Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1902 — Halberd Carried in Woburn Militia Trainings [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Halberd Carried in Woburn Militia Trainings

This halberd was carried by Jesse Wyman in the trainings of the Woburn nrllltia, before 1782. It is now in the possession of Mrs. Leonard

Thompson of Woburn." It is about 7 feet 3 inches in length. Jesse Wyman died in 1782, having held the offices of both sergeant and captain in the Woburn militia, both before and during the revolutionary

war. He was in active service in the French war and in the revolutionary war. By occupation he was a tailor, and

Leonard Thompson, husband of the present owner, was his descendent. The halberd was carried by the sergeants of infantry, and was the distinctive weapon of that grade.—Winchester Press.