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The Caldwell Parsonage is a site of tragedy outside of the battlefield of Connecticut Farms & Springfield. The events that transpired that day still have lasting legacies for the township.

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On June 7, 1780, along the retreat path of the Battle of Connecticut Farms, a combined Hessian and British force passed by the Caldwell Parsonage. On that day, tragedy struck as the bullet flew through the window and Hannah Caldwell, the wife of Rev. James Caldwell, fell dead.

To this day, it is not known if the bullet fired was mistake or an intentional attack on the wife of the "Fighting Parson" of the NJ militia. Following the tragic death of Hannah Caldwell, the British burned the parsonage, the nearby Presbyterian church, and other structures in the area.

Two years later, the parsonage was reconstructed on the original foundation, and the untimely death of Hannah Caldwell is now displayed on the contemporary Seal of Union County.

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