The Courts-Martial following the Battle of Bunker Hill (Part 3 of 3)

The Hancock 3-pounder cannon on a replica carriage, at NPS's Minute Man National Park. This cannon probably did not serve at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Following the Battle of Bunker Hill, Capt. Callender of the Massachusetts Artillery was cashiered from the service for cowardice, and a few months after, Maj. Scarborough Gridley, son of Col. Richard Gridley, that commander of the regiment, was also court-martialed and booted from the service. Finally, it was Capt. Samuel Gridley’s turn.

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The Courts-Martial following the Battle of Bunker Hill (Part 2 of 3)

Maj. Scarborough Gridley's artillery service at the Battle of Bunker Hill

Following the Battle of Bunker Hill, Capt. Callender of the Massachusetts Artillery was cashiered from the service for cowardice, though he would soon after redeem himself. The charges of Callender’s colleague, Capt. Samuel Gridley, were still not decided when the court convened to consider the latter’s cousin, Maj. Scarborough Gridley, son of Col. Richard Gridley, (read more)