Steven Elliott - Surviving the Winters: Housing Washingtons Army during the American Revolution

CAMPAIGNS AND COMMANDERS

GENERAL EDITOR

Gregory J. W. Urwin, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ADVISORY BOARD

Lawrence E. Babits, Greenville, North Carolina

James C. Bradford, Texas A&M University, College Station

David M. Glantz, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Jerome A. Greene, Denver, Colorado

Victor Davis Hanson, Hoover Institution of Stanford University, Stanford, California

Herman Hattaway, Leawood, Kansas

J. A. Houlding, Rckersdorf, Germany

Eugenia C. Kiesling, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York

Timothy K. Nenninger, National Archives, Washington, DC

Frederick C. Schneid, High Point University, High Point, North Carolina

Timothy J. Stapleton, University of Calgary

SURVIVING THE WINTERS

Housing Washingtons Army during the American Revolution

STEVEN ELLIOTT

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS

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was published in an earlier form as Hills, Huts, and Horse-Teams: The New Jersey Environment and Continental Army Winter Encampments, 17781780, New Jersey Studies3 (2017): 10736.

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Surviving the Winters: Housing Washingtons Army during the American Revolutionis Volume 72 in the Campaigns and Commanders series.

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For my parents

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The completion of the book would not have been possible without the support of a number of individuals and institutions. First and foremost, Gregory J. W. Urwin championed my project from initial concept through the final draft of the dissertation and then helped shepherd it through publication. He challenged me to better myself as a writer and researcher, and to whatever extent this book is clear and engaging to read is due in large part to his persistent critiques and revisions. My dissertation committee members Andrew C. Isenberg and Jessica Roney took time away from their own busy schedules to give ample suggestions to improve my work. Mark Edward Lender likewise proved generous with his time in reading several chapter drafts and offering his enthusiastic support. James Kirby Martin and T. Cole Jones contributed valuable suggestions to the book manuscript prior to publication.