The events of October 6 to October 22, 1778, although commonly referred to as the “Battle of Chestnut Neck” or the “Affair at Little Egg Harbor,” could in my opinion better be thought of as “The Burning of Chestnut Neck and the Affair at Little Egg Harbor.”
Several years ago, I wrote a synopsis of “A Nest of Rebel Pirates” by Franklin Kemp. It is on one of my long neglected websites at NJ-ALHN. http://tiny.cc/fwex3
The Chestnut Neck Monument was Erected through General Lafayette Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Dedicated October 6, 1911. The Chapter has an excerpt written by Georgiana C. Blake, from the Atlantic County Historical Society Yearbook, Volume 1, Number 3, Page 111-116. October 1950.
The Col. Richard Somers Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) has been assisting with the maintenance. I was there for the 230th anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Chestnut Neck in 2008.
The Chapter has some great pictures posted on their website and a very nice paper on the events of 1778, written by Harry P. Folger, 3rd. http://tiny.cc/imm1s
They have now added a plaque and information displays to the Monument area. I have not seen it yet, but I look forward to going. Here are the pictures from the dedication in October 2010 of the informational displays. http://colrichardsomers.com/ChestnutNeck10910.aspx
Reverend Norman Goos, President of the Sons of American Revolution Chapter, is in the process of completing a wonderful project. He has looked up the pension records from a good many of the South Jersey veterans and has come across an amazing amount of information. I attended one of his lectures last year and was surprised by some of his finds. Thank you for the great work, Rev. Goos!
I look forward to hearing more from Reverend Goos. Look around on the SAR website- you will see an amazing amount of dedication and effort at work.
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Both the General Laffette Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Col. Somers Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution would welcome your attendance at the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the Chestut Neck Monument. It will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at 10:30am.
Mark your calendar. I hope they will send me a reminder and I will be sure to post it a month or so before the event.
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A Special Thank You for some clarification I received on the blog post. I hate to make errors and not find out about it.
Susan
2 comments:
Susan,
THANK YOU for your tireless effort to make the history of South Jersey available to all. Especially for this current blog featuring Chestnut Neck and the continued work that our Chapter (Col. Richard Somers - NJSSAR) is doing at Chestnut Neck. Our "open-air museum" continues to expand and we are planning a huge event on Saturday, October 8, 2001 at 10:30am to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the DAR Monument and the 233rd anniversary of the Battle of Chestnut Neck. Keep up the good work!
Earl Cain - Secretary-Historian Col. Richard Somers Chapter
Sons of the American Revolution
Chestnut Neck Event
Saturday, October 8, 2011
10:30am
Earl Cain
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