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Knox Artillery historical marker, 11/11/1932, Burnham Park, Morris Township, NJ
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Knox Artillery historical marker, 11/11/1932, Burnham Park, Morris Township, NJ
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Title
Knox
Artillery
historical
marker
,
11/11/1932
,
Burnham
Park
,
Morris
Township
,
NJ
Description
KNOX
ARTILLERY
CAMP
,
1779—80
. One mile west of
Morristown
, along the
main
road
to
Mendham
(New
Jersey
Route
24)
, and at the
base
of a
hill
opposite
the further end of
Burnham
Park
, is the
site
occupied
in
1779—80
by the
Light
Artillery
Park
and the
Artillery
Brigade
of the
Continental
Army
under
Brig
.
Gen
.
Henry
Knox
. In this
brigade
were the
1st
,
2d
,
3d
, and
4th
Artillery
Regiments
.
Knox's
quarters
were
nearby
on what is now
Kahdena
Road
, at a place
called
"
Duchman's.
" The
official
artillery
uniform
was "
Blue
faced
with
Scarlet
,
Scarlet
Lining
,
Yellow
buttons
,
Yellow
bound
hats
,
Coats
edged
with
narrow
lace
or
tape
and
button
holes
bound
with the
same.
"
Excerpt
from: A
Military
Capital
of the
American
Revolution
Published
by the
National
Park
Service
Historical
Handbook
Series
No.
7
,
Washington
,
D.C
.
1950
,
Reprint
1961
(by
Melvin
J.
Weig
, with
assistance
from
Vera
B.
Craig)
Subjects
Revolutionary War History
Memorial Services
Monuments
Dedication Services
Keywords
Encampments
,
Brigades
,
Markers
Names
Knox
Creator
Frederick
Curtiss
Geographic Location
Morris Township, Morris County, New Jersey
Date
11/11/1932
Format
Black and white gelatin print
Rights
http://morristownlibrary.org/HCFindingAids/reproductions.pdf
Image ID
CU5370.tif
Holding Institution
The Morristown & Morris Township Public Library, The North Jersey History & Genealogy Center
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