. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen. eful remembrance of the Patriotism and Gallantryof Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Greene, who, with 400 men, con-quered the Hessian army of 2,000 troops (then in the British service)at Red Bank, on the 22d Octo., 1777. Among the slain wasfound the commander, Count Donop, whose body lies interred nearthe spot where he fell. The inscription on the east side is: A number of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania volunteers, beingdesirous to perpetuate the memory of the distinguished officers andsoldiers who fought and bled in the gl
. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen. eful remembrance of the Patriotism and Gallantryof Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Greene, who, with 400 men, con-quered the Hessian army of 2,000 troops (then in the British service)at Red Bank, on the 22d Octo., 1777. Among the slain wasfound the commander, Count Donop, whose body lies interred nearthe spot where he fell. The inscription on the east side is: A number of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania volunteers, beingdesirous to perpetuate the memory of the distinguished officers andsoldiers who fought and bled in the glorious struggle for Independence, have erected this monument on the 22d of October, 1829. Originally the monument stood upon the edge*of the river bluff, but was subsequently setfurther back, near the ditch surrounding the fort. CbrUtopiter Greene, b. iu Warwick, B. I., May 13, 1737:ineinbei Rhode Island Iipgislature 1772-74; major in Conti-nental army 1775; taken prisoner ut Quebec ; colonel Oct., ,7-,- ■ ii^i ;.. ir ->. heater Coimty, N. T., May lo, 200 NEW JERSEY AS A COLONY For his gallant conduct at Fort Mercer Con-gress directed that a sword be presented to Colo-nel Greene, but this sword it was not his priv-ilege to receive. It was given to his son after theclose of the war, the colonel himself being thendead, murdered in an engagement with Toriesnear Croton, N, Y., upon May 13, 1781. In the moat south of the fort are the graves ofthe Hessian dead, while Colonel Donop was buriedin the pathway halfway between the old Whitallhouse and the lower end of the fort, the feettowards the river. Some one placed a rough stoneat his head, on which were picked in a very crudeway the letters Here lies buried Count afterward what was left of the Hessian wasdug up and distributed among various persons asghastly relics. In 1872, the United States government acquiredpossession of the site of Fort Mercer and theWhitall house. CHAPTER XIIThe Battle of Monmouth
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