3rd Battalion Gloucester County Militia

3rd Battalion Gloucester County Militia (HM1FX2)

Location: Port Republic, NJ 08241 Atlantic County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 32.662', W 74° 27.704'

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In honor of the men of the 3rd Battalion
Gloucester County Militia
Col. Richard Somers - Commanding

Killed in Action

Pvt. Forrest Bellangy (Killed at Trenton #2)
Pvt. John Cain (Murdered while POW in Tuckerton)
Lt. John Lucas (Killed in post-Red Bank fight)
Capt. Henry Snell (Killed by friendly fire at Long Beach Island)
Capt. Andrew Steelman (Murdered while POW at Long Beach Island)
3 other unnamed men killed a Petticoat Bridge/Mt. Holly

Wounded in Action

Maj. Elijah Clark (Wounded at Trenton #2)
Pvt. Stephen Ford (Wounded at Petticoat Bridge)
Pvt. Hugh Jones (Wounded in post-Red Bank fight)
Lt. John Lucas (Wounded at Petticoat Bridge)
Lt. David Scull (wounded at Long Beach Island)
Pvt. John Steelman (Wounded on Cumberland County patrol)
Pvt. John Thomas (Wounded at Tuckerton)
Lt. John Tilton (Wounded in post-Red Bank fight)
3 other unnamed men wounded at raid at John Steelman house in Absecon.

Prisoner of War

Pvt. David Denike (Taken in post-Chestnut Neck period) - Exchanged
Pvt. Benjamin Endicott (Taken in skirmish near Camden) - Exchanged
Pvt. John Ingersoll (Taken in post-Chestnut Neck period) - Exchanged
Pvt. James Leeds (Taken in Absecon Raid) - Escaped
Pvt. Patrick McCollum (Taken in skirmish near Camden) - Exchanged
Capt. Enoch Willits (Taken in Cape May raid)- Died in prison
4 other unnamed men taken, 2 post-Chestnut Neck and 2 at Camden - Exchanged

Dedicated May 31, 2014
Col. Richard Somers Chapter SAR
Earl Cain ? ? ? Rev. Norman Goos ? ? ? Dennis Steelman
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HM NumberHM1FX2
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Year Placed2014
Placed BySons of the American Revolution - Col. Richard Somers Chapter
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 3:56am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 546250 N 4377326
Decimal Degrees39.54436667, -74.46173333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 32.662', W 74° 27.704'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 32' 39.72" N, 74° 27' 42.24" W
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Area Code(s)609
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 747 Old New York Rd, Port Republic NJ 08241, US
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