Title: A people harassed and exhausted
Description: The First Hunterdon Militia Regiment of New Jersey containing the men from today's Trenton, Ewing Township, Hopewell Township, and Lawrence Township was continually called on to defend the state throughout the period 1775-1783. This is their story, told for the first time, describing the mental and physical challenges associated with fighting a war for independence while also trying to survive economically as farmers, craftsmen, and merchants.
Subjects: History, New Jersey. Militia. Hunterdon Brigade, New Jersey
Places: New Jersey, United States, Hunterdon County (N.J.), Hunterdon County
Time periods: Revolution, 1775-1783