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Following the drum : women at the Valley Forge encampment

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20680
Author
Loane, Nancy K.,
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
©2009.
Call Number
973.334 L795
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Responsibility
Nancy K. Loane.
ISBN
9781597973854
1597973858
Author
Loane, Nancy K.,
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Washington, D.C
Publisher
Potomac Books,
Date of Publication
©2009.
Physical Description
x, 205 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index.
Contents
Setting the stage : the war, army, and community -- Martha Washington at Valley Forge : "the worthy partner of the worthiest of men" -- Martha Washington at the other encampments : a resolute and loyal lady -- Catharine Greene and Lucy Knox : the ladies come to Valley Forge -- Rebekah Biddle, Lady Stirling, and Alice Shippen at Valley Forge : "I should not be sorry to see you here" -- The women with Washington's "family" : slaves, servants, and spies -- Camp women at Valley Forge : "a caravan of wild beasts" -- Camp women with the Continental Army : cannonballs and cooking kettles -- The general returns to Valley Forge : a distinguished officer's musings -- Appendix: Making the myth of Martha Washington : nineteenth-century fantasy vs. eighteenth-century reality.
Summary
"[This book] tells the story of the forgotten women who spent the winter of 1777-78 with the Continental Army at Valley Forge -- from those on society's lowest rungs to ladies of the upper echelon. Poor, dirty beings who clung to the very edge of survival, many camp women were soldiers' wives who worked as the army's washerwomen, nurses, cooks, or seamstresses. Though these women's written correspondence is scarce, author Nancy Loane uses sources such as issued military orders, pension depositions after the war, and soldiers' descriptions to bring these women to life. Other women at the encampment were of higher status: they traveled with Washington's entourage when the army headquarters shifted from place to place and served the general as valued cooks, laundresses, or housekeepers ... Drawing from diary entries and letters, Following the drum illuminates the experiences of these ladies, including Martha Washington, Lucy Knox, and Lady Stirling, during the encampment and then traces their lives after the Revolutionary War"--Jacket.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Washington, George, - 1732-1799 - Headquarters - Pennsylvania - Valley Forge.
Women - Pennsylvania - Valley Forge
Women - Pennsylvania - Valley Forge - Biography.
Women - United States - Biography.
Armed Forces
Women.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, Female.
Pennsylvania - Valley Forge.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Women.
United States.
Valley Forge (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Biography.
History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.334 L795
Websites
http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9781597973854.pdf
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George Washington ate here

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Author
Tyzenhouse, Martha.
Date of Publication
2008.
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by Martha Tyzenhouse.
Author
Tyzenhouse, Martha.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
p. 14 - 17 : ill., photo ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 110, no. 1 (Spring 2008).
Notes
Bibliography: p. 17.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732 - 1799 - Travels.
Sign of the Bull Tavern (Lancaster County, Pa.).
Miller's Tavern (Lancaster County, Pa.).
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 110, number 1 (2008), p. 14-17Lancaster History Library - Journal974.815 L224 v. 110
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Narratives on George Washington's visits to Lancaster County

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Author
Ebersole, Mark C.
Date of Publication
2008.
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by Mark C. Ebersole.
Author
Ebersole, Mark C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society ,
Date of Publication
2008.
Physical Description
p. 2 - 13 : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 110, no. 1 (Spring 2008).
Notes
Bibliography: p. 12 - 13.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732 - 1799 - Travels.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - 18th century - Description and travel.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 110, number 1 (2008), p. 2-13Lancaster History Library - Journal974.815 L224 v. 110
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Memorial addresses on the life and character of Samuel J. Randall, a representative from Pennsylvania, delivered in the House of representatives and in the Senate, Fifty-first Congress, first session

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Corporate Author
United States. Congress
Date of Publication
1891.
Call Number
923.2 R188
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Corporate Author
United States. Congress
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
Govt. print off.,
Date of Publication
1891.
Physical Description
157 p. front. (port.) 26 cm.
Series
51st. Cong., 1st sess. House. Misc. doc. 265
Notes
Published by order of Congress.
Subjects
Randall, Samuel J. - 1828-1890.
Additional Corporate Author
United States. Congress. Memorial address.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.2 R188
Websites
https://books.google.com/books?id=NPg_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PP1&lpg=PP1&dq=Memorial+addresses+on+the+life+and+character+of+Samuel+J.+Randall,+a+representative+from+Pennsylvania,+delivered+in+the+House+of+representatives+and+in+the+Senate,+Fifty-first+Congress,+first+session.&source=bl&ots=7S6pvA1cvl&sig=ACfU3U0du0yRsxAQK_7mRMx8ttErrjrzxg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLmLfe1dPhAhWCMd8KHQV_D48Q6AEwCXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
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The Palatine and Quaker as commonwealth builders : Address delivered before the Pennsylvania Historical Society at Philadelphia, March 14, 1898

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1899.
Call Number
974.802811 D569
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Responsibility
by Frank Ried Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
[s.n.],
Date of Publication
1899.
Physical Description
30 p. ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Dutch.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802811 D569
Websites
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/iau.31858012996082?urlappend=%3Bseq=5
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The battle of Brandywine; an address delivered in Birmingham meeting-house before the Pennsylvania society of Sons of the revolution, June 18, 1895

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Author
Stone, Frederick D.
Date of Publication
1895.
Call Number
974.813 S877
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Responsibility
by Frederick D. Stone.
Author
Stone, Frederick D.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date of Publication
1895.
Physical Description
17 p. fold. plan. 25 cm.
Subjects
Brandywine, Battle of, 1777.
Additional Corporate Author
Sons of the Revolution. Pennsylvania Society.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 S877
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A plea for the study of genealogy; an address delivered before the genealogical society of Pennsylvania ... 1897

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Author
Stone, Frederick D.
Date of Publication
1897.
Call Number
929.1 S878
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Author
Stone, Frederick D.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date of Publication
1897.
Physical Description
28 p.
Notes
Reprinted from the Publications of the society, 1897.
Subjects
Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 S878
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Extracts from the constitutions of the Supreme Council of the ancient accepted Scottish rite: For the Northern masonic jurisdiction of the United States, as revised in 1885, orient, Boston, Mass

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Corporate Author
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction.
Date of Publication
1892.
Call Number
366.1 M412e
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Corporate Author
Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Intelliigencer Print.
Date of Publication
1892.
Physical Description
52 p. , 13cm.
Subjects
Freemasons - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
366.1 M412e
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Military pension laws, 1776-1858 : from the journals of the Continental Congress and the United States Statutes-at-Large

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Author
Rose, Christine,
Date of Publication
c2001.
Call Number
929.1 R795m
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Responsibility
compiled by Christine Rose.
ISBN
0929626133
Author
Rose, Christine,
Place of Publication
San Jose, Calif
Publisher
Rose Family Association,
Date of Publication
c2001.
Physical Description
xii, 32 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Military pensions - United States.
Military pensions
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 R795m
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Letter by Col. John Armstrong

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Date of Publication
1898
--Correspondence. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Lancaster (Pa.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1897-98 Description: [104]-105 p. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 4 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.2
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Alternate Title
An old letter.
Responsibility
contributed by Rev. P. B. Stauffer.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[104]-107 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 4
Summary
John Armstrong was an army officer during the French and Indian war and the Revolutionary War. In 1758 during the French and Indian War , Armstrong writes a letter from Lancaster, PA, to General George Washington.They were both part of the expedition of British General Forbes to dislodge the French from Fort Duquesne. Colonel Bouquet was second in command under General Forbes.
Subjects
Bouquet, Henry, - 1719-1765.
Armstrong, John, - 1717-1795 - Correspondence.
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Additional Author
Stauffer, P. B.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 4 (1898), p. 104-107Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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