Campsite of the New Jersey Line in Belleville

Location

Belleville, NJ

Who?:  American
Units:  New Jersey Line
Direction:  north
Destination:  Yorktown, Virginia
Date:  August 20/21, 1781
Public Access:  1

Coming from Paramus, Moses Hazen’s Regiment and the New Jersey Line encamp in and south of Belleville on 20/21 August 1781. Hazen encamped in Belleville, the New Jersey Line about two miles south of the community. The exact location of the campsites is unknown.