Carroll 250 Speaker Series: “I am persuaded they will do great Execution.”
Carroll County Public Library, Mount Airy Branch 705 Ridge Avenue, Mount Airy, MDPresented by Travis Shaw: On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the formation of several independent companies of riflemen to reinforce the New Englanders then besieging British-occupied Boston. Among the first to answer the call were four companies of men – two from western Maryland, and two from Virginia – who made a remarkable