not only the sacrifices of soldiers in the Revolutionary War who dedicated themselves to the cause of liberty, but a reminder than even in wartime we must protect basic human rights. These thousands of deaths were an atrocity that should never occur again." Rep. Jeffries said that "as one of America's largest revolutionary war burial sites and in tribute to the patriots that lost their lives fighting for our nation's independence, this monument deserves to be considered as a unit of the National Park Service." See also Prisoners in the American Revolutionary War List of British prison hulks References Notes Bibliography Cray, Robert E., Jr.. "Commemorating the Prison Ship Dead: Revolutionary Memory and the Politics of Sepulture in the Early Republic, 1776–1808," Third series, vol. 56, no. 3, (July 1999) New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. "Fort Greene Historic District Designation Report" (September 26, 1978) External links New York Tribune of November 11, 1908 having engravings of the 1839 and 1867 tomb memorials Prison Ship Martyrs Association website Historical Marker Database: Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, additional images Mindful Walker: "In Our Midst: The Prison Ship Martyrs," September 30, 2010, additional images Prison Ship Martyrs Association, including additional images Photo gallery Prison Ship Monument memorials Find a grave website American Revolutionary War monuments and memorials American Revolutionary War prisoners of war held by Great Britain American Revolutionary War sites Buildings and structures in Brooklyn New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn Outdoor sculptures in Brooklyn Vandalized works of art in New York City Monuments and memorials in Brooklyn Monumental columns in the United States New York (state) in the American Revolution Martyrs' monuments and memorials 1908 sculptures Buildings and structures completed in 1908 Stone sculptures in New York City Fort Greene, Brooklyn 1908 establishments in New York City Sculptures of birds in the United States Works by Adolph Weinman