Morristown National Historical Park: A Military Capital of the American Revolution

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Author

Melvin J. Weig

Title

Morristown National Historical Park, a Military Capital of the American Revolution

Credits

Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Language

English

Subject

New Jersey -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 62651

Release Date

July 15, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.MORRISTOWN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK A Military Capital of the American Revolution
2. 2.Contents
3. 3.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.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.January 1781: The Story of Two Mutinies
6. 6.The New Jersey Brigade Encampment of 1781-82
7. 7.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.
8. 8.How To Reach the Park
9. 9.Establishment and Administration
10. 10.Visitor Facilities
11. 11.Related Areas — NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Historical Handbook Series
12. 12.Transcriber’s Notes

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