9 min
Day 5—December 17, 1777: George Washington issues inspirational orders announcing the establishment of winter quarters at Valley Forge & celebration of the nation’s First Thanksgiving on Rebel Hill Becoming Valley Forge
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On Day 5 of the six days that Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army spent on Rebel Hill, Gen. Washington issues very inspirational General Orders announcing the decision to establish winter quarters at Valley Forge. He also announces that the Army will spend the new nation’s first Thanksgiving the next day on Rebel Hill in services as ordered by the Continental Congress. Both Washington’s General Orders and the Continental Congress’ Thanksgiving Proclamation are included in this podcast in full because they are both inspiration and stirring.
Listen to days 1 - 4 in previous episodes of this podcast.
Read more about the six days in my article in the Journal of the American Revolution, Valley Forge’s Threshold: The Encampment at Gulph Mills, at https://allthingsliberty.com/2019/11/valley-forges-threshold-the-encampment-at-gulph-mills/.
Listen to tomorrow’s episode on Day 6, the Thanksgiving celebration.
Until then, peace!
Sheilah Vance
On Day 5 of the six days that Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army spent on Rebel Hill, Gen. Washington issues very inspirational General Orders announcing the decision to establish winter quarters at Valley Forge. He also announces that the Army will spend the new nation’s first Thanksgiving the next day on Rebel Hill in services as ordered by the Continental Congress. Both Washington’s General Orders and the Continental Congress’ Thanksgiving Proclamation are included in this podcast in full because they are both inspiration and stirring.
Listen to days 1 - 4 in previous episodes of this podcast.
Read more about the six days in my article in the Journal of the American Revolution, Valley Forge’s Threshold: The Encampment at Gulph Mills, at https://allthingsliberty.com/2019/11/valley-forges-threshold-the-encampment-at-gulph-mills/.
Listen to tomorrow’s episode on Day 6, the Thanksgiving celebration.
Until then, peace!
Sheilah Vance
9 min