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.
Seeing ancestors in historical context -- Creating a timeline -- Why did they leave? -- How did they go? -- Coming to America -- Myths, confusions, secrets and lies -- Even harder to find missing persons -- Social history and community genealogy -- State by state -- And region by region.
Summary
History lays the foundation to understand a group of people. Genealogy lays the foundation to understand a person or family using tangible historic evidence.
xix, 321 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-308) and index.
Contents
The Gettysburg campaign : a brief chronology -- Prologue : the lay of the land; a sign of the times -- An afternoon in the badlands -- The season of disbelief -- Desolation's edge -- Flying thick like blackbirds -- Bold acts -- The wide eye of the storm -- The aftermath -- The seesaw of honor, or, How the pigpen was mightier than the sword -- Women and remembrance -- Making a living on hallowed land.
Summary
"In the summer of 1863, as Union and Confederate armies marched on southern Pennsylvania, the town of Gettysburg found itself thrust onto the center stage of war. The three days of fighting that ensued decisively turned the tide of the Civil War. In The Colors of Courage, Margaret Creighton narrates the tale of this crucial battle from the viewpoint of three unsung groups - women, immigrants, and African Americans - and reveals how wide the battle's dimensions were."
"Creighton draws on memoirs, letters, diaries, and newspapers to bring to life the individuals at the heart of her narrative. In telling the stories of these participants, Margaret Creighton has written a work of original history - a narrative that is sure to redefine the Civil War's most remarkable event."--Jacket.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 109, no. 1 (Spring 2007).
Notes
Continues : Lancaster County ommunities : Abbeville to Bettlehausen (v. 105, no. 3 Fall 2003) ; Lancaster County communities : Byerland to Cordelia Post Office (v. 106, no. 1, Spring/summer 2004) ; Lancaster County communities : Coulter's Corner to Frogtown (v. 106, no. 2, Fall 2004) ; Lancaster County communities : Fruitville to Guthrie's Ford (v. 106, no. 3, Winter 2004) ; Lancaster County communities : Gypsy Hill to Indiantown (v. 106, no. 4, Spring 2005) ; Lancaster County communities : Intercourse to Landis Valley (v. 107, no. 1, Summer 2005) ; Lancaster County communities : Landisville to Marietta Junction (v. 107, no. 2, Fall 2005) ; Lancaster County communities : Mars Hill to New Haven (v. 107, no. 3, Winter 2005) ; Lancaster County communities : New Holland to Oreville (v. 107, no. 4, Winter 2005-2006) ; Lancaster County communities : Oyster Point to Pickadila (v. 108, no. 1, Spring 2006) ; Lancaster County communities : Pigeontown to Rohrerstown (v. 108, no. 2, Summer 2006) ; Lancaster County communities : Rome to Slate Hill (v. 108, no. 4 Winter 2006-2007).
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society v.105, no.4, 2003.
Notes
This second installment of Lancaster County place names includes names from Beverly to Buzzard's Rock. Further installments will appear in future issues of the Journal.
Lancaster, Pa.: Lancaster County Historical Society
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
p. 194 - 199 ; ill. : 21 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v. 107, no. 4 (Winter 2005-2006).
Notes
Continues Lancaster County communities : Abbeville to Bettlehausen (v. 105, no. 3, Fall 2003) ; Lancaster County communities : Byerland to Cordelia Post Office (v. 106, no. 1, Spring/summer 2004) ; Lancaster County communities : Coulter's Corner to Frogtown (v. 106, no. 2, Fall 2004) ; Lancaster County communities : Fruitville to Guthries Ford (v. 106, no. 3 (Winter 2005) ; Lancaster County communities : Gypsy Hill to Indiantown (v. 106, no.4, Spring 2005) ; Lancaster County communities : Intercourse to Landis Valley (v. 107, no. 1, Summer 2005) ; Lancaster County communities : Landisville to Marietta Junction (v. 107, no. 2, Fall 2005) ; Lancaster County communities : Mars Hill to New Haven (v. 107, no. 3, 2005).
