forces in Boston, Massachusetts following the engagement. When the Continental Congress formed the Continental Army in June 1775, he was commissioned Major General in the new army and was named second in command to General George Washington. During the Boston Siege he worked on enlisting the militia members in the the Continental Army, and was given command of the Eastern Military District after the British evacuated Boston in March 1776. He resigned in commission in March 1777 due to ill health. He subsequently served as a delegate in the Continental Congress, and later in his life represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1791 to 1795.
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