Topic: U.S. Continental Army

General George Washington chose Valley Forge as the site for his winter camp. The National Memorial Arch is?the dominant feature at "Valley Forge, Pa." and was authorized by an act of congress. It became a National Historic Park in 1976 when the ...
In the winter of 1777, about 12,000 men in Gen. George Washington's Continental Army, having recently suffered losses in two key battles and having lost Philadelphia to the British, set up camp for the winter in a place where they could keep ...

Morristown National Historical Park

Morristown National Historical Park, historical park, Morristown, N.J., U.S. In the American Revolution the Continental Army under George Washington had its main winter campsite there in 1776-77 and 1779-80.