This painting in which the Reverend James Caldwell is depicted at the Battle of Springfield on his horse is thought to be more accurate. When the soldiers ran out of wadding for their guns the minister galloped to The Parsonage of the First Presbyterian of Springfield and grabbed some Isaac Watts' Hymnals so the rebels could rip out the pages and use them in their guns. There are varying accounts of what took place that day. From Thomas Fleming's book "Forgotten Victory"- Suddenly from one end of the American line to the other the cry went up, "Wadding. More wadding." Regular soldiers knew that the paper around the cartridge was not enough to steady the musket ball in the barrel and give the crude gun decent aim. Extra paper had to be crammed down the barrel to assure a reasonably accurate shot. A frantic messenger was sent racing to the rear. On the road he met James Caldwell, who was riding up and down the battlefield, urging the New Jersey men to stand fast. "I'll get you some wadding", he snapped, putting spurs to his horse. In minutes he was back looming through the smoke. He had galloped to the attic of the Presbyterian church parsonage and collected every hymn book he could carry. Caldwell then flung the books to the black-faced Continentals. "Give 'em Watts, boys." he roared and thundered back to the parsonage for another load. This account was taken from Washington Irving's "Life of George Washington" written in 1857 and believed to be the most accurate: "The image of his murdered wife was before his eyes. Finding the men in want of wadding, he galloped to the Presbyterian church and brought thence a quantity of Watts' psalm and hymn books, which he distributed for the purpose among the soldiers. "Now" cried he, "put Watts' into them boys!" " Another account has the reverend saying ""Put Watts in them, Boys. Give them Watts!" as he distributed the hymn books."

Hannah Caldwell - Was shot and killed by a British soldier at the Caldwell Parsonage in 1780. http://americanrevolution.org/women/women44.html http://greensleeves.typepad.com/berkshires/2009/09/who-killed-mrs-caldwell-connecticut-farms-and-its-aftermath-knyphausens-raid-part-vii.html

Robert Wuhl (born October 9, 1951) is an American actor, comedian and writer.[1] He is perhaps best known as the creator and star of the television comedy series Arliss (1996–2002) wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wuhl

Ray Liotta graduated with the class of 1973 and is an award winning actor known for TV and movies such as Shades of Blue, Good Fellas and Copland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Liotta

Ray's yearbook photo. Ray Liotta graduated with the class of 1973 and is an award winning actor known for TV and movies such as Shades of Blue, Good Fellas and Copland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Liotta

Artie Lange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artie_Lange

Artie Lange Jr. photo from the 1985 UHS yearbook.

Artie Lange Jr. In a candid photo from the 1985 UHS yearbook.

From Wikipedia: Eulace Peacock (August 27, 1914 - December 13, 1996) was an American track and field athlete in the 1930s. Born in Dothan, Alabama and raised in Union, New Jersey, he became a rival to Jesse Owens in many sprinting competitions. Peacock won the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) outdoor pentathlon championship six times, in 1934, 1935, 1937, and from 1943 through 1945.[1] After pulling a hamstring muscle, he was unable to compete in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. In 1942 he served in the US Coast Guard; in later years he opened a liquor store and a car-rental business. He stayed connected with athletics by officiating at championship events and Olympic qualifying trials. He has been honoured by a number of athletic bodies, including the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. Eulace Peacock died of Alzheimer's disease at age 82 in Yonkers and was interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, NY. In a television interview at Union High School in 1983, Eulace Peacock stated that the secret to success was hard work and concentration. “You have to sacrifice in order to make it,” http://www.yonkershistory.org/pea.html http://www.si.com/longform/peacock/index.html

Union resident Joe Collins played for the Yankees for ten years from 1948 and was in seven world series. Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Collins

Elliott Maddox- born December 21, 1948, in East Orange, New Jersey, and grew up in Union. At age nine, he his older brother, Willie, into Union Little League. While at Union High school he played short stop and third. He batted cleanup and powered the school team to the state championship in 1966. Scholarship offers arrived from over a hundred universities, including Columbia and Brown. He chose Michigan due to its combined strength in academics and athletics, and proximity to relatives in Detroit. In 1968, as a college sophomore, the first year students were eligible to play varsity, Maddox won the NCAA Big Ten batting title with an astonishing .467 average. That same year, he was the number one, second round draft pick for the Detroit Tigers. He was headed for medical school at the time, but switched his major to history, as it was impossible to complete the pre-med curriculum and play baseball at the same time. Detroit Tigers (1970) Washington Senators (1971) Texas Rangers (1972–1973) New York Yankees (1974–1976) Baltimore Orioles (1977) New York Mets (1978–1980) Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Maddox

Al Santorini- Alan Joel Santorini (born May 19, 1948 in Irvington, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for Union High School and all or part of six seasons in the majors, from 1968 until 1973, for the Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Santorini

Kelly Kulick "The Billie Jean King of bowling" (born March 16, 1977) is an American professional bowler and sportscaster. She has won ten professional women's bowling titles (six of them majors) and one PBA Tour title (a major). She is a 14-time member of Team USA (1998–2001, 2008, 2010–2018). Kulick is currently a pro staff member for Storm Bowling, Vise grips and High 5 gear.[1] She has won four medals at The World Games, including two golds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Kulick

Pro Bowler Kelly Kulick knocks down 30 pins in one shot with the special Bridgestone bowling ball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAgTSRsD0jc

No super powers beyond being and incredible human but Union's own Kelly Kulick is featured in the Spider Man comic series. https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Kelly_Kulick_(Earth-616)

Nicholas Ferroni - Chosen as among the top 25 fittest men in America by Men's Fitness Magazine and the Sexiest Teacher by People Magazine. httpwww.nj.comunionindex.ssf201412union_teacher_named_people_mags_sexiest_teacher_alive.html httpsmic.comarticles154121thisteachersbrilliantsocialexperimentrevealswhygenderequalityincongressmatters.dGPN49Qmd httpswww.youtube.comwatchvodP7BJEqY4 Video Link

Nicholas Ferroni - Chosen as among the top 25 fittest men in America by Men's Fitness Magazine and the Sexiest Teacher by People Magazine. httpwww.nj.comunionindex.ssf201412union_teacher_named_people_mags_sexiest_teacher_alive.html httpsmic.comarticles154121thisteachersbrilliantsocialexperimentrevealswhygenderequalityincongressmatters.dGPN49Qmd httpswww.youtube.comwatchvodP7BJEqY4 httpswww.youtube.comwatchvWtIkcWb2yR8

Nick Basile - Lifelong Union resident and award winning film maker. Nick is currently showing his feature film "Dark" at major film festivals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Basile http://www.darkthefilm.com/#synopsis

Tom Coyne - Recording engineer to the stars. Tom has won six Grammys and has over 2000 album credits. Tom has mastered records for a wide range of artists including Beyoncé, Adele, Pink, Taylor Swift, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sam Smith, Marc Anthony, Usher, Maroon 5, Maxwell, Miguel, Ariana Grande, Enrique Iglesias, Martin Solveig, Carlos Vives, Prince Royce, A Tribe Called Quest, One Direction, Backstreet Boys, and Britney Spears. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Coyne_(music_engineer) http://sterling-sound.com/engineers/tom-coyne/#biography

Tom Coyne - Recording engineer to the stars. Tom has won six Grammys and has over 2000 album credits. Tom has mastered records for a wide range of artists including Beyoncé, Adele, Pink, Taylor Swift, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sam Smith, Marc Anthony, Usher, Maroon 5, Maxwell, Miguel, Ariana Grande, Enrique Iglesias, Martin Solveig, Carlos Vives, Prince Royce, A Tribe Called Quest, One Direction, Backstreet Boys, and Britney Spears. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Coyne_(music_engineer) http://sterling-sound.com/engineers/tom-coyne/#biography

Brian Donohue is a reporter for News 12 NJ's "Positively Jersey" segments - and he certainly has the pedigree for it. Born and raised in Union County, he has covered New Jersey since 1994, first covering, local government, politics, crime, prisons and immigration for The Jersey Journal and The Star-Ledger newspapers. When the web video revolution arrived in the mid 2000s, he traded his pen and pad for a video camera and laptop, producing a web video vlog for The Star-Ledger and winning three Emmy awards for writing/producing, enterprise journalism and interactivity. He shared in The Star-Ledger's 2005 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of the resignation of New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey and has received a dozen local press association awards. His most recent awards include a 3rd place 2016 Society for Features Journalism award for video storytelling and a 2016 New Jersey Society of Professional Journalist award for enterprise and investigative reporting for a story in which he and fellow reporter Mark Mueller tracked a fugitive New Jersey sex offender to Nicaragua. With "Positively Jersey," Donohue takes his unique style of storytelling to deliver offbeat takes on the people, places, personalities and problems that are unique to the Garden State. In his spare time, he attends his daughters' soccer games and piano recitals or goes surfing or fishing on the beaches along the shore.