Delaware Continentals

Delaware Continentals (HMNE4)

Location: Greensboro, NC 27410 Guilford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 8.042', W 79° 50.559'

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Guilford Courthouse NMP

— Nat'l Park Service —

In 1888, David Schenck, searching for battlefield artifacts, found the upturned bones of three unidentified soldiers on a farm north of the park. From buttons found in the grave, supposedly marked "USA," Schenck concluded that the deceased were American Continentals killed in action. The location of the soldiers' remains suggests that they were part of Kirkwood's Delaware company, on the right flank of the first line. In contrast to the first line's militia, the Delaware troops were seasoned professionals of equal caliber to the British regulars. The remains were reburied here under this grave marker commemorating their valor.
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HM NumberHMNE4
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 4:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 604134 N 3999435
Decimal Degrees36.13403333, -79.84265000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 8.042', W 79° 50.559'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 8' 2.52" N, 79° 50' 33.54" W
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Area Code(s)910, 336
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4236 Old Battleground Rd, Greensboro NC 27410, US
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