Kilpatrick's Reenactment Marker

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Wantage Township in Sussex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Kilpatrick's Reenactment

By Cheryl (Rome) Thom

1. Kilpatrick's Reenactment Marker

Inscription. At the invitation of Major Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881), a native of Wantage, over forty thousand veterans of the American Civil War and guards were treated to four days of festivities from August 25-28, 1878. On the final day of the encampment, a re-enacted battle involving four thousand men, took place. The roar of cannons was heard over twenty miles away.

Kilpatrick, an 1861 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, was unsuccessful in his campaigns for Governor of New Jersey and the U.S. House of Representatives. He was twice appointed Minister to Chile, and died serving in this post in 1881.

Erected 2003 by Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee.

Marker series. This marker is included in the New Jersey, Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders marker series.

Location. 41° 13.565′ N, 74° 38.032′ W. Marker is in Wantage Township, New Jersey, in Sussex County. Marker is on County Route 650. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sussex NJ 07461, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Old Clove Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sussex Borough, New Jersey (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lusscroft (approx. 2.2 miles away); DAR Van Bunschooten Museum (approx. 2.6 miles away); Goldsmith Maid (approx. 3.1 miles away); George Washington Encampment (approx. 5.6 miles away); Joseph Sharp's Iron Works (approx. 6.2 miles away); High Point: An Early Haven for Sightseers & Sportsmen (approx. 6.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Wantage Township.