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The Pennsylvania Line.
The First and Second Pennsylvania Brigades -- the Pennsylvania Line--was the backbone of Washington's army. From the invasion of Canada in 1775 to the victory at Yorktown in 1781, Pennsylvania tops served in almost every major battle.
At Monmouth, which began as an American calamity and ended no worse than a draw, Pennsylvanians held the American positions during the initial retreat until Washington put things to rights.
Anthony Wayne, who commanded the Second Brigade, wrote of his men: I would risk my soul that they would sell their lives or liberties at too dear a rate for Britain to make any purchases.
Settling In.
Washington ordered all the huts to be alike, lined up neatly in rows with the soldiers in front and the officers behind. The men camped in tents until the huts were ready -- Christmas time for the soldiers and January or February for the officers. Then they built the orderly huts, kitchens and the rest. Altogether they put up over 1,000 huts in Jockey Hollow. The Pennsylvania Line had about 200 of them lined up on the hillside in front of you. |