Glover’s Regiment Commemorates Anniversary of Revolutionary War Hero
Photos and Story by Caryn Coyle
On a frigid Christmas night in 1776, General John Glover commanded the boats of Marblehead fishermen who rowed across the Delaware River in Trenton, New Jersey, for General George Washington.
The Battle of Trenton was a surprise attack on Hessian mercenaries and a turning point in the American Revolutionary War.
General Glover, who lived in Marblehead, died here on January 30, 1797. He was 64 years old.
Each year, on the last Saturday of January, the Marblehead regiment of re-enactors wear 18th-century clothing and march from the Old Town House to General Glover’s tomb on Old Burial Hill.
Scores of people gathered at the Old Town Hall in Marblehead at sunset on Saturday, January 27, to relive a bit of that history.
As light began to fade, the group followed the re-enactors as they proceeded along Washington Street, to the beat of a drum
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Seamus Daly, the re-enactment group’s captain, commemorated General Glover and his Marblehead Mariners at Glover’s tomb, by lantern light.
To conclude the Old Burial Hill ceremony, Glover’s Marblehead Regiment fired their muskets in a salute to the general who kept the dream of freedom and independence from Britain a reality.
In 1776, General John Glover commanded the boats of Marblehead fishermen who rowed across the Delaware River in Trenton, New Jersey, for General George Washington on a cold Christmas night. The Battle of Trenton was a surprise attack on Hessian mercenaries and a turning point in the American Revolutionary War.
General Glover, who lived in Marblehead, died here on January 30, 1797. He was 64 years old.
Each year, on the last Saturday of January, the Marblehead regiment of re-enactors wear 18th-century clothing and march from the Old Town House to General Glover’s tomb on Old Burial Hill.
Scores of people gathered at the Old Town Hall in Marblehead at sunset on Saturday, January 27, to relive a bit of that history. As light began to fade, the group followed the re-enactors as they proceeded along Washington Street, to the beat of a drum.
Seamus Daly, the re-enactment group’s captain, commemorated General Glover and his Marblehead Mariners at Glover’s tomb, by lantern light. To conclude the Old Burial Hill ceremony, Glover’s Marblehead Regiment fired their muskets in a salute to the general who kept the dream of freedom and independence from Britain a reality.
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Caryn, thanks for getting my friend, Alysa, and me out to witness this event and to forever remember the importance of Gen. Glover and his courageous Marblehead mariners. We’re so lucky re-enactors bring history alive for us and history buffs, like you, follow these events.