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"Villainy and Maddness" : Washington's Flying Camp

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Author
Baker, Richard Lee,
Date of Publication
2011.
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by Richard Lee Baker.
ISBN
9780806355061
0806355069
Author
Baker, Richard Lee,
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Maryland
Publisher
Genealogical Publisher Company,
Date of Publication
2011.
Physical Description
115 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-113) and index.
Contents
A grand view -- "Spirits form the vastly deep" -- Delaware --- Maryland -- Pennsylvania -- New Jersey -- From North and South -- Glory forgotten.
Introduction -- A grand view -- "Spirits from the vastly deep" -- Delaware -- Maryland -- Pennsylvania -- New Jersey -- From North and South -- Glory forgotten.
Summary
"The "Flying Camp" is a vaguely understood episode of the American Revolution. In May 1776 the Continental Congress authorized the formation of a force of 10,000 militia, conceived by General George Washington as a "mobile reserve" that would both defend the army's garrisons in the Middle States and spread alarm amongst the British. Most, but not all, of the putative organization was to come from the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. In point of fact, the Flying Camp as an idea and actuality barely survived the year. In the wake of the New York and New Jersey campaigns of 1776 it became abundantly clear that what Washington needed was a reliable and substantial Continental Army, not short-term, undersubscribed militia haphazardly organized under the chimera of a "Flying Camp." Despite its unsustainability as a military concept, the officers and noncommissioned members of the various elements of the Flying Camp rendered important service to the Nation in the campaigns of Long Island, Trenton, and Princeton, among others. Drawing on original sources, particularly the correspondence of the Continental Congress, state committees of safety, the George Washington papers, and more, Baker fills in the gaps in the history of the Flying Camp that have eluded historians until now. In his able hands, we trace the Flying Camp from its beginnings in Washington's imagination, to the dispatches of the new Congress enjoining the Middle States to commit specified numbers of militiamen to this important cause, to the logistical difficulties in achieving the objectives in General Washington's master plan, and to the actual service of Flying Camp militia in the campaigns of 1776." -- Publisher.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
United States. - Continental Army.
Delaware - Genealogy.
Maryland - Genealogy.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
New Jersey - Genealogy.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Campaigns.
United States - Militia - History - 18th century.
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Sentiments of a British-American woman : Esther DeBerdt Reed and the American Revolution

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Author
Ireland, Owen S.,
Date of Publication
[2017]
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Owen S. Ireland.
ISBN
9780271079288 (cloth : alk. paper)
Author
Ireland, Owen S.,
Place of Publication
University Park, Pennsylvania
Publisher
The Pennsylvania State University Press,
Date of Publication
[2017]
©2017.
Physical Description
xi, 252 pages ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-244) and index.
Contents
Esther : imprudent and impatient love -- Joseph : love and calculation -- A willful girl matures -- Responsibilities and schemes -- Politics : old world patronage -- Love defeats prudence -- Exiled where women "stooped like country girls" -- A new political identity : "they" becomes "we" -- "Unleash the dogs of war" -- Politics : new world democracy -- America's female politician -- Triumph and tragedy.
Summary
"Explores the life and work of political publicist and strategist Esther DeBerdt Reed, who, in a life highly structured by conflict, national identity, religion, and the overall importance of being a wife and mother, gave eloquent expression to the political aspirations of female patriots in Revolutionary America" --Publisher.
Subjects
Reed, Esther, - 1747-1780.
Women political activists - United States - Biography.
Politicians' spouses - United States - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Women - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
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General Wayne in 1777-1778

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Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Date of Publication
1899.
): Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1898-99 Description: [185]-202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no
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General Anthony Wayne.
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by F. R. Diffenderffer.
Author
Diffenderffer, Frank Ried,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1899.
Physical Description
[185]-202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 3, no. 8/9
Summary
The author disputes the account (found in Daniel Rupp's "History of Lancaster County") that Anthony Wayne wintered his troops in Mount Joy, Lancaster County, while Washington and other troops wintered at Valley Forge.
Subjects
Wayne, Anthony, - 1745-1796.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 3, number 8/9 (1899), p. 185-202Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.3
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American creation : triumphs and tragedies at the founding of the republic

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Author
Ellis, Joseph J.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2007.
Call Number
973.3 E47
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Joseph J. Ellis.
ISBN
9780307263698
030726369X
Author
Ellis, Joseph J.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
A. A. Knopf,
Date of Publication
2007.
Physical Description
xi, 283 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
An ironic examination of the founding years of our country. Historian Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation's founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and political foibles of our now iconic leaders. He explains how the idea of a strong federal government, championed by Washington, was eventually embraced by the American people, the majority of whom had to be won over. And he details the emergence of the two-party system--then a political novelty--which today stands as the founders' most enduring legacy. But Ellis is equally incisive about their failures, making clear how their inability to abolish slavery and to reach a just settlement with the Native Americans has played an equally important role in shaping our national character. Ellis strips the mythic veneer of the revolutionary generation to reveal men possessed of both brilliance and blindness.--From publisher description.
Subjects
Statesmen - United States
Politicians - United States
Political culture - United States
National characteristics, American.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - 1783-1815.
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
United States - Politics and government - 1783-1809.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 E47
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Commemoration of Lancaster County in the Revolution : at "Indian Rock", Williamson Park, near "Rockford", the home of General Edward Hand, M.D., Friday P.M., September 20, cmmxii

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Date of Publication
1912.
Call Number
923.5 H236c
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Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
s.l.]
Date of Publication
1912.
Physical Description
8 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Notes
Order of exercises and songs laid in.
Summary
Program from the ceremony to commemorate Lancaster County's involvement in the American Revolution. The order of events in the ceremony is included. Also includes a chronology of Lancaster County's participation in events related to the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, citing General Edward Hand's activities. A genealogy of the Hand family is included in the program.
Subjects
Hand, Edward , - 1744-1802.
Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)
Historical markers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 18th century.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.5 H236c
Websites
https://archive.org/details/commemoration00lanc/page/n5
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A history of the origin of the appellation Keystone State as applied to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania : together with extracts from many authorities relative to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress, July 4th, 1776 ; to which is appended the New Constitution of Pennsylvania with an alphabetical contents

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Author
Morton, John S.,
Date of Publication
1874.
Call Number
974.8029 P415
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Morton, John S.,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger,
Date of Publication
1874.
Physical Description
190 p. ; 19 cm.
Subjects
Morton, John, - 1724-1777.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.8029 P415
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Explorations in early American culture

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Date of Publication
1998.
Call Number
973.2 E96
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editors, William Pencak, George W. Boudreau.
Place of Publication
[University Park, PA]
Publisher
Pennsylvania Historical Association for the McNeil Center for Early American Studies,
Date of Publication
1998.
Physical Description
283 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"A special supplemental issue of Pennsylvania history, volume 65."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
United States - Civilization.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - 1783-1865.
Additional Author
Pencak, William,
Boudreau, George W.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical Association.
McNeil Center for Early American Studies.
Additional Title
Pennsylvania history.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 E96
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The Revolutionary leadership

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Author
Madonna, G. Terry.
Date of Publication
1976.
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245ra
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by G. Terry Madonna ; original ill. by Henry M. Libhart.
ISBN
0915010070 :
Author
Madonna, G. Terry.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, [Pa.] : Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee ; distributed by Sutter House,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
45 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Lancaster County during the American Revolution
Notes
On cover: Revolutionary Lancaster.
Spine title: Lancaster County during the American Revolution; Joseph Walker, editor.
"A Bicentennial book."
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
Traces the careers of twelve Lancaster County residents who fought against British rule before the Revolutionary War. The patriots are: William A. Atlee, William Bausman, Charles Hall, William Henry, John Hubley, Alexander Lowrey, Adam Reigart, George Ross, Caspar Schaffner, Edward Shippen, Matthias Slough, Jasper Yeates.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - Biography.
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Additional Author
Libhart, Henry M.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L245ra
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Lancaster in the Revolution

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Author
Kessler, Charles H.,
Date of Publication
1975.
Call Number
973.31 K42
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by Charles H. Kessler.
ISBN
0915010101 :
Author
Kessler, Charles H.,
Place of Publication
Lititz, Pa
Publisher
Sutter House,
Date of Publication
1975.
Physical Description
ix, 153 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 151-153.
Summary
"[This resource] was written by newspaper editor Charles H. Kessler for the Bicentennial. It focuses on the roles of Lancaster City and County in the Revolution. Many major players had ties to Lancaster and Kessler follows all of their actions from 1774 - 1783. While it is interesting to read about the big names like Shippen, Hand, and Ross, this book is at its best when detailing what was going on in the average Lancastrian's life. The author had several battle plans mapped out...[and he] also include[s] pictures of some of the named individuals, a map segment of Lancaster City showing the proximity of the prisoner of war barracks to the armory, and pictures or photos of some of the buildings mentioned." [Goodreads]
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
973.31 K42
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General John Steele

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Author
Frazer, Susan C.
Date of Publication
1921
Cincinnati. Minutemen (Militia) United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster County Historical Society, 1921 Description: 20-23 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Series: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 8 Call Number: 974.9 L245 v.25 Location: LCHSJL
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by Susan C. Frazer.
Author
Frazer, Susan C.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1921
Physical Description
20-27 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 25, no. 8
Subjects
Steele, John, - 1758-1827.
Society of the Order of the Cincinnati.
Minutemen (Militia)
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 25, number 8 (1921), p. 20-27Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.25
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Journals of the Continental Congress

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Corporate Author
United States. Continental Congress.
Date of Publication
1904-37.
Call Number
973.312 J86
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Corporate Author
United States. Continental Congress.
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,
Date of Publication
1904-37.
Physical Description
34 v. facsims. (part fold.) 27 cm.
Dates of Publication
v.1-34; 1774-1789.
Notes
At head of title: Library of Congress.
"Edited from the original records in the Library of Congress."
Edited in the Divisions of Manuscripts, Library of Congress: v. 1- 15, Sept. 5, 1774-Dec. 31, 1779 by Worthington Chauncy Ford; v. 16-27, Jan. 1, 1780-Dec. 24, 1784 by Gaillard Hunt; v.28-31, Jan. 11, 1785-Dec. 31, 1786 by John C. Fitzpatrick; v.32-34, Jan. 17, 1787-March 2, 1789 by Roscoe R. Hill.
Index volume compiled by Kenneth E. Harris and Steven D. Tilley.
Library has: volumes 1 to 28 (1774-1785).
"Bibliographical notes" for 1774, 1775, etc. are found in the last vol. of "Journals" for the corresponding years, i.e. in v. 1, 3, 6, 9, etc. These notes are based upon "Some materials for a bibliography of the official publications of the Continental Congress ... by Paul Leicester Ford."
Subjects
United States. - Continental Congress - Bibliography.
Constitutional history - United States - Sources.
United States - Politics and government - 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Additional Author
Ford, Worthington Chauncey,
Hunt, Gaillard,
Fitzpatrick, John Clement,
Hill, Roscoe R.,
Harris, Kenneth E.,
Tilley, Steven D.,
Additional Corporate Author
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.312 J86
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https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006771172
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The backwoodsman and the Kentucky rifle

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1947
valleys of the Pequea and Conestoga. It is recorded in Rupp's "History of Lancaster County" that Martin Meylin erected a boring mill near the Big Spring, in 1719. These pioneers brought with them their ideas on the art of riflemaking and soon, necessity — their own protection — compelled them to invent
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by Bertha Cochran Landis.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947
Physical Description
[117]-119 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 5
Subjects
Rifles.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - 1783-1865.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 5 (1947), p. 117-119Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51
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A new age now begins : a people's history of the American Revolution

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Author
Smith, Page.
Date of Publication
c1976.
Call Number
973.3 S656
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Page Smith.
ISBN
0070590974 :
Author
Smith, Page.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
McGraw-Hill,
Date of Publication
c1976.
Physical Description
2 v. (xi, 1899 p., [24] leaves of plates) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
"Volume[s] one[-two]" of the author's history of the United States.
Includes index.
Bibliography: v. 2, p. 1833-1838.
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Campaigns.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 S656
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A composite list of German prisoners of war held by the Americans, 1779-1782

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Author
Schwalm, Mark A.
Date of Publication
1981.
Call Number
905.748 JSHA v.2, no.1
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by Mark A. Schwalm.
Author
Schwalm, Mark A.
Date of Publication
1981.
Physical Description
p.4-15.
Notes
In: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, v.2 no.1 (1981)
Subjects
Prisoners of war
Hessian mercenaries.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
Prisoners and prison, German - Registers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 JSHA v.2, no.1
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Lancaster Borough : host to British and Hessian prisoners of war, 1775-1784

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Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Date of Publication
1985
Lancaster Borough: Host to British and Hessian Prisoners of War, 1775-1784 By Melvern Evans, Jr. Like it or not, in 1775 the borough citizens of Lancaster were saddled with the unpopular task of housing and guarding prisoners of war from the Revolution. Whether or not they were properly prepared
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by Melvern Evans, Jr.
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985
Physical Description
144-151 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 4
Subjects
Prisoners of war - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 4 (1985), p. 144-151Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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George Schaffner : an American Revolutionist who died in the French Royalist cause

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Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Date of Publication
1946.
be a major in the Partisan Corps, and after the Revolution, went to France, where he was one of the founders of the Society of the Cincinnati in that country. This was all I knew, at the time, of the romantic history of this young officer. A year or so after the publication of that paper, I received
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by Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer.
Author
Kieffer, Elizabeth Clarke.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1946.
Physical Description
[1]-27 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 50, no. 1
Subjects
Schaffner, John George, - 1757-
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 50, number 1 (1946), p. 1-27Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.50
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Tagebuch des Capt. Wiederholdt : vom 7 October 1776 bis 7 December 1780

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Author
Wiederholdt, Andrew
Date of Publication
ca1902.
Call Number
973.342 W643
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by M. D. Learned and C. Grosse.
Author
Wiederholdt, Andrew
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Macmillan Company ,
Date of Publication
ca1902.
Physical Description
74 p. ; 27 cm.
Notes
In Americana Germanic [v.5], p. xvii 19-93.
References to Lancaster are referred to in LCHS Journal, v. 33, no. 5, p. 65 "Captain Wiederholdt in Lancaster" by William Frederick Worner.
Subjects
Wiederholdt, Andreas, - 1752?
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.342 W643
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The military hospital at Litiz, 1777-78

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Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Date of Publication
1919
, Herbert Huebener, 1875-1960. Title: The military hospital at Litiz, 1777-78 / by Prof. Herbert H. Beck. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): Military hospitals--Pennsylvania. Lititz (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : Lancaster
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Responsibility
by Prof. Herbert H. Beck.
Author
Beck, Herbert Huebener,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1919
Physical Description
[4]-14 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 23, no. 1
Summary
This article, written in 1919, describes life in Lititz during the Revolutionary war as well as the establishment the military hospital. Lititz was not a formal religious community as were Nazareth and Bethlehem, but the Moravian church was very influential in the town and operated several businesses there. The article provides many diary entries, some of which are unrelated to the hospital.
Subjects
Military hospitals - Pennsylvania.
Lititz (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Contained in: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 23, number 1 (1919), p. 5-14Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.23
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The Great Wagon Road : from Philadelphia to the South- How Scotch-Irish and Germanics settled the Uplands

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Author
Rouse, Parke,
Date of Publication
1995.
Call Number
973.2 R873
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by Parke Rouse, Jr.
Author
Rouse, Parke,
Place of Publication
[Richmond, Va.]
Publisher
Dietz Press,
Date of Publication
1995.
Physical Description
x, 292 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Originally published, New York : McGraw-Hill, 1973.
Reprinted 2001.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-276) and index.
"The heavily traveled Great Wagon Road was the primary route for the early settlement of the Southern United States, particularly the "backcountry". Although a wide variety of settlers traveled southward on the road, two dominant cultures emerged. The German Palatines and Scotch-Irish American immigrants arrived in huge numbers because of unendurable conditions in Europe... Beginning at the port of Philadelphia, where many immigrants entered the colonies, the Great Wagon Road passed through the towns of Lancaster and York in southeastern Pennsylvania. Turning southwest, the road crossed the Potomac River and entered the Shenandoah Valley near present-day Martinsburg, West Virginia. It continued south in the valley via the Great Warriors' Trail (also called the Indian Road), which was established by centuries of Indian travel over ancient trails created by migrating buffalo herds. The Shenandoah portion of the road is also known as the Valley Pike. The Treaty of Lancaster in 1744 had established colonists' rights to settle along the Indian Road. Although traffic on the road increased dramatically after 1744, it was reduced to a trickle during the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War) from 1756 to 1763. But after the war ended, it was said to be the most heavily traveled main road in America. South of the Shenandoah Valley, the road reached the Roanoke River at the town of Big Lick (today, Roanoke). South of Roanoke, the Great Wagon Road was also called the Carolina Road. At Roanoke, a road forked southwest, leading into the upper New River Valley and on to the Holston River in the upper Tennessee Valley. From there, the Wilderness Road led into Kentucky, ending at the Ohio River where flatboats were available for further travel into the Midwest and even to New Orleans. From Big Lick/Roanoke, after 1748, the Great Wagon Road passed through the Maggoty Gap (also called Maggodee) to the east side of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Continuing south through the Piedmont region, it passed through the present-day North Carolina towns of Winston-Salem, Salisbury, and Charlotte and sites of earlier Indian settlements on the historic Indian Trading Path. The Great Wagon Road ultimately reached Augusta, Georgia, on the Savannah River, a distance of more than 800 miles (1,300 km) from Philadelphia." [wikipedia]
Contents
Chapters: pt. 1. The Appalachian warriors' path. The search for Eldorado -- War among the Iroquois -- pt. 2. The Philadelphia wagon road. Germans in Pennsylvania -- Enter the Scotch-Irish -- A Moravian journey to Carolina -- Along the way South -- Presbyterians in a new land -- Mapping the great mountains -- Bethabara and New Salem -- The threat from the French -- Life in the Appalachians -- pt. 3. The wilderness trail. The wagon road turns West -- The saga of Castle's Woods -- Apostle of the frontier -- pt. 4. A frontier in danger. Andrew Jackson of the Waxhaws -- The exodus of the Quakers -- "The Old Wagoner" against the king -- Conestoga's gift -- Hospitality, North and South -- The spirit of Luther -- In the cabins along the road -- Tuckahoe versus Cohee -- pt. 5. Division and reunion. Stagecoaches and turnpikes -- Great days of the horse -- The Cherokees go West -- The day Doctor Junkin drove North -- Hot heads and cold bodies -- A road is reunited.
Subjects
Great Wagon Road.
Migration, Internal.
Roads
Great Philadelphia Wagon Road.
Trails - Southern States.
United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 R873
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John Laurance and the Role of Military Justice at Valley Forge

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo21169
Author
Jones, Keith Marshall
Date of Publication
2017.
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.141
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Author
Jones, Keith Marshall
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
2017.
Physical Description
7-29 p.
Series
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography ; v. 141, no. 1
Summary
Abstract: Introducing a fresh metric—general courts-martial per thousand fit-for-duty troops—this article expands Valley Forge historiography by quantifying trial incidence in a forty-two-month context to suggest military justice played a significantly greater role over the winter of privation than previously thought. Courts-martial discipline, the essay argues, served as General Washington's fundamental instrument of command and control until drillmaster Baron von Steuben's iconic parade-ground regimen took hold. As Washington's unheralded "courtroom von Steuben," Judge Advocate General John Laurance superintended rule of military law over eighty tattered Valley Forge regiments by diligently enforcing the 1776 Articles of War among private soldiers, officers, and civilians alike.
Subjects
Military law
Valley Forge (Pa.) - History.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 HSP v.141
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