How the Battle of Bunker Hill Forged the Adams Family's Fire for Independence

Relive a pivotal day in America's fight for independence. In June 1775, Abigail Adams bravely took her young son John Quincy to witness the Battle of Bunker Hill rage in Charlestown from atop Penn's Hill 10 miles away. Experience this fateful day through their eyes as Abigail comforts her terrified son amid the thunderous booms of cannon fire. See the smoke-filled aftermath and human toll through Abigail's tearful letter to husband John Adams after losing their dear friend Dr. Joseph Warren. Understand how witnessing revolution's carnage left an indelible mark on young John Quincy, haunting him over 70 years later as president. Their shared trauma bonded the Adams family in their commitment to birth a new nation, no matter the sacrifice. Relive a mother and son's unforgettable baptism by fire in the fight for America's independence.