The Spirit of 1775

The Spirit of 1775 (HMRYD)

Location: Shepherdstown, WV 25443 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 25.577', W 77° 48.913'

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Less than half mile eastward is the famous spring around which, from their rendezvous on lands of Morgan and Bedinger, July 17th, 1775 Captain Hugh Stephenson's Company of Virginia Riflemen, 98 volunteers started on their bee-line march to Boston Town, 600 miles away, reporting to General Washington on August 11th. They all pledged to meet at this spring fifty years hence, if alive.

Officers
Captain ? ? ? ? ? Hugh Stephenson

Lieutenants
First ? ? ? ? ? William Henshaw
Second ? ? ? ? ? George Scott
Third ? ? ? ? ? Thomas Hite
Fourth ? ? ? ? ? Abraham Shepherd
Ensign ? ? ? ? ? William Pyle

Sergeants
First ? ? ? ? ? Samuel Finley
Second ? ? ? ? ? William Kelly
Third ? ? ? ? ? Josiah Flagg
Fourth ? ? ? ? ? Henry Bendinger

Corporals
First ? ? ? ? ? John Crawford
Second ? ? ? ? ? David Miller
Third ? ? ? ? ? Henry Barrett
Fourth ? ? ? ? ? George Michael Bedinger
Surgeon ? ? ? ? ? Garrett Tunison

Meeting at the spring in 1825, only two of the five survivors were able to keep their pledge:
Maj. Henry Bendinger of Berkeley County
and
Maj. George Michael Bedinger of Kentucky.
Details
HM NumberHMRYD
Series This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series
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Year Placed1932
Placed ByNational Society Daughters of the American Revolution – Pack Horse Ford Chapter
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 2:49pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 257675 N 4367865
Decimal Degrees39.42628333, -77.81521667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 25.577', W 77° 48.913'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 25' 34.62" N, 77° 48' 54.78" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4648 Kearneysville Pike, Shepherdstown WV 25443, US
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