Field of honor

Graves of unknown soldiers of the American Revolution

“These Are The Times That Try Men’s Souls”

~ Thomas Paine

For a number of weeks before the Battle of Trenton in late December 1776, the Continental Army camped on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River. The British and Hessians occupied the New Jersey side. During these weeks, which Thomas Paine immortalized as “…The Times That Try Men’s Souls,” the Thompson Neely House served as a hospital for soldiers in George Washington’s army. A number of these men died and are buried along the Delaware River, a short distance from the Thompson Neely House. Their graves are within walking distance of the house, which stands along River Road south of New Hope in Bucks County.

Unknown soldier

Continental Line

Rev War

Dec 1776