The history of Valley Forge

Henry Woodman

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•^^ VU\^ tj,% v..'\ V \ I^V: yo WOODMAN'S OFHISTORY e FORGEVALLEY A HERALDNORRISTOWN & PUB. CO.PRINTING PENNA.NORRISTOWN. Henry Woodman 1^ o' THE HISTORY OF VALLEY FORGE By HENRY WOODMAN i WITH A BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR AND THE AUTHOR'S FATHER WHO WAS A SOLDIER WITH WASHINGTON AT VALLEY FORGE DURING THE WINTERS OF 1777 AND 1778 AUTHORIZED BY THE WOODMAN FAMILY tLOJ^ ,(.d.o PUBLISHED BY JOHN U. FRANCIS, SR. OAKS, PA. *1922 A YORKNEV7THS LIBRARYPUBLIC[ 402377 andLr,NOXAS.roP,. FOUNDATIONSTILDEN L1929R 1921Copyright, BY John U. Francis, Sr. General Washington c> Ui as PREFACE man wasof a plain, unassumingLARGE portrait Camp School-housethe wall of the Oldhanging on Francis, Sr.,Forge park, when John U.in Valley^ Father waspublisher of this history, took charge. across the SchuylkillProvidence township, justborn in Lower Liberty. His great-grand-Cradle of Americanriver from the Provi-Francis, had commanded theCaptain Arnoldfather. underconspicuous servicemilitia and had rendereddence Valley ForgeForge. In the family.Washington at Valley Washington was ren-and to the name ofwas sacred ground man. In keeping withhomage hardly due to mortaldered a toward British arrogancethe suffering endured, a resentment thetoday causes the eye to flash atwas developed which even horizon. Aof the thing on our nationalslightest semblance met.

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 10
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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