▁country , ▁including ▁the ▁USS ▁Alliance , ▁R ale igh , ▁R anger , ▁America , ▁Congress , ▁Port sm outh , ▁two ▁cut ters ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Re venue ▁C utter ▁Service , ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁C res cent , ▁built ▁for ▁Al gi ers ▁as ▁t ribute . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁he ▁served ▁with ▁Rog ers ' ▁R angers ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War . ▁ ▁His ▁later ▁military ▁service ▁included ▁serving ▁as ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Milit ia ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁and ▁after ▁in ▁several ▁different ▁units . ▁ ▁Early ▁Life ▁Colonel ▁James ▁H ack ett ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Am es bury , ▁Massachusetts ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 7 3 9 , ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁accomplished ▁ship build ers . ▁ ▁He ▁app r entic ed ▁as ▁a ▁merchant ▁ship w right . ▁ ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁war ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁old ▁he ▁joined ▁Rog ers ' ▁R angers . ▁H ack ett ▁saw ▁more ▁brut al ▁combat ▁before ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁than ▁many ▁career ▁soldiers ▁saw ▁in ▁a ▁lifetime . ▁In ▁a ▁small ▁corps ▁where ▁promotion ▁came ▁hard , ▁he ▁earned ▁the ▁silver ▁la ce ▁of ▁a ▁ser ge ant ▁in ▁John ▁St ark ' s ▁Company ▁while ▁still ▁a ▁te en ager . ▁He ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁army ▁as ▁it ▁pushed ▁its ▁way ▁up ▁Lake ▁Champ lain