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Valley Forge-- in search of that winter patriot, 19 December 1777 - 19 June 1778 : (a comprehensive guide for tracing Valley Forge ancestors)

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Author
Worley, Ramona Cameron,
Edition
3rd ed.
Date of Publication
1982, c1979.
Call Number
929.1 W927
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references selected and compiled by Ramona Cameron Worley ; illustrated by Agnes Barta Cameron Siglinger.
Author
Worley, Ramona Cameron,
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Belleville, Ill
Publisher
Look Behind Your Mirror Books,
Date of Publication
1982, c1979.
Physical Description
xiv, 126 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799 - Headquarters, Valley Forge, Pa. - History - Sources - Bibliography.
United States. - Continental Army - Registers - Bibliography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers - Bibliography.
United States - Genealogy - Bibliography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 W927
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Records of the revolutionary war: containing the military and financial correspondence of distinguished officers; names of the officers and privates of regiments, companies, and corps, with the dates of their commissions and enlistments; general orders of Washington, Lee, and Greene, at Germantown and Valley Forge; with a list of distinguished prisoners of war; the time of their capture, exchange, etc. To which is added the half-pay acts of the Continental Congress; the revolutionary pension laws; and a list of the officers of the Continental Army who acquired the right to half-pay, commutation, and lands

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Author
Saffell, William Thomas Roberts,
Date of Publication
1860.
Call Number
973.3 S128
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By W. T. R. Saffell.
Author
Saffell, William Thomas Roberts,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
G. G. Evans,
Date of Publication
1860.
Physical Description
554 p. 20 cm.
Notes
First published 1858.
Subjects
Pensions, Military - United States
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons.
Additional Author
Washington, George,
Lee, Charles,
Greene, Nathanael,
Additional Corporate Author
United States. Continental Congress.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 S128
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Guide to the microfilm of the miscellaneous manuscripts of the Revolutionary War era, 1771-1791 (manuscript group 275) in the Pennsylvania State Archives, 1 roll : a microfilm project of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

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Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Date of Publication
1978.
Call Number
016.9748 P415mrw
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Responsibility
Roland M. Baumann, project director and editor, Martha L. Simonetti, assistant editor, Douglas H. West, assistant editor.
Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg
Publisher
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission,
Date of Publication
1978.
Physical Description
22 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. - Division of Archives and Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.
Manuscripts, American - Pennsylvania - Harrisburg
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865 - Manuscripts - Microform catalogs.
Pennsylvania - History - 1775-1865 - Sources - Bibliography - Microform catalogs.
Additional Author
Baumann, Roland M.
Simonetti, Martha L.
West, Douglas H.
Additional Corporate Author
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
016.9748 P415mrw
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150th anniversary of the battle of the Brandywine, 1777-1927, Dilworthtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania : [program], September 9th, 10th and 11th, 1927

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Date of Publication
1927.
Call Number
974.813 B817
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Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
Bradywine Memorial Association,
Date of Publication
1927.
Physical Description
[20] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
"The historical section of this program was prepared from material furnished by Wilmer W. MacElree [and others]."
Subjects
Brandywine, Battle of, 1777.
Dilworthtown (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Anniversaries, etc.
Additional Author
MacElree, Wilmer M.,
Additional Corporate Author
Brandywine Memorial Association.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 B817
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Following the drum : women at the Valley Forge encampment

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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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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.
Contained In
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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Selected final pension payment vouchers, 1818-1864

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Author
Gunning, Kathryn McPherson.
Date of Publication
2003.
Call Number
929.311 G976
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Alternate Title
Pennsylvania selected final pension payment vouchers, 1818-1864
Responsibility
Kathryn McPherson Gunning.
ISBN
1585498858 (pbk. : set)
9781585498857 (pbk. : set)
Author
Gunning, Kathryn McPherson.
Place of Publication
Westminster, MD
Publisher
Willow Bend Books,
Date of Publication
2003.
Physical Description
2 v. (vi, 780 p.) ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
"In the 1960s, the National Archives staff culled out selected 'settled accounts' that had genealogical value from the pension payments (these are records not found in the pension application files). This massive volume reflects payments made by the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh pension offices to veterans (chiefly of the Revolution but also of the War of 1812 and wars in Florida and Mexico), their widows, or their surviving children. The record abstracts include such information as dates of death, remarriages of widows, identities of survivors, and the places and length of residence."--Cover.
Subjects
Military pensions - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.
Military pensions - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh.
Military pensions - United States
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Registers.
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh - Registers.
Widows - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Registers.
Widows - Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh - Registers.
Philadelphia (Pa.) - Genealogy.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) - Genealogy.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.311 G976
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The military hospital at the Cloister

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1947.
romance than the narrative �of history. The day after their arrival at Ephrata, McMeyer McDonald died of his wounds. His own soldiers buried him a little distance from the burial place where the monument is now placed. The last survivor of this gallant company died about three years ago. He was ninety-one
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Responsibility
by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1947.
Physical Description
[127]-133 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 51, no. 5
Subjects
Cloister (Ephrata, Pa.)
Military hospitals - Pennsylvania.
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Monuments - Pennsylvania - Ephrata.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Medical care.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 51, number 5 (1947), p. 127-133Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.51
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American Revolutionary soldiers of Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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Author
Fendrick, Virginia Shannon.
Date of Publication
1944
Call Number
974.844 F331
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Responsibility
compiled by Virginia Shannon Fendrick for the Franklin County, chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Chambersburg, Penna.
Author
Fendrick, Virginia Shannon.
Place of Publication
Chambersburg, Pa
Publisher
Historical Works Committee of the Franklin County Chapter,
Date of Publication
1944
Physical Description
295 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Franklin County (Pa.) - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers, lists, etc.
Additional Corporate Author
Daughters of the American Revolution. Pennsylvania. Franklin County Chapter, Chambersburg.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.844 F331
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The journal of Johann Michael Lindenmuth (1737-1812)

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Author
Lindenmuth, Johann Michael,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
973.2 L744
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Responsibility
transcribed and translated by Brigitte Burkett ; foreword by Lewis Bunker Rohrbach.
ISBN
0897254058 (alk. paper)
Author
Lindenmuth, Johann Michael,
Place of Publication
Rockport, Me
Publisher
Picton Press,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
128 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
"Johann Michael Lindenmuth has left us one of the better day-to-day journals of the French & Indian War as well as a brief journal of his service in the Revolutionary War...When Lindenmuth was discharged in December 1759, he had fought through a multitude of the battles, skirmishes, and ambushes in western Pennsylvania. In a laconic, direct, and simple style he tells of what happened, who did it, and why. Amid the tales of scalping, looting, murder, mayhem, and of boredom, fatigue, huger, and desparir, Lindemuth also tells us of his family and friends, his ancestors, and his children and grandchildren." [from the back cover]
Subjects
Lindenmuth, Johann Michael, - 1737-1812
Soldiers - Pennsylvania - Diaries.
German Americans - Pennsylvania - Diaries.
Farmers - Pennsylvania - Diaries.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763 - Personal narratives.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1776-1783 - Personal narratives.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Burkett, Brigitte.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.2 L744
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