Grant
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$25,000
National Endowment for the Humanities
Award ID
ZZ31058026
Action Date
2026-06-01
Fiscal Year
FY 2026
Award Type
Grant
Place of Performance
New Hampshire
Period of Performance
2026-06-01 → 2027-05-31
Funding Agency
National Endowment for the Humanities
Description
REDISCOVERING AN AMERICAN VICTORY AT RED BANK BATTLEFIELD, NEW JERSEY [THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES THE GLOBAL DIMENSIONS OF THE 1777 BATTLE OF RED BANK, A STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT AMERICAN VICTORY AGAINST HESSIAN SOLDIERS SERVING WITH THE BRITISH DURING THE PHILADELPHIA CAMPAIGN. THIS PROJECT WILL USE NEW METHODS IN ANCIENT DNA, GROUNDED WITHIN A HUMANISTIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH FRAMEWORK, TO RECONSTRUCT THE LIVES OF THE HESSIAN SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT AND DIED THERE. THE RESULTS OF TH
Recipient
Name
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
State
NH
UEI
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