Jim Garrard was shot to death while Militiamen stood in a hollow square about him.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
The forces of the Whigs or patriots in these encounters were almost always composed of the Militiamen of the State, who had not joined the regular army, but who had enlisted for the purpose of defending their own homes and farms.
"Stories of New Jersey"
Frank Richard Stockton
He had command of a company of Militiamen, and he made himself very formidable to the bodies of Tories who had formed themselves in the country, and his name and fame as a great fighter began to spread over that part of the State.
"Stories of New Jersey"
Frank Richard Stockton