Paul Revere's Ride

For the historical event on which the poem is based, see Paul Revere's Midnight Ride.
For 1931 painting by the American artist Grant Wood, see The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (painting).
"Paul Revere's Ride" was first published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1861.

"Paul Revere's Ride" is an 1860 poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775, although with significant inaccuracies. It was first published in the January 1861 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. It was later retitled "The Landlord's Tale" in Longfellow's 1863 collection Tales of a Wayside Inn.