Adam Cooper was 15 years old. He lived with his mom Sarah, his dad Moses, his
             grandma, and his brother, Levi. He had a girlfriend named Ruth Simmons. Adam went on a
             night walk with Ruth and they kissed. Adam said he loved her and walked her home. They
             That night he went to sleep peacefully. But he was woken up in the middle of the
             night when Levi came in to Adam's bed after having a nightmare. They were in bed together
             for a while when Levi heard the trotting of a horse. Soon a young man pulled up in front of
             Buckman's Tavern nearby. He called for everybody in the town to come out. So Adam and his
             dad went to the common. The rider said the British were coming! But he said that they
             wouldn't be get to Lexington for a while, because of their huge slow-moving army. So Adam
             signed the muster book to join the town's militia. He and his dad got their food, guns, and
             water and then started off for the common. When Adam got there all his friends were
             there, too. They thought it would be fun to fight! When he thought about what it really was
             going to be like he was horrified. The British were coming and he couldn't stop it!
             Adam was scared about going to war and was talking with his father while they got
             ready. His father said that they were trying to prevent a war, and not to cause one. They
             met on the common in lines and waited. The Redcoats came and started shooting and Adam's
             father was shot twice and died right away. Then the lines broke up. Everybody ran away.
             Adam went and hid in a shed and soon fell asleep. Later, Levi woke him up. Levi said that they
             had carried Father to the house and he was lying upstairs.
             Adam fell asleep again and when he woke up, he ran away from some Redcoats. He had
             another close encounter with Redcoats and ran away to find a man named Solomon Chandler.
             They walked together and told each other about themselves, and then
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