Following the drum : women at the Valley Forge encampment - Loane, Nancy K., 1943- (Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2008)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index.
Keywords: Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Headquarters -- Pennsylvania -- Valley Forge; Women -- Pennsylvania -- Valley Forge -- History -- 18th century; Women -- Pennsylvania -- Valley Forge -- Biography; Women -- United States -- Biography