{"id":7744,"date":"2026-02-13T07:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hinghammilitia.com\/?p=7744"},"modified":"2026-02-13T07:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:20:32","slug":"293rd-lincoln-day-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hinghammilitia.com\/?p=7744","title":{"rendered":"293rd Lincoln Day Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7744\" class=\"elementor elementor-7744\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a3f569 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a3f569\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fdc53f\" data-id=\"7fdc53f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6296334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6296334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through steady snowfall that seemed to soften the edges of the town, Hingham gathered to celebrate the <strong data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"162\">293rd birthday of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Benjamin Lincoln<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, marking a meaningful kickoff to local <strong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"217\">America 250<\/strong> observances. Members of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Hingham Militia Lead by Captain Kevin Donovan,<\/span><\/span> stood alongside elements of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">22nd Massachusetts Infantry<\/span><\/span>, honoring not only the Revolutionary legacy of General Lincoln but also the leadership of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">John A. Andrew<\/span><\/span>, whose prominence during the Civil War and close work with <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Abraham Lincoln<\/span><\/span> helped shape Massachusetts\u2019 role in preserving the Union.<\/p><p>Following the opening ceremony, the formation marched through the snow to <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Fountain Square<\/span><\/span>, where a ceremonial musket volley rang out in front of General Lincoln\u2019s former home. With flakes falling and the town watching in quiet awe, the moment bridged centuries of service\u2014linking the Revolution and the Civil War in a single tribute to duty, sacrifice, and the enduring spirit of Hingham.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7705c5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7705c5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1e396a\" data-id=\"c1e396a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf81e2 elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6722f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6722f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo Credit with great thanks in part to: Beverly Vernon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61cfd4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61cfd4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28cfda8\" data-id=\"28cfda8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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