South Brunswick Veteran Preserves Civil War Gravesite

“America has no north, no south, no east, no west. The sun rises over the hills and sets over the mountains, the compass just points up and down, and we can laugh now at the absurd notion of there being a north and a south. We are one and undivided.” -- Sam Watkins

A few years into my early research, I heard mention of the work that had been done in Kendall Park to preserve the Aaron Hush gravesite. I had already crossed paths with South Brunswick resident Al Kady at some events in the township and I was aware he was the historian for the VFW Post 9111 in Kendall Park.

At a local event he mentioned to me about his work to preserve the gravesite off Sandhill Road of Aaron Hush, a Civil War Veteran. Hush served with the U.S.C.T. (United States Colored Troops) in Philadelphia.

Together with Township Historian Ceil Leedom, Mr. Kady researched the history of Aaron Hush and his regiment, Company H 32nd Regiment U.S.C.T.

Kady also added the tradition of placing markers to the gravesite to assure the Civil War veteran is not forgotten again.

In April 2000, Kady gathered all the documentation and donated it to the South Brunswick Library, along with the Hush family’s donation of a copy of his 1865 discharge paper.

Sadly, on Saturday when I stopped at the VFW I was informed Mr. Kady is in ill health and has not been in for quite some time, so I would like to wish him a speedy recovery.