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Leaving Valley Forge and on to independence
Originally posted on Becoming Valley Forge: On June 19, 1778, The Continental Army left Valley Forge. The army left Valley Forge more disciplined and as a better fighting force than when they marched in on December 19, 1777. Unfortunately, some 2,000 died during the Valley Forge encampment. Yet, the army persevered. When the army left… Continue reading
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Happy Father’s Day to my fellow Revolutionary War Aficionados
via Happy Father’s Day to my fellow Revolutionary War Aficionados See my blog post of this Washington Post article about how George Washington became “the father of our country” as he did not have any natural children of his own. Interesting reading, and Happy Father’s Day! Continue reading
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Historic Waynesborough In Paoli Hosting Revolutionary War Event
Historic Waynesborough In Paoli Hosting Revolutionary War Event | Tredyffrin-Easttown, PA Patch — Read on www.google.com/amp/s/patch.com/pennsylvania/te/amp/27541704/historic-waynesborough-paoli-hosting-revolutionary-war-event Continue reading
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Please join me Tues. 4/10, Upper Merion Library, 7 pm, for my talk on Becoming Valley Forge!
Please join me at the Upper Merion Township Library, 175 W. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406. See you there! Continue reading
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Please join me today for this booksigning/lecture, 130-330, Moody Jones Gallery, Glenside, PA, on Philadelphia area African Americans in the Revolutionary War
Please join me today for this booksigning/lecture, 130-330, Moody Jones Gallery, Glenside, PA, on Philadelphia area African Americans in the Revolutionary War http://becomingvalleyforge.com/2018/02/14/please-join-me-for-this-booksigning-and-lecture-on-sun-2-25-130-230-moody-jones-gallery-glenside-pa/ — Read on becomingvalleyforge.com/2018/02/14/please-join-me-for-this-booksigning-and-lecture-on-sun-2-25-130-230-moody-jones-gallery-glenside-pa/ Continue reading
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Day 4: 12/16/1777–Tents arrive and British Soldiers Captured at Gulph Mills
via Day 4: Dec. 16, 1777 — Tents arrive and British soldiers captured at Gulph Mills Continue reading
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Day 3 — 12/15/1777–The Continental Army Settles Down at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills
via Day 3, Dec. 15, 1777 — The Continental Army settles down at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills Continue reading
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Day 2 – 12/14/1777 —Hardship Plagues the Continental Army at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills
via Day 2 – 12/14/1777 — Hardship plagues the Continental Army at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills Continue reading
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Six Days in December begins—Day 1, 12/13/17–The Rebel Hill/Gulph Mills Encampment with George Washington and the Continental Army
via Six Days in December begins — Day 1, 12/13/1777–The Rebel Hill Encampment with George Washington and the Continental Army Begins Continue reading
Sheilah Vance
Musings from and events for Sheilah Vance, author of the award-winning books: Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment, Becoming Valley Forge, Land Mines, Chasing the 400, and Creativity for Christians
