Nancy K LoaneFollowing the Drum
Women at the Valley Forge Encampment
Nancy K. Loane is a former seasonal ranger at Valley Forge National Park, a founding member of the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia, and an honorary lifetime member of the Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge. She lives in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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
