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British Prisoner of War Camp York, Pennsylvania Coming! New Membership Cards Nominating Committee Proposes Slate of Candidates For 2016 – 2017 Camp Security British Prisoner of War Camp York, Pennsylvania Coming! New Membership Cards VOLUME XLI Spring 2016 Number 1 The Pennsylvania Minuteman Newsletter About Camp Security The mud of a south-central Pennsylvania cornfield may soon The Pennsylvania Minuteman Newsletter produce answers about the fate of British prisoners of war during ISSN: 18990 the waning years of the American Revolution. A few miles east of York, the city that briefly served as the (USPS 907-202) fledgling nation's capital after the Continental Congress fled Philadelphia, more than a thousand English, Scottish and Canadian News of the soldiers were imprisoned at what was then known as Camp Security. Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution In efforts to preserve the plot where those soldiers and their captors worked and lived has lasted almost twice as long as the Publish Quarterly Revolutionary War itself, the “Save Camp Security” has been able Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter to purchase the land associated with Camp Security through Donations and Grants from various organizations and government agencies. By "This is an extraordinarily important site, because so few of these camp sites survived," said Steve Warfel, a retired curator of Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution archaeology at the Pennsylvania State Museum who is involved in 15063 Limber Road the project. "It's a very important piece for understanding the revolutionary period, and how people were treated when they were Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335-5531 incarcerated." Joseph B. McMullen, President A 1979 archaeological study found numerous artifacts that confirmed local lore about the prison camp's location. The local William E. Harry, Publisher-Editor government, Springettsbury Township, took possession of an Please send news and press releases to: adjacent, 115-acre property and last year The Conservation Fund paid a developer nearly $1 million for the 47-acre parcel. The The Pennsylvania Minuteman Newsletter (PASSAR) Friends of Camp Security paid off the fund so it can turn the Attn: William E. Harry, Publisher-Editor smaller plot over to the township as well. Nothing about the property today suggests it was once teeming 595-½ State Street with prisoners. The first group arrived in 1781, four years after Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335-2272 their 1777 surrender at Saratoga, N.Y. More arrived the next year after the battle in Yorktown, VA. By April 1782, there were 1,265 Or men at the camp, along with 182 women and 189 children -- [email protected] family members and others who accompanied the prisoners. The first group was kept under less strict conditions and could be hired out to nearby farms, where among other things they were put Year Subscription to Pennsylvania Minuteman to use chopping firewood and hunting wolves. The Yorktown Members $2.00 Others $4.00 Single Copy $1.00 veterans were much more strictly confined, kept inside a circular stockade that had been constructed from 15-foot-high log posts. POSTMASTER: send address changes to: In the1979 dig, which focused on a small area, produced metal items such as buckles and buttons that are associated with British The Pennsylvania Minuteman soldiers of the period, suggesting that could have either been the Camp Security stockade or the adjacent Camp Indulgence village Attn: Raynold L. Prusia, Sr. where low-risk prisoners stayed. 15063 Limber Road That survey also turned up 20 coins and 605 straight pins that may have been used by prisoners to make lace. Meadville, PA 16335-5531 Ken Miller, an associate professor of history at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., said Camp Security's historical PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT significance comes from its role in a network of camps in MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16335 Pennsylvania and elsewhere that held more than 10,000 prisoners during the war. "Nobody's really appreciated the extent to which the war reached the American interior in places like York and Lancaster and Reading and Winchester, Va., and Frederick, Md.," Miller said. "These prisoners put the war on America's doorstep, even when the battles were far away." Researchers recently found lists of Camp Security prisoners in the British National Archives. And an 18th century account of camp The Pennsylvania Minuteman Newsletter life by a British surgeon's mate described a "camp fever" that may Publication Deadlines have killed some of the prisoners, who were buried on-site. Spring Edition due by March 10 Printed by March 30 If there was a cemetery -- there may be two or more -- it hasn’t been found. Some even believe the graves may be under what is Summer Edition due by June 10 Printed by June 30 today one of the neighborhoods that encircle the property. Fall Edition due by September10 Printed by September 30 Each year the Friends of Camp Security has offered opportunities Winter Edition due by December 10 Printed by December 30 for interested people to come and participate in these digs as well Request for Submitting: as asking for donations to help with their future plans to maintain the property. It appears that the township will utilize the property Pictures to be 300 dpi (High Resolution) for potential walking paths and making sure that the land is preserved as a nature preserve. If you are interested in assisting Font: 12 PT (Times New Roman) camp security, go to: www.campsecurity.com. Please identify the “Writers” Name. Please identify the “Photos taken By” Name. Please identify where pictures were taken. 2 The Pennsylvania Minuteman Newsletter Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution President’s Remarks Joe McMullen, PASSAR President Dear Compatriots, Thank you to Harris Ferry Chapter for hosting All chapters and PASSAR our February Quarterly meeting. On January 21st are now covered by I took a break from the cold and record blizzard for a warm sunny visit to Phoenix, AZ with the liability insurance. We opportunity to have dinner with the Barry still need though the Goldwater Chapter SAR at the Deer Valley chapters to fill out the Airport. President William Hearter is a required application Pennsylvania native and the chapter has a lot of forms to finalize the winter snowbirds. February 13th I joined the paper work. If your Fort Halifax chapter for their breakfast meeting, chapter has not returned Mark Balliet chapter president. your form please do so as soon as possible. We At Leadership meeting in Louisville February 25- are going with a permanent membership cards 28th the trustees voted to go forward with the and they will be available in the near future. Solid Light Program for the Museum. March 5th I Please see that all address changes get to the attended the Frontier Patriots Chapter luncheon, new incoming secretary Ray Prusia. Dave Hammaker president, and presented the I invite everyone to attend the May 6 & 7th chapter with the SAR 1776 Campaign Society Annual Meeting at the Eden Resort in Lancaster. Flag Streamer and Certificate for their support of President General Thomas E. Lawrence is the Center for Advancing America Heritage. scheduled to join us. Friday afternoon there is March 12th the PA C.A.R. Annual State an optional tour of Rock Ford Plantation the Conference was held in Milton, PA. In the home of General Edward Hand. General Hand afternoon we toured the John Cameron House. crossed the Delaware with General Washington PA C.A.R. State President Jessica Dodson’s and was at the Siege of Yorktown. Our memorial project was funding an exhibit in honor of service will be held at Chestnut Level Governor James Pollock the 13th Governor of Presbyterian Church where a plaque has been Pennsylvania who in 1864, while serving the placed in conjunction with PSSDAR in memory of United States Mint, added to our coinage the thirty-nine Revolutionary War Patriots of the motto In God We Trust. During the evening’s congregation. black tie dinner it was my honor to present PA Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your C.A.R. State President Jessica Dodson and Senior State President for the past year. The First State President Nancy Popielarski with the Silver Couple has enjoyed our many travels throughout SAR/C.A.R. Medal of Appreciation. Thank you to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Not Floyd Turner for the Pennsylvania Children of everything on our to do list has been the American Revolution Endowment Fund accomplished, but PASSAR is certainly headed recognition pin. forward in the right direction. Your Humble Servant, Joe McMullen PASSAR President 3 The Pennsylvania Minuteman Newsletter Nominating Committee Announces Slate of Candidates for 2016-2017 O F F I C I A L NOTICE Scan for Eric Troutman’s From Nominating Committee Report for May 7, 2016 Annual Meeting Contact Information By Eric Troutman, PASSAR Registrar & National Trustee At the recent PASSAR Board of Management Meeting held on February 6, 2016 the following Compatriots were appointed by PASSAR President Joseph B. McMullen to be members of the Nominating Committee pursuant to PASSAR Bylaw No. 7.02. Eric H. Troutman, who of the former presidents has assumed that status most recently, is by virtue of Bylaw No. 7.02 the Chairman of the Nominating Committee. 1. Eric H. Troutman FP 2. William J. McKim, Esq. FP 3. Gregory J. Shively Eastern Region 4. Donald E. Mengle Central Region 5. Raynold L. Prusia, Sr. Western Region The Nominating Committee has prepared as follows a slate of the officers as Specified in Bylaw No. 7.02, which states that under Bylaw No. 5.02-h.1 the slate must be published in the Pennsylvania Minuteman or furnished each Chapter at least 20 days before the Annual Meeting.
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