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Hello, and welcome to Captain HAYDEN's Company of the 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers.
Our group was founded in 1977 to take part in reenactments of the American Revolution and additional local civic events. Please refer to our schedule below to see what our future events are.
We are full members of both the British Brigade and the Brigade of the American Revolution and maintain their strict goals of authenticity. The uniform, seen above, represents the regiment as it appeared in 1777, with the distinctive green faced white regimental coat.
The original regiment was raised in November of 1776 by Lieutenant Colonel Abraham VAN BUSKIRK of Teaneck, New Jersey. It was one of six battalions of New Jersey Volunteers being raised in the province at that time, all under the command of Brigadier General Cortland SKINNER.
They served in many raids of New Jersey from their camp on Staten Island, Paulus Hook and other locations as well as taking part in the major battles of Connecticut Farms, Springfield and Fort Griswold. Detachments of the unit also served at the Siege of Charlestown, King's Mountain and Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. The battalion was renumbered third in a reorganization of 1781.
With the end of the war and the British loss of America, the New Jersey Volunteers were disbanded on October 10th 1783 along the River Saint John, in modern New Brunswick, Canada. To read more about the original regiment, please click here.
Thank you for visiting us. We welcome inquiries about membership or perhaps how the group can take part in your future event. Please contact us at the address below. Also check out our photos in the gallery by clicking here!
| Group Name: |
4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers |
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Captain Samuel Hayden's Company |
| Contact Person: |
Todd W. Braisted |
| Address: |
569 Holly Court |
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Mahwah, NJ 07430 |
| E-mail Address: |
IVBNNJV@aol.com |
| Group Location: |
Northeastern United States & Ontario, Canada |
| 2009 Schedule of Events |
| March 7-8 |
British Occupation, McKonkey Ferry Section, Washington Crossing Historic Park, PA. Our annual event with 22 Reg’t of Foot and 2nd NJ Reg’t. |
| April 18-19 |
Battle of Bound Brook A smallish show with street fighting. Spaghetti dinner at local church and breakfast at local Fire House, they treat us real nice. |
| April 25-26 |
BAR School of the Soldier and Annual Meeting, New Windsor Cantonment, Vales Gate NY |
| May 15-16-17 |
BB/CL Event Jerusalem Mills, CANCELLED see below info Oct. 17-18 north of Baltimore, Maryland |
| May 23 (Saturday) |
River Vale, NJ Memorial Day Parade |
| June 7 |
Hudson Valley Quad-Centennial Event
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| June 20 |
CANCELLED Liberty Hall/Kean University Living History event, Union, NJ
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| June 27-28 |
Battle of Monmouth Monmouth Battlefield State Park, NJ |
| July 11-12 |
Battle of Wyoming (Wyoming Valley Massacre) Moonlake State Park, near Scranton, PA |
| July 25-26 |
Red Mill Village Museum, Clinton, NJ. Paying event for unit. |
| Aug. 15-16 |
BAR, Fort Fredrick State Park, Big Pool MD. With Mjr. Timpany’s Coy. |
| Sept. 5-6 |
Historic Cold Spring Village Encampment, Cape May, NJ. Paying event for unit, Labor Day weekend |
| Sept. 12-13 |
Rock Ford Plantation Lancaster, PA; BB local show. For those who wish to go, Major Timpany’s company from the N/W will be doing this. |
| Sept. 19 |
Conference House Staten Island, NY. Paying event for unit |
| Oct. 17-18 |
Jerusalem Mills Village This is the re-scheduled date for the BB/CL Event north of Baltimore, MD |
| Oct. 17-18 |
The Burning of Kingston NY (a Don Beale show). Nice event with boats on the Hudson for troop transport & fire support. |
| Nov. 21-22 |
Fort Lee Historic Park Fort Lee, NJ |
| Dec. 12 |
Battle of Ironworks Hill Mount Holly, NJ |
| Dec 26 or 27 |
Battles of Trenton Trenton, NJ |
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