In Memory of the 11,500 Patriotic American Sailors and Soldiers

IN MEMORY OF THE 
11,500 PATRIOTIC AMERICAN 
SAILORS AND SOLDIERS 
WHO ENDURED 
UNTOLD SUFFERING 
AND DIED ON THE 
BRITISH PRISON SHIPS 
ANCHORED IN WALLABOUT 
DURING THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 
1776 - 1782 
THEIR REMAINS LIE BURIED 
IN THE CRYPT 
AT THE BASE OF
THIS MONUMENT 
WHICH WAS DEDICATED 
ON NOVEMBER 14, 1908.

THIS PLAQUE WAS AFFIXED 
BY THE 
SOCIETY OF OLD BROOKLYNITES 
ON JUNE 1, 1960

Submitted by @ClaudiaEBerger

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