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r—lersey Cape Historically ^P| By John Merrill n

In 1771. there were only | 1648 people living in the 1 county and probably not too many more after the 1 first shots were fired in the I Revolution in 1775. And yet. 1 with only the few. isolated 1 Cape May residents, the I county provided soldiers to . fight for the grand cause of ! American Independence. 1 On 21 September 1775, in Cape May Court House, an I election was held for officers to the Cape May Regiment that was to pro- i tect the county. Soldiers ; (the Militia) were required to remain for four months 1 unless they were in combat maneuvers. i THOSE FOLLOWING the Quaker faith ( and there I were quite a few during J this period) were exempt I from military service, but I needed to pay four shillings J per month in lieu of I military service. I Two hundred pounds of I powder for the militia were J approved by the ContinenI tal Congress in 1775 for the I Cape May Regiment. ] Cape May County was I considered so important I that two regiments of ' soldiers were sent from New York and two regiments were sent by water from Delaware to boost the militia already in Cape May. HERE THEY were to remain until further orders were sent to them. By 1777, the Continental Congress was to supply 187 pounds * more of gun powder, 347 pounds of lead. 33 "stands of arms", 344 gun flints, J and enough cartridge

to supply the needs of the militia. In 1777, the Cape May Militia left the county to fight for Gen. George Washington. Under Gen. Philemon Dickinson and Lt. John Cresse, Capt. James Willets, Jr., Capt. Salanthia Foster, and Capt. Young Townsend, 140 men, with 16 field officers, made up the Cape May contingent. THE CAPE MAY Regiment was divided in 1778 and the militia members were placed in the regular Continental Army. The ! southern most New Jersey counties were formed into a brigade with the only officer serving within this brigade from Cape May County being Col. John Mackey. As the war progressed, a regiment was created from the four lower New Jersey counties with Col. Nicholas Stillwell in command. Cape May County was ordered by the Continental Congress to supply 13 more soldiers and to send them to Monmouth Court House. IN ORDER to recruit the needed soldiers. Lt. Amos Cresse was named recruiting officer for Cape May County. In 1781, as the last call for more troops arrived, Lt. Cresse recruited 20 more Cape May County men with Capt. Humphrey Stites placed in command of this regiment. When recalling the names of those individuals, coming from Cape May, who were involved with the American Revolution, the muster rolls for the 1777 Cape May Militia could not be found. Their names are lost to history. The Cape May County patriots, supplied from records that are still in existence, numbered 134 men. For all those who served during the Revolution, it seems fitting to end this subject with the epitaph found on the grave of Elijah Matthews, who died on 12 September 1779. and address this to all those who came to the aid of the New Nation: "A Hero who gave his life for the Liberty which is now the best." (ED NOTE: Merrill teaches social studies at Lower Cape May Regional High School and has lived in the county since 1975. If you're interested in a particular historical item, write him care of this newspaper. P.O. Box 43 0. Cape May Court House. N.J. 08210). New Program To Be Topic RIO GRANDE - The Lower Cape May Alzheimer's Support Group will have a speaker from Social Services to explain a new program for the medically needy at its meeting 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 8, at the Social Services Building, Routes 9 and 47. There will be no August meeting of the group.

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