By 11 : 30 pm on May 9 , the men had assembled at Hand 's Cove ( in what is now Shoreham , Vermont ) .
Were ready to cross the lake to Ticonderoga .
By 11 : 30 pm on May 9 , the men had assembled at Hand 's Cove ( in what is now Shoreham , Vermont ) and were ready to cross the lake to Ticonderoga .