In the aftermath of the Battle of Brandywine on Sept. 11, A.D. 1777, about 500 sick and wounded soldiers of the American Revolution were brought to Ephrata for treatment, and several hundred died there and were buried in this consecrated ground. For more than a century, the remains of these patriots rested in this hallowed spot, marked only by the words, "Here ruhen die gebeine von viel soldaten," translated as "Here rest the bones of many soldiers." The Religious Society of the Seventh-Day-Baptists gave unselfish devotion in administering to the wants and comforts of these brave heroes.
