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Page i Pennsylvania Battlefields & Military Landmarks Arthur P. Miller Jr. & Marjorie L. Miller

Page ii Front cover: The Pennsylvania Memorial in Gettysburg National Military Park bears the names of all the soldiers from Pennsylvania who fought at Gettysburg. COURTESY OF AMERICANA SOUVENIRS AND GIFTS Back cover: Statue of George Washington at Fort LeBoeuf portrays him as he delivered his demand in 1753 that the French abandon their possessions in the Ohio River Valley. Washington is dressed as a major in the Virginia militia. Copyright 2000 by Stackpole Books Published by STACKPOLE BOOKS 5067 Ritter Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 www.stackpolebooks.com All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. All inquiries should be addressed to Stackpole Books, 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 FIRST EDITION Cover design by Caroline Stover Photographs by the authors, unless otherwise noted Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Miller, Arthur P. Jr. Pennsylvania battlefields and military landmarks / Arthur P. Miller Jr. & Marjorie L. Miller.1st ed. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-8117-2876-5 1. Historic sitesPennsylvaniaGuidebooks. 2. BattlefieldsPenn sylvaniaGuidebooks. 3. Military parksPennsylvaniaGuidebooks. 4. PennsylvaniaHistory, Military. 5. PennsylvaniaGuidebooks. I. Miller, Marjorie L. (Marjorie Lyman), 1929 II. Title. F150 .M57 2000 917.4804'43dc21 99056904

Page iii To all those battle reenactors who volunteer their time and share their talents as "weekend warriors" despite blazing sun, driving rainstorms, and snowy weekends to breathe life into our past. Their portrayals of historic events and people of all kinds give us first-person insights into the achievements and defeats that together make up the story of our country's military heritage.

Page v CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix Locator Maps xii Landmarks of the French and Indian War 1 Fort LeBoeuf Museum 3 Fort Pitt Museum 13 Jumonville Glen 19 Fort Necessity National Battlefield 21 French and Indian War Museum (Battle of Monongahela) 25 Fort Bedford Museum 30 Fort Ligonier 34 Fort Augusta 38 Fort Loudoun 44 Landmarks of the Revolutionary War 49 Independence National Historical Park 51 Fort Roberdeau 58 Washington Crossing Historic Park 63 Brandywine Battlefield 69 Paoli Memorial Grounds 75 Fort Mifflin 79 Cliveden (Battle of Germantown) 85 Fort Washington State Park and Hope Lodge (Whitemarsh Skirmishes) 90 Valley Forge National Historical Park 94 Landmarks of Other Early Conflicts 101 Bushy Run Battlefield (Pontiac's Rebellion) 103 Wyoming Historical and Geological Society (Yankee-Pennamite Wars) 109 Wyoming Battle Monument (Battle of Wyoming Valley) 113 David Bradford House (Whiskey Rebellion) 118 Erie Maritime Museum and US Brig Niagara (Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812) 125

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