Description: Brigade Marker-Maxwell’s Brigade Continental Army Valley Forge December 19, 1777 June 18, 1778 Sullivan’s Division Major General John Sullivan Maxwell’s Brigade Brig. Gen. William Maxwell Commanding 1st New Jersey Infantry 2nd New Jersey Infantry 3rd New Jersey Infantry 4th New Jersey Infantry DESCRIPTION - Granite with bronze plaque, 6’ x 4’ x 2’. DONOR & DATE - The Valley Forge Park Commission under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1908. HISTORICAL DATA - Maxwell’s Brigade which was part of Sullivan’s Division, consisted solely of New Jersey regiments. With Lachlan McIntosh’s Brigade, also of Sullivan’s Division, Maxwell was deployed as the defense along the linear works on the eastern face of Mt. Joy.
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Notes: HCS 3/21/2023. Original image available at
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Identifier: VFP203
Serial Number: 6958
Donation: NPGallery Digital Asset Management System collection (#108)
