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41 The American Revolution VI: Valley Forge
Manage episode 192562281 series 1014633
Forty-one members of the Oneida Nation traveled to Valley Forge, PA in the Spring of 1778. General George Washington greeted each individual in person and warmly. The warriors went on to assist the Marquis de Lafayette at the Battle of Barren Hill and Polly Cooper an Oneida woman brings her experience as a cook and healer to the needy Continental Army. Episode 42 is up ready for your ears.
Sources:
Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution by Joseph T. Glatthaar and James Kirby Martin
The Papers of General George Washington
The Papers of the Continental Congress 1778
The Letters of Thomas Jefferson to His Wife 1778
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86 episodes
Manage episode 192562281 series 1014633
Forty-one members of the Oneida Nation traveled to Valley Forge, PA in the Spring of 1778. General George Washington greeted each individual in person and warmly. The warriors went on to assist the Marquis de Lafayette at the Battle of Barren Hill and Polly Cooper an Oneida woman brings her experience as a cook and healer to the needy Continental Army. Episode 42 is up ready for your ears.
Sources:
Forgotten Allies: The Oneida Indians and the American Revolution by Joseph T. Glatthaar and James Kirby Martin
The Papers of General George Washington
The Papers of the Continental Congress 1778
The Letters of Thomas Jefferson to His Wife 1778
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
86 episodes
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