June 26, 1778
The Sack of Monmouth Court House
On June 26, 1778, British troops, under the command of Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton, first arrived in Monmouth Court House, now known as Freehold Township. With France entering the American Revolution on the side of the Patriots, the British
April 26, 1946
George Ashby, The Last New Jersey Civil War Veteran
Editor’s Note: On April 26,1946, George Ashby died; he was the last surviving New Jersey Civil War veteran. This story, by noted New Jersey historian and author Joseph G. Bilby, is excerpted with the author’s permission from his book “Freedom