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MORRISTOWN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK A Military Capital of the American Revolution Contents The First Winter Encampment in Morris County
SITUATION: JANUARY 1777. FROM PRINCETON TO MORRISTOWN. THE NEW BASE OF AMERICAN OPERATIONS. WINTER QUARTERS FOR OFFICERS AND MEN. INSTABILITY OF THE ARMY. FOOD AND CLOTHING SHORTAGES. RECRUITMENT GETS UNDER WAY. SICKNESS AND DEATH. WASHINGTON TIGHTENS HIS GRIP ON NEW JERSEY. THE PROSPECT BRIGHTENS. END OF THE 1777 ENCAMPMENT.
Jockey Hollow: the “Hard” Winter of 1779-80
INTERMISSION: WAR IN DEADLOCK. MORRISTOWN AGAIN BECOMES THE MILITARY CAPITAL. BUILDING THE “LOG-HOUSE CITY.” TERRIBLE SEVERITY OF THE WINTER. LACK OF ADEQUATE CLOTHING. SHORTAGE OF PROVISIONS AND FORAGE. MONEY TROUBLES AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. GUARDING THE LINES. THE STATEN ISLAND EXPEDITION. SIDELIGHTS ON THE PATTERN OF ARMY LIFE. LUZERNE AND MIRALLES. THE COMMITTEE AT HEADQUARTERS. LAFAYETTE BRINGS GOOD NEWS. TWO BATTLES END THE 1779-80 ENCAMPMENT.
January 1781: The Story of Two Mutinies The New Jersey Brigade Encampment of 1781-82 Guide to the Area
NO. 1. HISTORICAL MUSEUM. NO. 2. FORD MANSION, WASHINGTON’S HEADQUARTERS, 1779-80. NO. 3. SITE OF WASHINGTON’S LIFE GUARD CAMP, 1779-80. NO. 4. PARK SQUARE (MORRISTOWN GREEN). NO. 5. SITE OF ARNOLD TAVERN, WASHINGTON’S HEADQUARTERS, 1777. NO. 6. FORT NONSENSE, 1777 (NOW RECONSTRUCTED). NO. 7. GUERIN HOUSE (PARK SUPERINTENDENT’S RESIDENCE). NO. 8. RANGER STATION (INFORMATION POINT). NO. 9. NEW YORK BRIGADE CAMP, 1779-80. NO. 10. PICNIC AREA AND REST ROOMS. NO. 11. NATURE TRAIL. NO. 12. OLD CAMP ROAD, 1779-80. NO. 13. FIRST MARYLAND BRIGADE CAMP, 1779-80. NO. 14. SECOND MARYLAND BRIGADE CAMP, 1779-80. NO. 15. BETTIN OAK AND FORT HILL. NO. 16. NEW JERSEY BRIGADE CAMP, 1781-82. NO. 17. WICK HOUSE, ST. CLAIR’S QUARTERS, 1779-80. NO. 18. ARMY BURYING GROUND, 1779-80. NO. 19. RECONSTRUCTED ARMY HOSPITAL HUT, 1779-80. NOS. 20-21. FIRST AND SECOND PENNSYLVANIA BRIGADE CAMPS, 1779-80, AND RECONSTRUCTED OFFICERS’ HUT. NO. 22. GRAND PARADE, 1779-80. NO. 23. HAND’S BRIGADE CAMP, 1779-80, AND RECONSTRUCTED SOLDIERS’ HUT. NOS. 24-25. FIRST AND SECOND CONNECTICUT BRIGADE CAMPS, 1779-80. NO. 26. SITE OF KEMBLE HOUSE, WAYNE’S QUARTERS, 1780-81. NO. 27. STARK’S BRIGADE CAMP, 1779-80. NO. 28. KNOX ARTILLERY CAMP, 1779-80.
How To Reach the Park Establishment and Administration Visitor Facilities Related Areas
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Historical Handbook Series
Transcriber’s Notes
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