Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . line quite to head-quarters—all the Music of the Army General with a great number of principal Officers and their Suites rode aboutfour miles on the road toward Philadelphia, and waited until Genl Lee Washington dismounted and recd Genl Lee as if he had been his passed thro the Lines of Officers and the Army who paid him the highestmilitary Honors to Headquarters, where Mrs. Washington was and here he wasentertained with an elegant Dinner and the music playing the whole time. By Washingtons orders, April 2
Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . line quite to head-quarters—all the Music of the Army General with a great number of principal Officers and their Suites rode aboutfour miles on the road toward Philadelphia, and waited until Genl Lee Washington dismounted and recd Genl Lee as if he had been his passed thro the Lines of Officers and the Army who paid him the highestmilitary Honors to Headquarters, where Mrs. Washington was and here he wasentertained with an elegant Dinner and the music playing the whole time. By Washingtons orders, April 22nd was observed in the Valley Forge Campsas a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. The answer of Divine Providence was already upon the seas, and borne byhard-riding couriers from sea-cost to the- inland hills it came to the knowledge ofWashington upon May day. One week later he issued the following general order,which was the beginning of the end in a war destined to continue nearly threeyears longer before its objects were effected: 47. Headquarters of Maj. Gen. Marquis de Lafayette
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