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  2. Trial and Execution of Major Andre

Andre Execution Site

near 31 Andre Hill Rd, Tappan, NY

To find the monument, go west on Old Tappan Rd from Main St and look for the historical marker on the corner of Andre Hill Rd. Turn left and proceed to the monument which is in a traffic island in the middle of Andre Hill Road, in a residential area near #31. The site is enclosed by a wrought iron fence.

Andre's body was buried here at the site of his execution. In 1821 he was exhumed, loaded aboard a British warship on the Hudson, and brought to England for permanent burial in Westminster Abbey.

See these two webpages for more details and photos:
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?MarkerID=59755
http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=59756
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Drawing of the hanging of Major Andre
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Drawing of the hanging of Major Andre

  • This marker is found along Old Tappan Rd, at the corner of Andre Hill Rd. Turn here to reach the monument.
  • The monument erected at the site of Andre's execution. The inscription reads:<br /> <br /> "Here died October 2, 1780 Major John Andre, of the British Army, who, entering the American lines on a secret mission to Benedict Arnold for the surrender of West Point, was taken prisoner, tried and condemned as a spy. His death, although according to the stern code of war, moved even his enemies to pity and both armies mourned the fate of one so young and so brave. In 1821, his remains were removed to Westminster Abbey. A hundred years after his execution this stone was placed above the spot where he lay by a citizen of the United States against which he fought, not to perpetuate the record of strife, but in token of those better feelings which have since united two nations one in race, in language and in religion, with the earnest hope that this friendly union will never be broken." Arthur Penrbyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster
  • Quote about Andre by Washington.
  • Drawing of the execution of Major Andre
  • Andre's permanent tomb and monument at Westminster Abbey in London, England. The monument was erected in 1782, and the inscription reads:<br /> "Sacred to the memory of MAJOR JOHN ANDRE,<br /> who, raised by his Merit, at an early Period of his Life, to the Rank of <br /> Adjutant-General of the British Forces In America,<br /> and, employed in an important but hazardous Enterprise,<br /> Fell a Sacrifice to his Zeal for his King and Country,<br /> on the 2nd of October, 1780, aged 29, Universally beloved and esteemed by the Army in which he served, and lamented even <br /> by his Foes. His gracious Sovereign King George III<br /> has caused this Monument to be erected."<br /> <br /> And on the base, after his remains were reinterred in a grave contiguous to the monument:<br /> "The remains of Major JOHN ANDRE were, on the 10th of August, 1821, removed from Tappan by JAMES BUCHANAN, Esq., his Majesty's Consul at New York, under instructions from his Royal Highness the DUKE OF YORK, and, with the permission of the Dean and Chapter, finally deposited in a grave contiguous to this monument on the 28th of November, 1821."<br /> <br /> See this webpage for more info: <a href="http://www.silverwhistle.co.uk/lobsters/andre.html">http://www.silverwhistle.co.uk/lobsters/andre.html</a>
  • In the attic at Westminster Abbey is this case which was used to transport the remains of Major John Andre to England for his permanent entombment.
  • Drawing of the hanging of Major Andre
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