NJ kicked butt, especially when the British killed the pastor’s wife in Connecticut Farms, now Union, NJ (the last section of the article.)
Rev James Caldwell, known as “The Rebel High Priest” was at
2nd Battle of Springfield (June 23, 1780) when call went
up from NJ militiamen for wadding. Paper wadding was necessary tamp down the charges in their muskets to prevent
bullets from sliding out of barrel (musket balls were .05 in
smaller than bore)
Caldwell spurred his horse to nearby parsonage, grabbed
armload of hymn books by noted Hymnist Isaac Watts.
Returning to battlefield Caldwell began ripping out pages
and handing them to the men calling out “Give ‘em the Watts
boys”.
Street live on is named RIFLE CAMP ROAD from company of
riflemen camped nearby to watch the gap through the
Watchung Mountains