On Saturday April 19th, 2025, five Revolutionary War Patriots will be honored at a grave marking dedication in Washington Park, downtown Cincinnati.
This grave marking event is part of the efforts of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution to honor the 200+ Revolutionary War patriots buried in Hamilton County Ohio.
This date is also the 250th Anniversary of the Battles at Lexington and Concord Massachusetts, which was the fuse that was lit to explode the Revolutionary War conflict.
What it was all about!
Come down to Washington Park to celebrate these patriots as well as remember and honor Patriots who participated in the battles.
Location: Washington Park – 12th & Elm Street in downtown Cincinnati across the street from Memorial Hall and adjacent to Music Hall.
Time – 2:00PM
Parking – there is ample parking in the Washington Park underground parking structure directly to the north of the dedication site and directly across the street from Music Hall.
There will be two events, first the story of the Battles of April 19th, 1775 and second the honoring of five Revolutionary War Patriots who were buried in Hamilton County Ohio.
Story Highlights: We Remember the Battle of April 19, 1775 at Concord against the British shortly after a previous encounter at Lexington earlier that day.
Five Patriots – we will honor five of the remaining fifty-four patriots who have been added to the 8’ X 12’ Memorial Plaque of Revolutionary War veterans placed in 1909. This plaque is within the Memorial Hall across the street and the plaque holds the names of over two-hundred Revolutionary War Patriots buried in Hamilton County.
Michael Gunn is the Grave Marking Chairman for the Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Mike’s commitment and tireless efforts have resulting in recognizing Revolutionary War Patriots buried throughout the Cincinnati Metro area. Our goal, led by Mike is to recognize the remaining Patriots prior to the 250th celebration of our nations founding by July 4th, 2026.
Michael Gunn – Cincinnati SAR Grave Marking Chairman in period attire
Below is information on the five Patriots to be honored:
Morgan, Jacob (1758-1836) 3rd Massachusetts Regiment 252219
Pack, William (1758-1838) Maryland Militia “Flying Camp” 264277
Parker, John (1761-1844) New Jersey Regiment & Wash-Dispatcher 265512
Parsons, Osborn (1763-1827) Connecticut Regiment at James Island 266224
Van Cleve, John (1749-1791) New Jersey Monmouth County Militia 309332
We welcome all SAR, DAR, CAR members to come and participate.
Also the general public, friends, family are all encouraged to participate.
The preliminary program link is below:
Color Guard members from SAR Chapters are welcome. Muster time will be at 1:30PM
Musket Salute – the SAR Color Guard participants will perform a musket salute to honor past Revolutionary War Patriots who served and contributed to the freedoms we enjoy and cherish today. Boom!
Musket Salute at Previous Grave Marking Event
Please RSVP if possible to Mike Gunn, you can reach him at mgunn@fuse.net
Stop down, enjoy Washington Park and participate in our dedication and celebration of this historic 250th anniversary
