I read a book about the Boston Massacre which was originally called the Bloody Massacre. The number of people killed is generally accepted as 5 people. The Fifth of March is a 1993 novel about the Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770) by historian and author Ann Rinaldi, who is also the author of many other historical fiction novels such as Girl in Blue and A Break with Charity. This book is about a young indentured servant named Rachel Marsh who finds herself changing when she meets many people, including young Matthew Kilroy, a British soldier in the 29th Regiment. Rachel Marsh falls in love with young Matthew Kilroy and continues to help him. even after being sent to prison for murder. He wants the people he works for, John Adams, to help him and 8 other soldiers get out of prison, but it would ruin his career. John Adams eventually helps the soldiers, but two of them, including Matthew, are accused of manslaughter. Matthew is sent back to England. Rachel is also reinstated into another family as John Adams and his family will return to Braintree. Rachel Marsh Indentured servant to John and Abigail Adams (from Braintree). shy behavior and felt excluded from information. John Adams is a lawyer and husband of Abigail Adams and fought for independence and fought against the Stamp Act, he believed in the written word and the law. Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams who is calm and relaxed and read books. Uncle Eb, evil and violent uncle towards Rachel, loyal to the crown and successful. Jane Washburn, Rachel's best friend who knows everyone. and everything. very impertinent. believes in women's rights. in the crowd. whigs. she is also Sarah Welsteed's maid. Captain Ebenezer Mackintosh, a 28-year-old shoemaker and... halfway... his own choices and the uncertainty that accompanies growing up. Rachel Marsh is a twelve-year-old indentured servant at the beginning of this novel. She is as lucky in her environment as she is unlucky with the only remaining family member, her crucial, predictable, corrupt and evil uncle. She is (and was actually) John and Abigail Adams' nanny. Abigail, an intelligent and forward-thinking woman, mentors young Rachel with books and free opinions. While on a quest to "better herself," she encounters many of the crucial figures of the Boston Massacre, such as Henry Knox, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere. At the center of Rachel's saga is her friendship with a young redcoat who becomes involved in the massacre, causing Rachel even more confusion as she makes a decision about freedom, civil actions, freedom, and personal and national identity..