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Cemeteries and the soldiers listed in them
We do not know the names of the Hessian soldiers who died and were buried in the church yard, but the DAR erected a stone to them.
This marks the site of the "Sand Pit" in which are buried those Hessian Soldiers who died in the church when it was used as a hospital 1776.
See picture of Tombstone
http://www.nps.gov/sapa/cemetery/Hessians.jpg
Donated to site by list member Henry Retzer
Re-donated by Marie Rasnick Fetzer [email protected]
This is what the marker says:
"This marks the site of the sandpit in which are buried those Hessian
soldiers who died in the Church when used as a hospital 1776. Erected by
Bronx Chapter D.A.R." (I can't make out the date.)
This is what the website says:
Hessians (died 1776)
During the Revolutionary War, the British hired German auxiliary troops to augment the English army. Most of these troops came from the German principality of Hesse-Cassel, lending the name "Hessian" to all German soldiers. In the Battle of Pell's Point, which took place near the church at Eastchester on October 18, 1776, Hessians accounted for most of the 4,000-man British force that fought the Patriots. This was an important engagement in which the British tried to cut off George Washington's army as it withdrew to White Plains from northern Manhattan. Led by Colonel John Glover of Massachusetts, the Patriot force of 800 men held off the much larger British and Hessian force long enough to allow Washington to complete his withdrawal. After the fighting, British and Hessian wounded and sick took shelter in the half-completed church, later known as St. Paul's Church, Eastchester. Many Hessians died in the Church, mostly from disease, and were buried in a mass grave in the Eastchester cemetery. The spot where they were buried was a sandpit from which sand had been taken to make mortar for the construction of the church. Among those who died in the church were: Private Heinrich Euler, born 1749 in Gehau, Hessen; Private Conrad Roth, born 1753 in Friedigerode, Hessen; and Heinrich Grein, born 1754 in Mengsberg, Hessen. All three were members of the Knyphausen regiment.
I don't know if you already have this posted or not, just
came across it and wanted to share it with you.
Thanks,
Marie
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