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Day 2, Dec. 14 — Hardship plagues the Continental Army at “the Gulph”
Orderly Book, Brigadier Gen. John Glover; 12/14/1777 from “the Gulph”; Library of Congress, Manuscript Room On December 14, 1777, the condition of the 11,000 members of the Continental Army at Gulph Mills and Rebel Hill was one of extreme hardship. The soldier’s tents were not to arrive for two more days. There was little, if… Continue reading
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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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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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The Battle of Matson’s Ford — December 11, 1777
Battle of Matson’s Ford, December 11, 1777 Continue reading
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The Continental Army plans its March into Gulph Mills, 12/10/1777
The Continental Army prepares to leave Whitemarsh to march into Gulph Mills, PA, 12/10/1777 Continue reading
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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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Join us—Rededication Gulph Mills Encampment Monument 12/16, 10am
Join us at the historic Rededication Ceremony of the historic Gulph Mills Encampment Monument, 12/16, 10am! I will be giving brief remarks. Thanks to the PA Society of Sons of the Revolution for moving the monument back to the base of Rebel Hill and for supporting my book, Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days… Continue reading
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The First Thanksgiving of the United States was December 18, 1777. George Washington & the Continental Army celebrated it in Gulph Mills
The United States’ First Thanksgiving was December 18, 1777. George Washington and the Continental Army celebrated it at the Gulph Mills Encampment. Continue reading
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Happy Veteran’s Day!
I totally enjoyed speaking to the descendants of America’s first veterans when I gave a talk to the Pennsylvania Sons of the Revolution on November 3 at Gen. Anthony Wayne’s Historic home, Waynesborough, in my old neighborhood in Paoli, PA. Thank you to Michael Whalen, President; Dean Henry, member; and the Sons and Daughters of… Continue reading
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Gulph Mills Encampment Memorial is coming back to Rebel Hill!
Thanks to the Pennsylvania Sons of the Revolution, their 1892 memorial to the Gulph Mills Encampment of the Revolutionary War, December 12 – 19, 1777, is returning to the base of Rebel Hill on Friday, November 7–where it belongs! The memorial–which weighs 20,000 pounds–will be moved to the grounds of the Sunoco gas station, 1308… 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
