One hundred and twenty-eight minute-men from Shrewsbury responded to the Lexington alarm on April 19, 1775. The First Precinct Company included 65 men under Captain Job Cushing, with Asa Rice as 1st Lieutenant and Abner Miles as 2nd Lieutenant. The Artillery Company included 16 men under Captain Ross Wyman. The Second Precinct Company included 47 men under Captain Robert Andrews, with Jonal Temple as 1st Lieutenant and Ezra Beaman.