Talk:Concord Hymn

what about wikisource?

I can see the whole text of the poem here, but I also looked it up on wikisource but it is not there; however, I think it should be since the author died at least a century ago and this poem was published in the 1836, any thoughts, comments? 150.176.93.200 14:15, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

You're right. It's there now, so I'm going to link to it. Really, this article shouldn't include the full text of the poem but should discuss the poem encyclopedically. -Midnightdreary 17:40, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Battle of CONCORD

There's a lot of confusion on Wikpedia about the so-called "Battle of Lexington and Concord," but there were really two different and distinct battles; the Battle of Lexington and the Battle of Concord, as well as a running skirmish after the battle of Concord. The Battle of Lexington was a very brief battle that occurred at dawn on 1775-04-19, at Lexington. The British forces then marched about 12 km west to Concord, where the Battle of Concord occured at the North Bridge, about three hours after the Battle of Lexington. Then a running skirmish ensued through several towns as the British forces retreated to Charletown. Emerson's poem was specifically about the Battle of Concord, not Lexington ("the rude bridge that arched the flood" being the North Bridge over the Concord River). Likewise, the obelisk memorializes those who fell at the Battle of Concord; not Lexington. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.154.254.125 (talk) 21:37, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Battle of Concord the "first battle"?

Should this statement remain as written: "Emerson wrote "Concord Hymn" in 1836 for the dedication of the Obelisk, a battle monument in Concord, Massachusetts that commemorated the men that gave their lives at the Battle of Concord (April 19, 1775), the first battle of the American Revolution."?

The Battle of Lexington was the first engagement of American and British troops and should rightly be called the first battle of the American Revolution. --JohnJSal (talk) 22:11, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

I know this is a super late reply... I would suggest not making the proposed changes if only because of the ongoing battle (pun intended) if Lexington counts as independent and, if so, if it should be considered first. Either way, Emerson wrote it because of the Battle of Concord, not because it was the first/second/fourteenth/last battle of anything. --Midnightdreary (talk) 20:39, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

I think I fixed this by saying it was the second battle in a string of battles and skirmishes that day. WikiParker (talk) 23:09, 14 August 2012 (UTC)