Putnam's Revolutionary War winter encampment : the history and archaeology of Putnam Memorial State Park / Daniel Cruson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cruson, Daniel.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Putnam Memorial State Park (Conn.)--History.

Putnam Memorial State Park (Conn.).

Putnam Memorial State Park (Conn.)--Antiquities.

Connecticut--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Connecticut.

History.

Fairfield County (Conn.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Fairfield County (Conn.).

Physical Description:

160 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2011.

Summary:

Putnam State Park, Connecticut's first state park was the site of Revolutionary War general Israel Putnam's last command. In the winter of 1778-79, three thousand troops of the Continental army built and lived in "the city," a winter encampment in the valleys of northern Redding. Historian Daniel Cruson describes in fascinating archaeological detail the construction of the camp and the soldiers' daily struggle to survive. Mutiny, execution skirmishes and the heroism of Putnam himself are revealed in this compelling history. The story of Putnam State Park doesn't end when Continental troops marched out to engage the British; Cruson takes readers from the creation of the park itself to the present day. Book jacket.

Contents:

The process of winter camping

Building a winter camp

Living in a winter camp

The history of a winter encampment

The troops march out: the fate of a winter encampment

The founding and development of a state park in Connecticut.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1609492315

9781609492311

OCLC:

755712550

Publisher Number:

99946041962