The historical archaeology of revolutionary war encampments of Washington's army / edited by Cosimo Sgarlata, David Orr, and Bethany Morrison foreword by David R. Starbuck.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / David R. Starbuck -- Introduction / David G. Orr -- "Make sure you aim, for one shot well pointed is worth a dozen thrown away:" evidence of a musketry range at Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania, USA / Wade P. Catts, and Joseph F. Balicki -- A more tolerable quarter: archaeology at Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge / Joseph R. Blondino -- The material world of the Revolutionary War soldier at Valley Forge revisited: comparative excavations of a brigade encampment on the grounds of the Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania / Jesse West-Rosenthal -- "The ground necessary": excavations of a brigade encampment; Wayne's Woods, Valley Forge / Julia Steele, Douglas Campana, and David Orr -- Building the Log Hut City: an analysis using the tools issued at Morristown, New Jersey / Mathew Grubel -- Forgotten stones: the rediscovery of Redding's middle encampment / Bethany A. Morrison and Cosimo A. Sgarlata -- The unfulfilled American Revolution / Laurie Weinstein, Diane Hassan and Samantha Mauro -- The Rochambeau Project: historical and archaeological documentation of the French army's marches through Connecticut in 1781 and 1782 / Mary Guillette Harper -- Incidents of regional variation in winter encampment hut construction: huts and history at Redding, Connecticut / Daniel Cruson -- Conclusion / Cosimo A. Sgarlata.

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This edited volume presents archaeological and ethno-historic research concerning Washington's Army's encampments, trails, and support structures during the American Revolution. Important sites and preserves that the following chapters discuss include Valley Forge in Pennsylvania; Putnam Park and General Parson's Preserve in Redding, Connecticut; Morristown National Historic Park in New Jersey; and Rochambeau's marching trail through Connecticut. Topics pursued by contributors to the volume are the military discipline and training of soldiers; the routine activities of soldiers and officers; the special accomodations accommodations at George Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge; the layouts and organizations of encampments; the participation of African descendants, Native peoples, and women in the war; and the historic technology used by soldiers to construct their winter quarters.

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