<P> Major John Simpson ( December 1 , 1748 -- October 28 , 1825 ) was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Deerfield , New Hampshire . He is one of several men traditionally described as having fired the first shot on the American side at the Battle of Bunker Hill . </P>
<P> Major John Simpson ( December 1 , 1748 -- October 28 , 1825 ) was an American Revolutionary War soldier from Deerfield , New Hampshire . He is one of several men traditionally described as having fired the first shot on the American side at the Battle of Bunker Hill . </P>
who fired the first shot at bunker hill
who fired the first shot at bunker hill
Major John Simpson
Major John Simpson