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December 13, 2025

Day 1, Dec. 13, 1777 — Washington’s Army at Rebel Hill

Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills This blog post is in honor of the Gulph Mills Encampment–the six days in December that General George Washington and the Continental Army spent in my home, Rebel Hill in Gulph Mills, Pa., starting on this day in 1777. I am commemorating that by posting a blog for each of Continue reading

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December 12, 2025

Dec. 12, 1777– A tired Continental Army begins its delayed march in to Gulph Mills

The Gulph Mills Encampment Chronicles: Dec. 12, 1777, the Continental Army begins its delayed march in to Gulph Mills. Continue reading

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December 7, 2025

Listen to my podcast set the stage for the Gulph Mills Encampment

Podcast on the lead up to the Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment Continue reading

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About Me

Sheilah Vance, Esq. grew up on Rebel Hill in Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania and resides in Washington, D.C. She has written and presented extensively about the Philadelphia Campaign of the Revolutionary War. She is the author of the award-winning book, Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment, www.thresholdtovalleyforge.com; the article, “Valley Forge’s Threshold: The Encampment at Gulph Mills,” in the Journal of the American Revolution https://allthingsliberty.com/2019/11/valley-forges-threshold-the-encampment-at-gulph-mills/; the award-winning novel, Becoming Valley Forge, https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Valley-Forge-Sheilah-Vance-ebook/dp/B019BLA48Q; and the mini e-book, Six Days in December: General George Washington’s and the Continental Army’s Encampment on Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills, December 12–19, 1777. Vance is also the author of the novels Chasing the 400 and Land Mines and the inspirational book, Creativity for Christians, with Reverend Felica Howard. (See www.theelevatorgroup.com). A practicing attorney and higher education administrator, Vance has a BA from Howard University School of Communications and a JD from Georgetown University.

Contact Sheilah at svanceauthor@gmail.com or info@thresholdtovalleyforge.com.

American Revolution

Day 1, Dec. 13, 1777 — Washington’s Army at Rebel Hill

Dec. 12, 1777– A tired Continental Army begins its delayed march in to Gulph Mills

Listen to my podcast set the stage for the Gulph Mills Encampment