Buried Soldiers at Washington Crossing to Be Honored at Memorial Day Ceremony
The famous park in New Hope, Pa., will honor George Washington's Continental Army soldiers who died in 1776 at the site.
By Kaamil Jones ••
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Originally established during the Civil War, Memorial Day honors those who have died in military service for the U.S.
The Washington Crossing Historical Site will hold it's annual Memorial Day observance on Sunday, and the ceremony will honor men who lost their lives while George Washington's Continental Army camped in Bucks County during the winter of 1776.
American flags will be placed at the gravesite of the soldiers buried there. All but one are buried in unmarked graves, their identities lost to history.
The only known soldier at the site was 26-year-old artillery captain James Moore. During the ceremony, the Daughters of The American Revolution will dedicate a plaque at Moore's gravesite.
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John Godzieba stands while playing the role of Gen. George Washington during a re-enactment of the Christmas crossing of the Delaware River during the Revolutionary War on December 25, 2015, in Titusville, New Jersey.
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John Godzieba, as Gen. George Washington, second right, stands in a boat during a re-enactment of Washington’s daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the Delaware River in Washington Crossing, Pa., on Dec. 25, 2016. Spectators were once again being invited to gather along the Delaware River to watch an annual reenactment of George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, a year after an online re-enactment was posted instead.
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Revolutionary war re-enactors participate in the 65th annual re-enactment of General George Washington crossing the Delaware River, Monday Dec. 25, 2017, in Upper Makefield Pa. (NBC10 Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
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A man dresses as George Washington and looks through a telescope during the annual Delaware Crossing reenactment.
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Calvin Huntzinger proposes to Laura Kienle during the annual reenactment of George Washington crossing the Delaware River.
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Revolutionary war re-enactors participate in the 65th annual re-enactment of General George Washington crossing the Delaware River, Monday Dec. 25, 2017, in Upper Makefield Pa. (NBC10 Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
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Revolutionary war re-enactors participate in the 65th annual re-enactment of General George Washington crossing the Delaware River, Monday Dec. 25, 2017, in Upper Makefield Pa. (NBC10 Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
Joseph Kaczmarek
Revolutionary war re-enactors participate in the 65th annual re-enactment of General George Washington crossing the Delaware River, Monday Dec. 25, 2017, in Upper Makefield Pa. (NBC10 Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
Joseph Kaczmarek
Revolutionary war re-enactors participate in the 65th annual re-enactment of General George Washington crossing the Delaware River, Monday Dec. 25, 2017, in Upper Makefield Pa. (NBC10 Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
