Paoli, Chester Co., PA 20 Sept 1777
"The "tumulus" or cluster of graves in which the soldiers were interred, was enclosed with a substantial stone wall, forming a rectangle 60 feet long from north to south, by 20 feet wide, with a gate in the middle of the western side wall, and a marble monument, about 9 feet in height erected in the centre of the enclosure.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The dedication ceremonies were held 20 Sept 1817 at 11am at Paoli Tavern
These inscriptions, [except that on the east side] taken from the old monument, were written by Dr. William Darlington, who was the master spirit on the occasion of its erection in 1817
The front inscription on the:
WEST SIDE
Sacred
to the memory of
the PATRIOTS
who on this spot
fell a sacrifice to
British barbarity
During the struggle for
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE,
on the night of
the 20th September 1777
NORTH SIDE
THE ATROCIOUS MASSACRE
which this stone commemorates
was perpetrated
by British troops
under the
immediate command of
MAJOR GENERAL GREY
SOUTH SIDE
Here repose the remains
of fifty three
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
who were the
victims of cold-blooded cruelty
in the well known
"MASSACRE AT THE PAOLI"
while under the command
of
GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE ,
an officer
whose military conduct,
bravery and humanity,
were equally conspicuous
throughout the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
EAST SIDE
Erected by the citizens of
Chester and Delaware counties,
September 20, 1877, being
THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
of the Paoli Massacre.
"The other Inscriptions on this monument are copied from the memorial stone formerly standing here, which was erected by the Republican Artillerists, and other Citizens of Chester County, September 20, 1817,"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Men Killed In Action~
•Lieut. Col. William Butler 4th PA Regiment
•Major Marien Lamar 4th PA "Bayonetted on horseback"-fell in the midst of the British retreat, His last words were, "Halt, boys, give these assassins one fire!". In honor of this martyr in the cause of liberty a township in Chester County was given his name.
•Colonel James Chambers 1st PA Regiment
Dr. Christian Reinick Surgeons's Mate
•Lieut. Col. Benjamin Temple & Capt. Josiah Stoddard 1st & 2nd Light Dragoons
Jones Dean Trooper Troop 1st Lt Dragoons "Killed by the militia"
•Major William Williams 2nd PA Regiment
•Staynor's Co. 2nd PA
Major. Lieut. Walborn
Edward Dodkins Pvt
•Lieut. Col. William Butler 4th PA Regiment
•Mear's Co. 4th PA
Robert Fasitt Pvt.
•Colonel Francis Johnson 5th PA Regiment
•Pott's Co. 5th PA
William Campble Pvt.
William McGee Ensign
•Christy's Co. 5th PA
Dennis McSwine Pvt.
•Church's Co. 5th PA
Charles McCahon Pvt.
Charles Temple Pvt.
•Lieut. Col. David Grier 7th PA Regiment
•Parker's Co. 7th PA
Neal Hardon Pvt
Nathan Hemphill Pvt.
~Men Missing In Action~
•Major William Williams 2nd PA Regiment
•Ashmeand's Co. 2 PA
Thomas Parker Sgt.
•Howell's Co. 2nd PA
William Dorrington Pvt
William Jackson Pvt
Benjamin Jones Pvt
•Jenkin's Co. 2nd PA
Downing, Patrick. Sgt.
Thomas Hartnett Cpl.
•Patterson's Co. 2nd PA
John Nowland Pvt
•Staddle's Co. 2nd PA
Thomas Hands Cpl.
Roger Lane Pvt
Samuel Smith Pvt
•Staynor's Co. 2nd PA
John Sullivan Sgt.
•Colonel Francis Johnson 5th PA Regiment
•Bartholomew's Co. 5th PA
Gabriel McKnight Pvt
•Church's Co. 5th PA
Michael Fennon Pvt
Henry Maxwell Pvt
•Moore's Co. 5th PA
James Donolly Pvt
Thomas Fielding Pvt
Robert Marshall Pvt
•Oldham's Co. 5th PA
Thomas Porter Pvt
•Pott's Co. 5th PA
Paul Taylor Pvt
Phillip Trecy Pvt
•Taylor's Co. 5th PA
George Poke Pvt
Charles Quigley
Samuel Grunder
•Lieut. Col. David Grier 7th PA Regiment
•Alexander's Co. 7th PA
John McDonald Pvt W.
Robert Swim Pvt J.
•Bratton's Co. 7th PA
Patrick Carter Pvt
John Connor Ovt Pvt
•McDowell' Co. 7th PA
Richard Hamilton Pvt
Andrew Kennedy Pvt
Christopher Morgan Cpl.
•Montgomery's Co. 7th PA
Patrick Allen Cpl.
Archibald Basilom Pvt
•Parker's Co. 7th PA
Jacob Carbrough Pvt
Alexander Deney Pvt
Cornelius Feril Pvt
Benjamin Stevens Pvt
•Talbot's Co. 7th PA
John Crowl Pvt
John Ferguson Pvt
James Garland Cpl.
Peter McKinley Pvt
John Shoemaker Cpl.
•Wilson's Co. 7th PA
John Frise Pvt
John Smith Pvt
•Major Francis Mentges 11th PA Regiment
•Dean's Co. 11th PA
John Brown Pvt Dean's Co. 11th PA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On 21 Sept Joseph Cox a Willistown farmer made his way to his neighbor's farm of Ezekiel Bowen and Cromwell Pearce, the site of the Paoli Camp. The men were buried the next day in the field of Battle. They were gathered in a central location on the Bowen-Pearce property line, and interred in a trench about 12 by 60 feet. The soldiers were place in 2 rows of 26.
see: The Battle of Paoli by Thomas J. McGuire
----------------------------
Generals: Major General Anthony Wayne commanded the Americans. Major General Charles Grey commanded the British troops.
---------------------------
[1] Paoli Monument is the 2nd oldest war memorial in the United States.
[2] The original 1817 Monument was over 8 feet tall but vandalism over the decades resulted in the loss of the base and the capstone on which the original pyramid form was placed.
"The "tumulus" or cluster of graves in which the soldiers were interred, was enclosed with a substantial stone wall, forming a rectangle 60 feet long from north to south, by 20 feet wide, with a gate in the middle of the western side wall, and a marble monument, about 9 feet in height erected in the centre of the enclosure.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The dedication ceremonies were held 20 Sept 1817 at 11am at Paoli Tavern
These inscriptions, [except that on the east side] taken from the old monument, were written by Dr. William Darlington, who was the master spirit on the occasion of its erection in 1817
The front inscription on the:
WEST SIDE
Sacred
to the memory of
the PATRIOTS
who on this spot
fell a sacrifice to
British barbarity
During the struggle for
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE,
on the night of
the 20th September 1777
NORTH SIDE
THE ATROCIOUS MASSACRE
which this stone commemorates
was perpetrated
by British troops
under the
immediate command of
MAJOR GENERAL GREY
SOUTH SIDE
Here repose the remains
of fifty three
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
who were the
victims of cold-blooded cruelty
in the well known
"MASSACRE AT THE PAOLI"
while under the command
of
GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE ,
an officer
whose military conduct,
bravery and humanity,
were equally conspicuous
throughout the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
EAST SIDE
Erected by the citizens of
Chester and Delaware counties,
September 20, 1877, being
THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
of the Paoli Massacre.
"The other Inscriptions on this monument are copied from the memorial stone formerly standing here, which was erected by the Republican Artillerists, and other Citizens of Chester County, September 20, 1817,"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Men Killed In Action~
•Lieut. Col. William Butler 4th PA Regiment
•Major Marien Lamar 4th PA "Bayonetted on horseback"-fell in the midst of the British retreat, His last words were, "Halt, boys, give these assassins one fire!". In honor of this martyr in the cause of liberty a township in Chester County was given his name.
•Colonel James Chambers 1st PA Regiment
Dr. Christian Reinick Surgeons's Mate
•Lieut. Col. Benjamin Temple & Capt. Josiah Stoddard 1st & 2nd Light Dragoons
Jones Dean Trooper Troop 1st Lt Dragoons "Killed by the militia"
•Major William Williams 2nd PA Regiment
•Staynor's Co. 2nd PA
Major. Lieut. Walborn
Edward Dodkins Pvt
•Lieut. Col. William Butler 4th PA Regiment
•Mear's Co. 4th PA
Robert Fasitt Pvt.
•Colonel Francis Johnson 5th PA Regiment
•Pott's Co. 5th PA
William Campble Pvt.
William McGee Ensign
•Christy's Co. 5th PA
Dennis McSwine Pvt.
•Church's Co. 5th PA
Charles McCahon Pvt.
Charles Temple Pvt.
•Lieut. Col. David Grier 7th PA Regiment
•Parker's Co. 7th PA
Neal Hardon Pvt
Nathan Hemphill Pvt.
~Men Missing In Action~
•Major William Williams 2nd PA Regiment
•Ashmeand's Co. 2 PA
Thomas Parker Sgt.
•Howell's Co. 2nd PA
William Dorrington Pvt
William Jackson Pvt
Benjamin Jones Pvt
•Jenkin's Co. 2nd PA
Downing, Patrick. Sgt.
Thomas Hartnett Cpl.
•Patterson's Co. 2nd PA
John Nowland Pvt
•Staddle's Co. 2nd PA
Thomas Hands Cpl.
Roger Lane Pvt
Samuel Smith Pvt
•Staynor's Co. 2nd PA
John Sullivan Sgt.
•Colonel Francis Johnson 5th PA Regiment
•Bartholomew's Co. 5th PA
Gabriel McKnight Pvt
•Church's Co. 5th PA
Michael Fennon Pvt
Henry Maxwell Pvt
•Moore's Co. 5th PA
James Donolly Pvt
Thomas Fielding Pvt
Robert Marshall Pvt
•Oldham's Co. 5th PA
Thomas Porter Pvt
•Pott's Co. 5th PA
Paul Taylor Pvt
Phillip Trecy Pvt
•Taylor's Co. 5th PA
George Poke Pvt
Charles Quigley
Samuel Grunder
•Lieut. Col. David Grier 7th PA Regiment
•Alexander's Co. 7th PA
John McDonald Pvt W.
Robert Swim Pvt J.
•Bratton's Co. 7th PA
Patrick Carter Pvt
John Connor Ovt Pvt
•McDowell' Co. 7th PA
Richard Hamilton Pvt
Andrew Kennedy Pvt
Christopher Morgan Cpl.
•Montgomery's Co. 7th PA
Patrick Allen Cpl.
Archibald Basilom Pvt
•Parker's Co. 7th PA
Jacob Carbrough Pvt
Alexander Deney Pvt
Cornelius Feril Pvt
Benjamin Stevens Pvt
•Talbot's Co. 7th PA
John Crowl Pvt
John Ferguson Pvt
James Garland Cpl.
Peter McKinley Pvt
John Shoemaker Cpl.
•Wilson's Co. 7th PA
John Frise Pvt
John Smith Pvt
•Major Francis Mentges 11th PA Regiment
•Dean's Co. 11th PA
John Brown Pvt Dean's Co. 11th PA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On 21 Sept Joseph Cox a Willistown farmer made his way to his neighbor's farm of Ezekiel Bowen and Cromwell Pearce, the site of the Paoli Camp. The men were buried the next day in the field of Battle. They were gathered in a central location on the Bowen-Pearce property line, and interred in a trench about 12 by 60 feet. The soldiers were place in 2 rows of 26.
see: The Battle of Paoli by Thomas J. McGuire
----------------------------
Generals: Major General Anthony Wayne commanded the Americans. Major General Charles Grey commanded the British troops.
---------------------------
[1] Paoli Monument is the 2nd oldest war memorial in the United States.
[2] The original 1817 Monument was over 8 feet tall but vandalism over the decades resulted in the loss of the base and the capstone on which the original pyramid form was placed.
Paoli, Chester Co., PA 20 Sept 1777
"The "tumulus" or cluster of graves in which the soldiers were interred, was enclosed with a substantial stone wall, forming a rectangle 60 feet long from north to south, by 20 feet wide, with a gate in the middle of the western side wall, and a marble monument, about 9 feet in height erected in the centre of the enclosure.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The dedication ceremonies were held 20 Sept 1817 at 11am at Paoli Tavern
These inscriptions, [except that on the east side] taken from the old monument, were written by Dr. William Darlington, who was the master spirit on the occasion of its erection in 1817
The front inscription on the:
WEST SIDE
Sacred
to the memory of
the PATRIOTS
who on this spot
fell a sacrifice to
British barbarity
During the struggle for
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE,
on the night of
the 20th September 1777
NORTH SIDE
THE ATROCIOUS MASSACRE
which this stone commemorates
was perpetrated
by British troops
under the
immediate command of
MAJOR GENERAL GREY
SOUTH SIDE
Here repose the remains
of fifty three
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
who were the
victims of cold-blooded cruelty
in the well known
"MASSACRE AT THE PAOLI"
while under the command
of
GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE ,
an officer
whose military conduct,
bravery and humanity,
were equally conspicuous
throughout the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
EAST SIDE
Erected by the citizens of
Chester and Delaware counties,
September 20, 1877, being
THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
of the Paoli Massacre.
"The other Inscriptions on this monument are copied from the memorial stone formerly standing here, which was erected by the Republican Artillerists, and other Citizens of Chester County, September 20, 1817,"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Men Killed In Action~
•Lieut. Col. William Butler 4th PA Regiment
•Major Marien Lamar 4th PA "Bayonetted on horseback"-fell in the midst of the British retreat, His last words were, "Halt, boys, give these assassins one fire!". In honor of this martyr in the cause of liberty a township in Chester County was given his name.
•Colonel James Chambers 1st PA Regiment
Dr. Christian Reinick Surgeons's Mate
•Lieut. Col. Benjamin Temple & Capt. Josiah Stoddard 1st & 2nd Light Dragoons
Jones Dean Trooper Troop 1st Lt Dragoons "Killed by the militia"
•Major William Williams 2nd PA Regiment
•Staynor's Co. 2nd PA
Major. Lieut. Walborn
Edward Dodkins Pvt
•Lieut. Col. William Butler 4th PA Regiment
•Mear's Co. 4th PA
Robert Fasitt Pvt.
•Colonel Francis Johnson 5th PA Regiment
•Pott's Co. 5th PA
William Campble Pvt.
William McGee Ensign
•Christy's Co. 5th PA
Dennis McSwine Pvt.
•Church's Co. 5th PA
Charles McCahon Pvt.
Charles Temple Pvt.
•Lieut. Col. David Grier 7th PA Regiment
•Parker's Co. 7th PA
Neal Hardon Pvt
Nathan Hemphill Pvt.
~Men Missing In Action~
•Major William Williams 2nd PA Regiment
•Ashmeand's Co. 2 PA
Thomas Parker Sgt.
•Howell's Co. 2nd PA
William Dorrington Pvt
William Jackson Pvt
Benjamin Jones Pvt
•Jenkin's Co. 2nd PA
Downing, Patrick. Sgt.
Thomas Hartnett Cpl.
•Patterson's Co. 2nd PA
John Nowland Pvt
•Staddle's Co. 2nd PA
Thomas Hands Cpl.
Roger Lane Pvt
Samuel Smith Pvt
•Staynor's Co. 2nd PA
John Sullivan Sgt.
•Colonel Francis Johnson 5th PA Regiment
•Bartholomew's Co. 5th PA
Gabriel McKnight Pvt
•Church's Co. 5th PA
Michael Fennon Pvt
Henry Maxwell Pvt
•Moore's Co. 5th PA
James Donolly Pvt
Thomas Fielding Pvt
Robert Marshall Pvt
•Oldham's Co. 5th PA
Thomas Porter Pvt
•Pott's Co. 5th PA
Paul Taylor Pvt
Phillip Trecy Pvt
•Taylor's Co. 5th PA
George Poke Pvt
Charles Quigley
Samuel Grunder
•Lieut. Col. David Grier 7th PA Regiment
•Alexander's Co. 7th PA
John McDonald Pvt W.
Robert Swim Pvt J.
•Bratton's Co. 7th PA
Patrick Carter Pvt
John Connor Ovt Pvt
•McDowell' Co. 7th PA
Richard Hamilton Pvt
Andrew Kennedy Pvt
Christopher Morgan Cpl.
•Montgomery's Co. 7th PA
Patrick Allen Cpl.
Archibald Basilom Pvt
•Parker's Co. 7th PA
Jacob Carbrough Pvt
Alexander Deney Pvt
Cornelius Feril Pvt
Benjamin Stevens Pvt
•Talbot's Co. 7th PA
John Crowl Pvt
John Ferguson Pvt
James Garland Cpl.
Peter McKinley Pvt
John Shoemaker Cpl.
•Wilson's Co. 7th PA
John Frise Pvt
John Smith Pvt
•Major Francis Mentges 11th PA Regiment
•Dean's Co. 11th PA
John Brown Pvt Dean's Co. 11th PA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On 21 Sept Joseph Cox a Willistown farmer made his way to his neighbor's farm of Ezekiel Bowen and Cromwell Pearce, the site of the Paoli Camp. The men were buried the next day in the field of Battle. They were gathered in a central location on the Bowen-Pearce property line, and interred in a trench about 12 by 60 feet. The soldiers were place in 2 rows of 26.
see: The Battle of Paoli by Thomas J. McGuire
----------------------------
Generals: Major General Anthony Wayne commanded the Americans. Major General Charles Grey commanded the British troops.
---------------------------
[1] Paoli Monument is the 2nd oldest war memorial in the United States.
[2] The original 1817 Monument was over 8 feet tall but vandalism over the decades resulted in the loss of the base and the capstone on which the original pyramid form was placed.
"The "tumulus" or cluster of graves in which the soldiers were interred, was enclosed with a substantial stone wall, forming a rectangle 60 feet long from north to south, by 20 feet wide, with a gate in the middle of the western side wall, and a marble monument, about 9 feet in height erected in the centre of the enclosure.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The dedication ceremonies were held 20 Sept 1817 at 11am at Paoli Tavern
These inscriptions, [except that on the east side] taken from the old monument, were written by Dr. William Darlington, who was the master spirit on the occasion of its erection in 1817
The front inscription on the:
WEST SIDE
Sacred
to the memory of
the PATRIOTS
who on this spot
fell a sacrifice to
British barbarity
During the struggle for
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE,
on the night of
the 20th September 1777
NORTH SIDE
THE ATROCIOUS MASSACRE
which this stone commemorates
was perpetrated
by British troops
under the
immediate command of
MAJOR GENERAL GREY
SOUTH SIDE
Here repose the remains
of fifty three
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
who were the
victims of cold-blooded cruelty
in the well known
"MASSACRE AT THE PAOLI"
while under the command
of
GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE ,
an officer
whose military conduct,
bravery and humanity,
were equally conspicuous
throughout the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
EAST SIDE
Erected by the citizens of
Chester and Delaware counties,
September 20, 1877, being
THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
of the Paoli Massacre.
"The other Inscriptions on this monument are copied from the memorial stone formerly standing here, which was erected by the Republican Artillerists, and other Citizens of Chester County, September 20, 1817,"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Men Killed In Action~
•Lieut. Col. William Butler 4th PA Regiment
•Major Marien Lamar 4th PA "Bayonetted on horseback"-fell in the midst of the British retreat, His last words were, "Halt, boys, give these assassins one fire!". In honor of this martyr in the cause of liberty a township in Chester County was given his name.
•Colonel James Chambers 1st PA Regiment
Dr. Christian Reinick Surgeons's Mate
•Lieut. Col. Benjamin Temple & Capt. Josiah Stoddard 1st & 2nd Light Dragoons
Jones Dean Trooper Troop 1st Lt Dragoons "Killed by the militia"
•Major William Williams 2nd PA Regiment
•Staynor's Co. 2nd PA
Major. Lieut. Walborn
Edward Dodkins Pvt
•Lieut. Col. William Butler 4th PA Regiment
•Mear's Co. 4th PA
Robert Fasitt Pvt.
•Colonel Francis Johnson 5th PA Regiment
•Pott's Co. 5th PA
William Campble Pvt.
William McGee Ensign
•Christy's Co. 5th PA
Dennis McSwine Pvt.
•Church's Co. 5th PA
Charles McCahon Pvt.
Charles Temple Pvt.
•Lieut. Col. David Grier 7th PA Regiment
•Parker's Co. 7th PA
Neal Hardon Pvt
Nathan Hemphill Pvt.
~Men Missing In Action~
•Major William Williams 2nd PA Regiment
•Ashmeand's Co. 2 PA
Thomas Parker Sgt.
•Howell's Co. 2nd PA
William Dorrington Pvt
William Jackson Pvt
Benjamin Jones Pvt
•Jenkin's Co. 2nd PA
Downing, Patrick. Sgt.
Thomas Hartnett Cpl.
•Patterson's Co. 2nd PA
John Nowland Pvt
•Staddle's Co. 2nd PA
Thomas Hands Cpl.
Roger Lane Pvt
Samuel Smith Pvt
•Staynor's Co. 2nd PA
John Sullivan Sgt.
•Colonel Francis Johnson 5th PA Regiment
•Bartholomew's Co. 5th PA
Gabriel McKnight Pvt
•Church's Co. 5th PA
Michael Fennon Pvt
Henry Maxwell Pvt
•Moore's Co. 5th PA
James Donolly Pvt
Thomas Fielding Pvt
Robert Marshall Pvt
•Oldham's Co. 5th PA
Thomas Porter Pvt
•Pott's Co. 5th PA
Paul Taylor Pvt
Phillip Trecy Pvt
•Taylor's Co. 5th PA
George Poke Pvt
Charles Quigley
Samuel Grunder
•Lieut. Col. David Grier 7th PA Regiment
•Alexander's Co. 7th PA
John McDonald Pvt W.
Robert Swim Pvt J.
•Bratton's Co. 7th PA
Patrick Carter Pvt
John Connor Ovt Pvt
•McDowell' Co. 7th PA
Richard Hamilton Pvt
Andrew Kennedy Pvt
Christopher Morgan Cpl.
•Montgomery's Co. 7th PA
Patrick Allen Cpl.
Archibald Basilom Pvt
•Parker's Co. 7th PA
Jacob Carbrough Pvt
Alexander Deney Pvt
Cornelius Feril Pvt
Benjamin Stevens Pvt
•Talbot's Co. 7th PA
John Crowl Pvt
John Ferguson Pvt
James Garland Cpl.
Peter McKinley Pvt
John Shoemaker Cpl.
•Wilson's Co. 7th PA
John Frise Pvt
John Smith Pvt
•Major Francis Mentges 11th PA Regiment
•Dean's Co. 11th PA
John Brown Pvt Dean's Co. 11th PA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On 21 Sept Joseph Cox a Willistown farmer made his way to his neighbor's farm of Ezekiel Bowen and Cromwell Pearce, the site of the Paoli Camp. The men were buried the next day in the field of Battle. They were gathered in a central location on the Bowen-Pearce property line, and interred in a trench about 12 by 60 feet. The soldiers were place in 2 rows of 26.
see: The Battle of Paoli by Thomas J. McGuire
----------------------------
Generals: Major General Anthony Wayne commanded the Americans. Major General Charles Grey commanded the British troops.
---------------------------
[1] Paoli Monument is the 2nd oldest war memorial in the United States.
[2] The original 1817 Monument was over 8 feet tall but vandalism over the decades resulted in the loss of the base and the capstone on which the original pyramid form was placed.
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