About This Event

Join us for an exciting and historic weekend April 15 – 16, 2023! 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 & Presentation: General George Washington Presents “The Treacherous Spring of 1777”

Battle of Bound Brook 2023

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April 15 & 16, 2023 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
  - Cannon Fire by the NJ Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NJSSAR.org)
  - 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)
10:30 a.m. Street battle reenactment at the Old Stone Arch Bridge in Bound Brook
1:30 p.m. Street battle 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 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
  - Cannon Fire by the NJ Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NJSSAR.org)
  - 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 /Lecture at 12:30 p.m.
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Soldiers Drills on the grounds of the Abraham Staats House.
12:30 p.m. – Presentation: General George Washington presents “The Treacherous Spring of 1777” $10 pp, 18 & under FREE Order tickets via Eventbrite
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. – Battle on the grounds of the Abraham Staats House featuring Patriotic and Loyalist units portraying the soldiers of the American Revolution (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 of the soldiers.

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

Friday, April 14, 6-8 p.m.: “A Wine and Cheese with a Special Historic Unveiling!” Hosted by Heritage Trail Association. Period music by the Enslows, food, fun, and frivolity! At van Horne House, 941 E Main St, Bridgewater $50 pp – Alcohol being served. No one under 21 admitted. heritagetrail.org to register. Questions: call Cindy 310-691-9388. ***Flyer***
Saturday and-Sunday, April 15, 10 a.m-6 p.m.: “Battle of Bound Brook” Display, SCLSNJ’s Bound Brook Branch Memorial Public Library, 402 E High Street, Bound Brook, NJ 08805 Sclsnj.org 908-458-8410 boundbrook@sclibnj.org Free.
Saturday, April 15, 11:30 a.m.: Commemoration Ceremony of 246th “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 15, 12:30-3:30 p.m.: The 5th Annual Battle & Brews Guided History Tour & Pub Crawl – 10 Hamilton Street, Bound Brook, NJ 21+ Free Learn about Bound Brook’s Historic Role in the Revolutionary War and Current Vibrancy ***Flyer***
Eventbrite:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-battle-brews-bound-brook-historical-tour-pub-crawl-tickets-557079679317
Presented by the Borough of Bound Brook & Bound Brook Revitalization Partnership, this program is made possible by funds from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey Historical Commission.
Saturday, April 9, 7-11 p.m.: “The Annual Publick Ball hosted by Philip Van Horne and Heritage Trail Association”. Live music by Anne & Ridley Enslow … Dance Master Lazarus Turner calls the dances. $10.00pp. $5.00pp reenactors in period dress. At Historic Van Horne House, 941 E. Main St, Bridgewater, NJ Register via Eventbrite www.heritagetrail.org. Questions: call Cindy 310-691-9388. ***Flyer***
Sunday, April 16, 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: $12; Seniors: $10; under age ten: $8 under age 5: free. www.sbbfd.com ***Flyer***