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February 28, 2026

Black History in Gulph Mills — Revolutionary War Edition

The free and enslaved African Americans at the Gulph Mills Encampment of December 1777. 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.

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Black History in Gulph Mills — Revolutionary War Edition