. Off-hand sketches : a companion for the tourist and traveller over the Philadelphia, Pottsville, and Reading railroad . good view of it is atforded. A slight addition has recently beenmade to the back buildings, which originally consisted only of asmall kitchen, erected by Washington himself. The room occupiedby the General had a secret closet, in which he kept his official other respects the house is quite small, and without moved with his army to this romantic spot soon after 60 OFF-HAND SKETCHES. the battle of Germantown. He had previously been following theB
. Off-hand sketches : a companion for the tourist and traveller over the Philadelphia, Pottsville, and Reading railroad . good view of it is atforded. A slight addition has recently beenmade to the back buildings, which originally consisted only of asmall kitchen, erected by Washington himself. The room occupiedby the General had a secret closet, in which he kept his official other respects the house is quite small, and without moved with his army to this romantic spot soon after 60 OFF-HAND SKETCHES. the battle of Germantown. He had previously been following theBritish in their movements along the Schuylkill, and finally attackedthem at that place. It was after this engagement, therefore, that hetook up his winter quarters in this place—a step which was dictatedby the best motives of prudence and the public good. His soldiers, says Mr. Day, were too ill-clothed to be exposedto the inclemency of that season under mere tents; it was thereforedecided that a sufficient number of huts or cabins should be erectedof logs filled in with mortar, in which the troops would find more. ENCAJIPMENT AT VALLEY FORGE. comfortable shelter. The army reached the valley about the 18th ofDecember, They might have been tracked by the blood of their feet,in marching barefooted over the hard, frozen ground between White-marsh and Valley Forge. They immediately set about constructingtheir habitations, which were disposed in the order of a militarycamp, but had really the appearance of a regular town. Each hutwas 16 feet by 14. One was assigned to twelve privates, and one toa smaller number of officers, according to their rank. Each Generaloccupied a hut by himself. The whole encampment was surrounded WASHINGTON AT VALLEY FORGE. 61 on the land side by intrcnchmonts, and several small redoubts werebuilt at different points. A temporary bridge was thrown across theriver, to facilitate communications with the surrounding country. The army remained at this place u
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