Boom, Bang, Crack! The sounds of muskets being fired, its ammunition ricocheting off rocks and splintering trees are heard all around. The pungent smell of gun powder stings the nose, and its taste makes the mouth dry and sticky. The battle is still young, but blood soaked uniforms and dead or dying men can already be seen, causing the fear of death to enter many of the soldiers' minds. It is remembered that freedom is …
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…finally dedicated on June 17, 1843 (68 years after the battle originally took place), and at the time Carol Mccabe says the monument had the national significance that the Washington Monument has today. Bibliography Bibliography 1. McCabe, Carol. "Here's to the Losers" http://www.thehistorynet.com/HistoricTraveler/articles/1998/03986_text.htm 1998. The History Net 2. Unknown Author. "Major John Pitcairn" http://208.209.60.245/we/Winthrop-web jump/majpit6.html Unknown year. Winthrop 3. Unknown author. "Bunker Hill, Battle of" Encyclopedia Britannica. 1990. Encyclopedia Britannica inc. Chicago.