Loane, Nancy K.,  1943- <br/><br/>
Following the drum :  women at the Valley Forge encampment / 
Nancy K. Loane. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Potomac Books,  2008. 
 - x, 205 pages, [8] pages of plates :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index. 
<br/><br/>Setting the stage : the war, army, and community -- Martha Washington at Valley Forge : "the worthy partner of the worthiest of men" -- Martha Washington at the other encampments : a resolute and loyal lady -- Catharine Greene and Lucy Knox : the ladies come to Valley Forge -- Rebekah Biddle, Lady Stirling, and Alice Shippen at Valley Forge : "I should not be sorry to see you here" -- The women with Washington's "family" : slaves, servants, and spies -- Camp women at Valley Forge : "a caravan of wild beasts" -- Camp women with the Continental Army : cannonballs and cooking kettles -- The general returns to Valley Forge : a distinguished officer's musings -- Appendix: Making the myth of Martha Washington : nineteenth-century fantasy vs. eighteenth-century reality. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781597973854 1597973858 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008044817 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Washington, George, 1732-1799 --Headquarters--Pennsylvania--Valley Forge.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women--History--Pennsylvania--Valley Forge--18th century.<br/>Women--Pennsylvania--Valley Forge--Biography.<br/>Women--United States--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E 234  / .L63 2008