Replica of Soldiers' Huts in the Museum
On October 17, 1779, the Continental Army bivouacked for the winter at Jockey Hollow. Soldiers camped at this location until January, 1780, during which they endured some of the harshest conditions of the war. That winter was the "cruelest" of the war, including the one at Valley Forge
Upon taking up its ground at Jockey Hollow, Washington intended that his Army should build a "Log-house city." He insisted that all the soldiers' huts be finished before work started on the officers' quarters. (Washington himself and other senior officers were immediately quartered in homes in the area.) The work of felling trees and putting up hundreds of cabins went slowly amidst harsh winter weather. It was nearly February before the huts were completed. More than 600 acres of forest Introduction were cut to create streets of huts for over 10,000 soldiers and officers.
Replica of Soldiers' Huts in the Museum
On October 17, 1779, the Continental Army bivouacked for the winter at Jockey Hollow. Soldiers camped at this location until January, 1780, during which they endured some of the harshest conditions of the war. That winter was the "cruelest" of the war, including the one at Valley Forge
Upon taking up its ground at Jockey Hollow, Washington intended that his Army should build a "Log-house city." He insisted that all the soldiers' huts be finished before work started on the officers' quarters. (Washington himself and other senior officers were immediately quartered in homes in the area.) The work of felling trees and putting up hundreds of cabins went slowly amidst harsh winter weather. It was nearly February before the huts were completed. More than 600 acres of forest Introduction were cut to create streets of huts for over 10,000 soldiers and officers.