Bunker Hill Newspaper Engraving           

This engraving was published as a, “Supplement to Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper,” in an edition dated June 1875, around the centennial of the Battle of Bunker Hill. The image is based on sketches by Joseph Becker, and features imagery of militiamen under Groton’s own Colonel William Prescott leading the overnight fortification of Breed’s Hill prior to the Battle of Bunker Hill.