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RevWar soldier reportedly buried at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Centre Square within Whitpain Twnp., of Montgomery County, PA. Directions to cemetery written : tale, "Skippack Pike (Route 73) to cemetery; grave set in old Section, row 16 from the fence, 7th grave from fence (during 1986). See: online grave photo of US DVA Mil. pillow style marker found , Memorial# 50163003 recorded 25 Mar 2010
Author: Burton Edward Sarnoff
Christian Moser was born 10 Feb 1756 in Oley, Berks County, PA, son of Hans Michael and Katherine Moser.
He served three years and ten months in the Army as a private of the Pennsylvania Line, first in Capt, Edward Scull’s Company of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment Commanded by Colonel Butler and later in Capt. Benjamin Fishburne’s company of the same regiment. He was in the Battle of Brandywine under Genl. Wayne, and then survived the Paoli Massacre. He then was in the Battle of Germantown, where his unit was one of the ones fired upon by friendly troops in the fog by mistake. After a time in the Philadelphia suburbs, and some skirmishing at White Marsh, PA he went into Winter Quarters at Valley Forge.
In June 1778 on the march to New Jersey, he took ill (probably with smallpox) and was in hospital in New Hope PA for about six weeks. He rejoined his unit in time for the Battle of Monmouth. After remaining in New Jersey for the Fall, he went into Winter quarters in Morristown., then marched to West Point area, and assaulted Stony Point on 15 Jul 1779. After a time near West Point, his unit marched to Morristown for Winter quarters for the difficult Winter of 1779-80.
He remained in New Jersey until JAN1781, when his unit revolted and marched to Trenton, where he was discharged. The revolt was due to a disagreement regarding the terms of enlistment, as to whether they were “Three years or the duration,” whichever was shorter or whichever was longer.
He later settled in Montgomery County, PA. He went blind about 1833. He died 22 Dec 1838 and is buried at St. John’s Lutheran Church at Centre Square, PA.
(Reference his pension application of 1838 and his gravestone in Centre Square.)
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