Minutemen

The minute men today are thought to be the militia and they are confused but back then there was one main difference from the militia and the minute men. The militia's duty was to protect the town from foreign invasions and wars. The minutemen were from the ages of 25 and younger (guessing to the age of 13) were very mobile and go to fight away from their territory. One quarter of the militia were minutemen, Also the minutemen are usually the first one on the battle feild. One problem they had was that they had no one man leadership (A leader) to tell them what to do. Though they had no leader, somehow they were able to suceed in many battles. Like when George Washington when he became a soilderGeorge Washington [|Early American Digital Library]. Most of the time the minutemendidn't have special place to get dressed, they just usaully dress in their own homes. like in this picture (left). Minute men fought in lots of battles outside their town they were sometimes called to fight in the town but only if they were already there. Armed minuteman Embattled farmer

Some of the newer minute men look like this so you can see the big difference between the newer minute men and the older ones. Even though they all looked different they all had one thing that made them minute men, To be ready in a minute.