Remembering on this Memorial Day weekend those who gave the ultimate sacrifice:
Major Lambert Boeman of Flemington raised a volunteer company of infantrymen in 1862 for the 15th NJ regiment then being formed. Boeman became Regimental Major on May 24, 1863 and at the Battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864 was promoted to command the 10th New Jersey Regiment on the death of its colonel and capture of its lieutenant colonel.
On the first day of his new command, Major Boeman was struck by a musket ball in the elbow. He returned to the head of his regiment after having his wound dressed but after an hour or so was killed in action at age 32. He is buried in the Flemington Presbyterian Church yard. ... See MoreSee Less
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Born in Philadelphia, Dr. George P. Rex studied medicine in the office of Dr. George McClellan, father of George B. McClellan, who commanded the Army of the Potomac twice. Dr. Rex lived in Clover Hill and Reaville before moving in 1856 to Perry Il. When the Civil War broke out he entered the service as a surgeon of the 33rd (Normal) Illinois Infantry, and served until 1865.
Serving with the western army, he witnessed the fall of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 writing, "We are a jubilant happy set of fellows. . . This morning firing ceased along the lines and I jumped on my mule and rode over to the rifle pits . . .I stood upon the ramparts of our works, within 20 yards of the rebels and their fortifications. While I stood there I had the satisfaction to see the white flags run up along the rebel fortifications, announcing the surrender." Rex was made post-surgeon of the United States army at Selma, Ala., in 1867, and two years later was appointed by President Grant assessor of internal revenue for the Second District of that state. With his health failing, Dr. Rex returned to Reaville and continued to practice medicine. Dr. Rex died in 1889 and is buried in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in East Amwell.
Final note: Rex's son, Oliver, also served as a surgeon in the 33rd Illinois. (Photo of Dr. Rex from "The History of the Thirty-Third Regiment Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry.") ... See MoreSee Less
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A MOVING REQUIEM
Our latest collection release in the archives is Collection No. 223, the Herman Deinzer Papers (1948-1987).
This collection is comprised of records from the Deinzer family of Clinton, NJ. Most of the collection consists of music composed by Herman Deinzer, and the majority of the sheet music was composed for a mass in honor of Elizabeth Deinzer, Herman Deinzer's wife.
Herman Deinzer was born in Germany in 1905 and moved to New Jersey where he had four children with his wife Elizabeth Deinzer. He was a composer and singer and composed music for the 'original' Hunterdon Symphony. He also sung bass in several choral groups, and wrote music for and performed in several Hunterdon County churches. His musical scores and writing are chiefly remembered for the funeral Mass and memorial service he produced to honor his wife Elizabeth in 1981. Herman Deinzer passed away in 1986 in Clinton, NJ.
Also included is miscellaneous music that Herman Deinzer composed, including six folders of unidentified sheet music. Some of the titled music includes Abschied Vom Wold, Bach Choral, Elesie, and Schicksals Quell Haelerlin.
Other items included in this collection are some family records, photographs, music programs, school records, letters, and newspaper clippings.
The collection inventory may be found here: hunterdonhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Collection-223-Container-List.pdf
Special Thanks to Archival Volunteer Harlene Rosenberg for processing this collection! ... See MoreSee Less
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