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April 12 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us for an exciting and historic weekend April 12 – 13, 2025!  The two-day living history program explores the American Revolutionary War during the timeframe of the Battle of Bound Brook and the foraging wars of 1777. Learn about and experience this important period in New Jersey’s and America’s history.

Multiple activities across venues include 18th Century Soldier’s Encampment and Street Battles, camp life portrayed by living history reenactors as American and British troops, sutlers, and others of that period.  Ceremony at Old Presbyterian Graveyard, Sunday Buffet Breakfast, Historic House tours/lectures and more!

Whether you are looking for a family-fun experience, a history buff, a visitor to the area or searching for a new, interesting event to attend, each year’s living history weekend at the Battle of Bound Brook is unique, fun, and exciting.

 The historic Abraham Staats House, with the original structure c. 1740, was home to the Staats family for nearly 200 years and served as the headquarters for George Washington’s “Drillmaster” Baron von Steuben in 1779.  Today, owned by the Borough of South Bound Brook, this house museum is open to the public during select events, programs, and tours.

During the Battle of Bound weekend, at the Abraham Staats House the Grounds are Free, featuring an 18th century Soldiers’ Encampment. Come walk through camp and see what life was like for American and British troops of the American Revolution.  In the House:  $10 per person, 18 & under-Free.  Order tickets via Eventbrite to enjoy House Tours/ Exhibits/ Period Music/ Rug Hooking Demos & Sunday program, 12:30 presentation by Bob Gleason of American Historical Theatre as “General von Steuben.” After the lecture, the General will exit the house to review the troops prior to the Sunday battle.  Also on Sunday, see the display of the Camp Middlebrook Chapter/DAR Member Laurel Grube’s Handmade Quilt with 358 names of Rev War Patriots.

 

Battle of Bound Brook 2025

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April 12 & 13, 2025 Battle of Bound Brook Event Schedule

Weekend Activities

At the Abraham Staats House

Website:  www.staatshouse.org   Event Page:  https://www.staatshouse.org/events/battle-of-bound-brook/  Email:  info@staatshouse.org       Phone:  (732) 369-3583

SATURDAY: (grounds open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

  • 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Battle of Bound Brook Encampment at Abraham Staats House
    • Grounds – Free
      • Camp Life – Soldiers of the American Revolution reenact drills & tacticals, camp life, open fire cooking, Sutlers
    • In-House – $10 per person, 18 and under Free    Order tickets via Eventbrite
      • House Tours
      • “Rug Hooking” by Hunterdon County Rug Artisan Guild New Jersey (hcrag.com)
      • American Revolution Surgeon display
  • 10:30 a.m. Street Battle #1  reenactment at the Old Stone Arch Bridge/Queens Bridge into Bound Brook
  • 11:30AM  Commemoration Ceremony at Old Presbyterian Graveyard, 402 East High St, Bound Brook, NJ  for The 248th “Battle of Bound Brook” NJ Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard  NJSSAR.org, & New Jersey Fifes and Drums
  • 1:30 p.m. Street Battle #2 on Main Street, South Bound Brook, (Weston Canal Road to Maple Avenue) featuring American and British units portraying the soldiers of the American Revolution.
  • 2:30 p.m.  Camp Life resumes
  • 4:00 p.m. Encampment Closes

SUNDAY: (Abraham Staats House grounds open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

  • 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Battle of Bound Brook Encampment at Abraham Staats House
    • Grounds – Free
      • Camp Life. Soldiers of the American Revolution reenact drills & tacticals, camp life, open fire cooking, Sutlers
    • In-House – $10 per person, 18 and under Free    Order tickets via Eventbrite
      • House Tours /Until Lecture at 12:30 p.m.
      • “Rug Hooking” by Hunterdon County Rug Artisan Guild New Jersey (hcrag.com)
      • American Revolution Surgeon display
      • Camp Middlebrook Chapter/DAR Member Laurel Grube’s Handmade Quilt w 358 names of Rev War Patriots
  • 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Soldiers Drills on the grounds of the Abraham Staats House.
  • 11:00 AM Abraham Staats House Parade Grounds. Sunday Morning Memorial Service for the Reenactors with Public invited. Officiating:  Chaplain Tim Platek, 6th PA Regiment,  7th VA Regiment, and of the Continental Line.  Join us for a 30 minute service conducted in the 18th Century mode.
  • 12:30 p.m. – Presentation: Bob Gleason of American Historical Theatre as “General von Steuben.” $10 pp, 18 & under FREE Order tickets via Eventbrite
  • 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. – Battle at the House #3 on the grounds of the Abraham Staats House featuring Patriotic and Loyalist units portraying the soldiers of the American Rev
  • After lecture, the  General will be on the grounds to review the Troops before the Battle!
  • olution (Free)
  • 4:00 p.m. Encampment Closes

 

Parking for events in South Bound Brook is available along Main Street and along public streets in the area of the Soldiers Encampment.   Parking in Bound Brook is available throughout the town and in Billian Park. Intermittent street closings are expected during the weekend in South Bound Brook and Bound Brook to accommodate the march and battles by the soldiers.

Contributing Partner Events: Bound Brook, Bridgewater, South Bound Brook

  • Friday, April 11, 6-8 p.m.: Please Join the Heritage Trail Association at the Van Horne House for our Annual Friend-Raiser!  Food, Music and frivolity!  Music by the wonderful Enslows, a specialty Cocktail created for this event along with additional libations and cocktails and catering by Mangia Buono. $50 admission includes 2 drink tickets. Must be 21 or older to attend.  ***Tickets***
    At Philip van Horne House, 941 E Main St, Bridgewater $50 Register: call Cindy  310-691-9388
  • Saturday, April 12, 11:30 a.m.: Commemoration Ceremony of 248th “Battle of Bound Brook”, NJ Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard (NJSSAR.org), The Old Presbyterian Graveyard, 402 East High St, Bound Brook, NJ Free.
  • Saturday, April 12, 7-11 p.m.:“Irish Tavern Night” A convivial evening for anyone over the age of 21.  Enjoy the Colonial Tavern honoring Philip Van Horn’s son-in law Colonel Stephen Moylan of Washington’s 4th Dragoons.  Ale, wine, and cocktails to wash down your delicious victuals.  $15 General Admission includes 2 drink tickets; $5 Reenactor Admission includes 2 drink tickets.    ***Tickets***
    At Philip van Horne House, 941 E Main St, Bridgewater  Register: call Cindy  310-691-9388.
  • Sunday, April 13, 7:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Breakfast Buffet at South Bound Brook Fire Company #1 Firehouse, 83 Edgewood Terrace, South Bound Brook. Free to registered re-enactors. Adults: $14; Seniors: $12; under age ten: $9;  under age 5: free.   www.sbbfd.com

Details

Date:
April 12
Time:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Website:
https://www.staatshouse.org/events/battle-of-bound-brook/battle-of-bound-brook-commemoration/#:~:text=Join%20us%20for%20an%20exciting%20and%20historic%20weekend,Bound%20Brook%20and%20the%20foraging%20wars%20of%201777.

Venue

Abraham Staats House
17 von Steuben Lane
South Bound Brook, NJ 08880 United States + Google Map
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