General Glover Honored at Fort Sewall [VIDEO]

Revolutionary War General John Glover, one of Marblehead's most famous residents, now has a commemorative marker honoring his memory in town.

At a ceremony at Saturday evening, a crowd of local residents joined members of Glover's Marblehead Regiment for a ceremony to unveil a bronze plaque meant to remember Glover and the 18th Revolutionary Marblehead Regiment.

Glover led the Marblehead Regiment during the early years of the Revolutionary War, beginning in May 1775 after the death of the regiment's superior officer, Colonel Jeremiah Lee.

Glover was promoted to Brigadier General in February 1777 in honor of his exceptional leadership skills. After returning to civilian life in 1782, he participated in rebuilding Marblehead's economy and served in local and state government until his death in 1797.

The plaque features a picture of Glover as well as information about his life and his many accomplishments. It also honors the nearly 600 Marblehead men and boys who fought in Glover's regiment in 1775 and 1776, one of only a few regiments from a single town, as well as the many others who served on privateer vessels and in other capacities.

As the sun set over the harbor Saturday, and re-enacters prepared for a night they would spend sleeping in Colonial-era tents, onlookers were treated with a scene right out of an American History book.

The Society of the Cinicnnati, which helped pay for the plauqe, was founded in 1783 by officers of the Continental Army "to perpetuate the friendships forged in war and to preserve the memory of the American Revolution."