LEADER 03874nam 2200565 450 001 9910795412203321 005 20240102112644.0 010 $a9781640123953$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9781597973854 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6818115 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6818115 035 $a(CKB)19941660000041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9919941660000041 100 $a20220820d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFollowing the drum $ewomen at the Valley Forge encampment /$fNancy K. Loane 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cPotomac Books,$d[2009] 210 4$dİ2009 215 $a1 online resource (172 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Loane, Nancy K. Following the Drum Lincoln : Potomac Books,c2021 9781597973854 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Setting the Stage: The War, Army, and Community -- 2 Martha Washington at Valley forge: "The Worthy Partner of the Worthiest of Men" -- 3 Martha Washington at the Other Encampments: A Resolute and Loyal Lady -- 4 Catharine Greene and Lucy Knox: The Ladies Come to Valley Forge -- 5 Rebekah Biddle, Lady Stirling, and Alice Shippen at Valley Forge: "I Should not Be Sorry to See You Here" -- 6 The Women with Washington's "Family": Slaves, Servants, and Spies -- 7 Camp Women at Valley Forge: "A Caravan of Wild Beasts" -- 8 Camp Women with the Continental Army: Cannonballs and Cooking Kettles -- 9 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 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. 330 $a"[This book] tells the story of the forgotten women who spent the winter of 1777-78 with the Continental Army at Valley Forge -- from those on society's lowest rungs to ladies of the upper echelon. Poor, dirty beings who clung to the very edge of survival, many camp women were soldiers' wives who worked as the army's washerwomen, nurses, cooks, or seamstresses. Though these women's written correspondence is scarce, author Nancy Loane uses sources such as issued military orders, pension depositions after the war, and soldiers' descriptions to bring these women to life. Other women at the encampment were of higher status: they traveled with Washington's entourage when the army headquarters shifted from place to place and served the general as valued cooks, laundresses, or housekeepers ... Drawing from diary entries and letters, Following the drum illuminates the experiences of these ladies, including Martha Washington, Lucy Knox, and Lady Stirling, during the encampment and then traces their lives after the Revolutionary War"--Jacket. 606 $aWomen$zUnited States$vBiography 607 $aValley Forge (Pa.)$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xWomen 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yRevolution, 1775-1783$xParticipation, Female 607 $aE?tats-Unis$xHistoire$y1775-1783 (Re?volution)$xFemmes 607 $aE?tats-Unis$xHistoire$y1775-1783 (Re?volution)$xParticipation des femmes 607 $aPennsylvania$zValley Forge$2fast 607 $aUnited States$2fast 608 $aBiography. 608 $aBiographies.$2fast 608 $aHistory.$2fast 615 0$aWomen 676 $a973.3341082 686 $a15.87$2bcl 686 $a7,26$2ssgn 700 $aLoane$b Nancy K.$f1943-$01515106 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795412203321 996 $aFollowing the drum$93750661 997 $aUNINA