Israel Putnam ("Old Put"); a story for young people . e balls were continually pouring in fromthe British forts, killing the men and tearing theworks. The Americans could not accomplish anything ofimportance for many months on account of theirscarcity of ammunition and cannon. At last, inthe following spring, Washington received a num-ber of cannon brought by Henry Knox from Ticon-deroga on sledges. He resolved to seize Dorches-ter Heights. At the council of war, where theofficers met to plan the attack, Putnam was restless,continually going to doors and windows, to seewhat was going on outsid
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Israel Putnam ("Old Put"); a story for young people . e balls were continually pouring in fromthe British forts, killing the men and tearing theworks. The Americans could not accomplish anything ofimportance for many months on account of theirscarcity of ammunition and cannon. At last, inthe following spring, Washington received a num-ber of cannon brought by Henry Knox from Ticon-deroga on sledges. He resolved to seize Dorches-ter Heights. At the council of war, where theofficers met to plan the attack, Putnam was restless, continually going to doors and windows, to seewhat was going on outside. Sit down, General Putnam, Washingtonbegged; we must have your advice and counsel inthis matter, where the responsibility of its executionis devolved upon you. Oh, my dear General, answered Putnam, youmay plan the battle to suit yourself, and I will fightit! The plan at that time was to have four thousandmen embark on the Charles River under the gen-eral command of Putnam, capture Beacon Hill andthe Neck, while the British were engaged at Dor- 224. j 7 YUC /^ iL/nu 771 From a Portrait by Trumbull AT NEW YORK Chester Heights, which it was supposed that theyintended attacking; but later circumstances madethis plan impracticable, and Washington himselfseized Dorchester Heights on the night of March 4, under cover of a cannonading of Somerville, EastCambridge, and Roxbury. The British were now at the mercy of the be-siegers, and soon after Howe began to embark histroops. Boston was completely evacuated on themorning of March 30, and Putnam led the Ameri-can troops into their regained city, amid great re-joicings from the patriots who had been cooped upthere all winter. Soon after, Putnam was sent by Washington toNew York, to superintend the preparations for de-fense there. Putnam had his headquarters at No. IBroadway, where his family and Aaron Burr, thena young man of twenty and his aide-de-camp, joined him. There were many Tories in town, andPutnam had to put the city under marti