Patriots honored at Artemas Ward celebration

Shrewsbury - - Colin Gilmore, 7, (right), of Glen Ridge, N.J., watches a re-enactment of the American Revolution during a ceremony in honor of General Artemas Ward at Mountain View Cemetery in Shrewsbury June 30. Colin, who according to his mother is a "Revolutionary War buff," put together this outfit and brought it to Shrewsbury to play minuteman while visiting his grandparents, Tim and Carol Swiss, of Shrewsbury. Colin's visit to town was timed just right to put on his outfit, grab his musket and sword, and see some real minutemen in action. Below: Members of the Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard place a wreath on the grave of General Artemas Ward, who is buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Shrewsbury. The ceremony at the cemetery kicked off a day of celebration in honor of patriots from the Shrewsbury area who served in the American Revolution. Local re-enactors mustered at the cemetery for re-enactments as well as the ceremonial grave marking of the resting place of General Ward. Bottom: Artemas and Sarah Ward (Jim and Marcia Smith, of Shrewsbury) get together with descendents of General Artemas Ward (l to r) Lisa Bisbee, Hannah Ward Magoun, Emily Rowe, Molly-Margaret Recchia, Eloise Bisbee and Quinn Bisbee (front). Left: Members of the Sudbury Minutemen participate in the June 30 ceremony honoring General Artemas Ward at Mountain View Cemetery in Shrewsbury. Below: Members of the Massachusetts Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard, Sudbury Fife and Drum Corps, Sudbury Minutemen and Sudbury Ancients muster to participate in reenactments of the Revolutionary War. Bottom: Members of the Sudbury Ancients portray "Red Coats" during the ceremony honoring General Artemas Ward at Mountain View Cemetery in Shrewsbury.