TY  - BOOK
AU  - Loane,Nancy K.
TI  - Following the drum: women at the Valley Forge encampment 
SN  - 9781597973854
AV  - E 234 .L63 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Potomac Books
KW  - Washington, George,
KW  - Women
KW  - Pennsylvania
KW  - Valley Forge
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Biography
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index; 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
ER  -