Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . War and Peace 58. co-operative community from Scotland,upon the failure of which James Jones,one of its members, acquired it and occu-pied the place until 1850 or later. (Wood-mans History of Valley Forge.) Washington visited the old campground in 1787, and it is stated by Wood-man, in his history, that in the summer of1796 he again came, one day, accompaniedonly by a negro servant and walked overthe hills of Valley Forge, conversing withpersons he met, one of whom was thehistorians father. Doubtless many othersof those who dwelt here in the wint
Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . War and Peace 58. co-operative community from Scotland,upon the failure of which James Jones,one of its members, acquired it and occu-pied the place until 1850 or later. (Wood-mans History of Valley Forge.) Washington visited the old campground in 1787, and it is stated by Wood-man, in his history, that in the summer of1796 he again came, one day, accompaniedonly by a negro servant and walked overthe hills of Valley Forge, conversing withpersons he met, one of whom was thehistorians father. Doubtless many othersof those who dwelt here in the winter ofour darkest days as a young nation, alsorevisited the spot with emotions of bothsadness and triumph as long as veteransof the Revolution continued to live, but incourse of time a busy nation all but forgotValley Forge and its heroic story. A Soldiers Bake Oven The Tribute of a British Officer Eleven years after the close of the war, Stedman, the English historian ofthe struggle, himself a soldier under Howe, Clinton and Cornwallis, had thecourage to conclu
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