“Experience the Battle of Princeton and the Lineage Organization Wreath Commemoration

The Reenactment of the Battle of Princeton took place on the cold and wet Princeton Battlefield State Park on January 7, 2024. Temperatures were in the mid 30s. Winds were at 15mph, and we had intermittent rain and some flurries. The weather may have kept some from attending, but there were still 400 + hearty citizens, over 200 dedicated reenactors, and support staff to lend justice to the day’s historic significance. The Reenactment was made possible by a few major supporters, including the New Jersey Society and Sons of the American Revolution. NJSSAR was well represented thanks to several members, including the New Jersey Society Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard led by Commander Jay Hershey. Our revolutionary ancestors would have been proud. Present that day for the NJSSAR were Commander Hershey, Color Guardsmen, Robert Meyer, Gary Beauregard, Ed Glidden, Princeton Chapter President Roger Williams, and Earl Grondyke. Also attending were Color Guard Commander Scott Collins, SAR Middle School Teacher of the Year, and soon-to-be NJSSAR member Rob Shulte and Brent Osborne of the Virginia Society. PASSAR Color Guard Commander Fred Fonseca, Chris Snyder, and Spencer Snyder were present for Pennsylvania. NJSSAR thanks them all for contributing to the event. NJSSAR’s Roger Williams coordinated the participation of the Lineage Organization Commemorative events for the sites of the Ten Crucial Days. Legacy Units attending:

1. The 103 Engineer Battalion of the Pennsylvania National Guard, known as the "The Dandy First", legacy unit of the Philadelphia Artillery Battalion.

2. The 1st. Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment Association, also known as "The Fifth Maryland," legacy unit  of Smallwood’s Maryland Regiment.

3. The 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, also known as "Hamilton’s Own," legacy unit of the New York Provincial Company of Artillery.

4. The New Jersey National Guard, legacy unit of the New Jersey Militia.

5. The Royal Lancers of the British Army, also known as "Queen Elizabeth’s Own," the legacy unit of the 16th Regiment of Light Dragoons, also known as “Burgoyne's Light Horse.”

6. Troop A, 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, legacy unit of the First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, also known as “The Philadelphia Light Horse.”.

7. United States Marine Corps, legacy unit of Major Samuel Nicolas Battalion of Continental Marines. The senior officer is Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Lockhart, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, New Jersey National Guard.

Officials and Lineage and Service Organization Officials presenting greetings attending;

1. Mark Texel, Administrator, New Jersey State Historic Sites and Parks

2. Davis Lee Wright, Past President General, National Society, Sons of the American Revolution

3. Color Guard Commander Kenneth Scott Collins, National Society, Sons of the American Revolution

4. Robert C. Meyer, National Society, SAR Color Guard Vice Commander and President of the New Jersey Society, SAR

5. Brent Osborn, National Society, Color Guard Safety Officer, SAR Colonel James Wood II Chapter, Virginia Society SAR

6. Christopher Lee, President of the Descendants of Signers of the Constitution and Deputy Governor of the Descendants of Founders of New Jersey

7. From Crossroads National Heritage Area Executive Director Carrie Fellows

8. Vittoria Flick, Middle Atlantic District Director, Daughters of the American Revolution, Senior State President, Children of the American Revolution

9. Ben Strong, President, Sons of the Revolution

10. Ned Reinhard, NJ Governor, Order of Founders & Patriots of New Jersey

11. Leonard Vander Horn, Grand Master, Most Worshipful from the Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Society of the Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New Jersey

12. Gerry Henderson, Vice President, New Jersey Society, Society of the Cincinnati

13. National Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association, Board Directors Julie Diddell, and Brad Fay

14. Ken McKeever, Deputy Governor, Mayflower Society

15. Rosemary Kelley, Regent, Princeton Chapter, New Jersey Society, Daughters of the American Revolution

16. David Christopherson, Chancellor, New Jersey Society

17. Jay Hershey, Color Guard Commander, New Jersey Society, Sons of the American Revolution

18. Fred Fonseca, Color Guard Commander, Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution