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The Pennsylvania Flying Camp, July-November 1776

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Author
Devine, Francis E.
Call Number
905.748 PHA v.46
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Responsibility
by Francis E. Devine.
Author
Devine, Francis E.
Physical Description
59-78 p.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania History, v.46, 1979.
"The Flying Camp was an early and short-lived experiment with the concept of Extra Continental regiments, a 'national' rather than a 'confederate' force, which was to be distinct as having formed without any administrative connection to any individual state." [Wikipedia]
Summary
The article discusses the reserve Revolutionary War forces known as the Flying Camp.
Subjects
Flying Camp.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Militia.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PHA v.46
Websites
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