Native Americans inhabited the region in the 18th century. In 1742, Queen Alliquippa, a local Seneca leader, gave John Fraser several hundred acres of land. He was probably the first white settler west of the Allegheny Mountains.[1]
The place became known as "Braddock's Field" after French and Indian forces from Fort Duquesne defeated British General Edward Braddock there, on July 9, 1755,[2] in the Battle of the Monongahela. Braddock himself was mortally wounded, dying several days later.[3] The bones of the soldiers killed in the battle were visible to passers-by for years after the battle.
Braddock's Field also was the site of a rally of rebellious militiamen and farmers during the Whiskey Rebellion, prior to a massive march on the city of Pittsburgh on August 1, 1794.[4]
Braddock's Field was also the location of Camp Copeland, a rendezvous[1] for men who had been drafted into the Union forces during the American Civil War. At Camp Copeland the men would be trained and sent to their assigned regiments. Poor conditions and several deaths in March 1864 invited inspections and changes to the Camp. The Camp name was briefly changed to Camp Reynolds, but the old name was adopted again. Camp Copeland closed on April 29, 1865.[1]
Locationedit
The towns of Braddock, Pennsylvania and North Braddock now occupy the approximate site of the battlefield. The exact location is disputed by some historians, but a Pennsylvania state historical marker, located at 549 Jones Avenue near a small recreation park, is generally considered the likely center of the battlefield. The sign reads, "July 9, 1755 Gen. Braddock's British forces en route to capture Fort Duquesne were ambushed and routed by French and Indians within present limits of Braddock and North Braddock, forcing retreat and failure of the expedition. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission." A statue of George Washington by Frank Vittor stands nearby. A bronze plaque on a senior citizens apartment building on Sixth Street marks the furthest west Braddock's advance guard got before falling back to "Braddock's Field." Braddock is located at 40°24′13″N79°52′07″W / 40.403619°N 79.868700°W / 40.403619; -79.868700.[5] According to a map in Crocker's book (references), Braddock crossed the Monongahela from the southwest at the south side of the current Edgar Thomson Steel Works just north of Turtle Creek, turned north along the base of the hill now occupied by the Grandview golf course, turned northwest roughly along Bell Avenue, and first encountered the French just south of where the railroad crosses Sixth Street. (The Braddock's Battlefield History Center is located just north of this spot, across the tracks.) His forces were strung out for at least a half mile from Sixth Street toward the river crossing and the French and Indians attacked from both sides.
braddock, field, historic, battlefield, banks, monongahela, river, braddock, pennsylvania, near, junction, turtle, creek, about, nine, miles, southeast, forks, ohio, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, 1755, battle, monongahela, fought, which, ended, braddock, expeditio. Braddock s Field is a historic battlefield on the banks of the Monongahela River at Braddock Pennsylvania near the junction of Turtle Creek about nine miles southeast of the Forks of the Ohio in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania In 1755 the Battle of the Monongahela was fought on Braddock s Field which ended the Braddock Expedition Braddock s FieldPennsylvania Historical MarkerLocation of Braddock s Field in Greater Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaLocation549 Jones Ave Washington Statue Park Braddock Pennsylvania U S Coordinates40 24 11 N 79 51 48 W 40 40305 N 79 86337 W 40 40305 79 86337PHMC dedicatedSeptember 12 1994 Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 References 3 1 Footnotes 3 2 SourcesHistory editNative Americans inhabited the region in the 18th century In 1742 Queen Alliquippa a local Seneca leader gave John Fraser several hundred acres of land He was probably the first white settler west of the Allegheny Mountains 1 The place became known as Braddock s Field after French and Indian forces from Fort Duquesne defeated British General Edward Braddock there on July 9 1755 2 in the Battle of the Monongahela Braddock himself was mortally wounded dying several days later 3 The bones of the soldiers killed in the battle were visible to passers by for years after the battle Braddock s Field also was the site of a rally of rebellious militiamen and farmers during the Whiskey Rebellion prior to a massive march on the city of Pittsburgh on August 1 1794 4 The Edgar Thomson Steel Works is located nearby and may cover the former site of John Fraser s cabin 1 Braddock s Field was also the location of Camp Copeland a rendezvous 1 for men who had been drafted into the Union forces during the American Civil War At Camp Copeland the men would be trained and sent to their assigned regiments Poor conditions and several deaths in March 1864 invited inspections and changes to the Camp The Camp name was briefly changed to Camp Reynolds but the old name was adopted again Camp Copeland closed on April 29 1865 1 Location editThe towns of Braddock Pennsylvania and North Braddock now occupy the approximate site of the battlefield The exact location is disputed by some historians but a Pennsylvania state historical marker located at 549 Jones Avenue near a small recreation park is generally considered the likely center of the battlefield The sign reads July 9 1755 Gen Braddock s British forces en route to capture Fort Duquesne were ambushed and routed by French and Indians within present limits of Braddock and North Braddock forcing retreat and failure of the expedition Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission A statue of George Washington by Frank Vittor stands nearby A bronze plaque on a senior citizens apartment building on Sixth Street marks the furthest west Braddock s advance guard got before falling back to Braddock s Field Braddock is located at 40 24 13 N 79 52 07 W 40 403619 N 79 868700 W 40 403619 79 868700 5 According to a map in Crocker s book references Braddock crossed the Monongahela from the southwest at the south side of the current Edgar Thomson Steel Works just north of Turtle Creek turned north along the base of the hill now occupied by the Grandview golf course turned northwest roughly along Bell Avenue and first encountered the French just south of where the railroad crosses Sixth Street The Braddock s Battlefield History Center is located just north of this spot across the tracks His forces were strung out for at least a half mile from Sixth Street toward the river crossing and the French and Indians attacked from both sides nbsp France portal nbsp North America portal nbsp History portalReferences editFootnotes edit a b c d The Unwritten History of Braddock s Field Pennsylvania editor Geo H Lamb A M Nicholson printing co Pittsburgh 1917 The Braddock Campaign Fort Necessity National Battlefield web site National Park Service U S Dept of the Interior Retrieved Oct 14 2011 The Battle of the Monongahela World Digital Library 1755 Retrieved 2013 08 03 The Planting of Civilization in Western Pennsylvania Buck Solon J US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau 2011 02 12 Retrieved 2011 04 23 Sources edit Thomas E Crocker Braddock s March 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Braddock 27s Field amp oldid 1162716048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
