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Food Animals of the Continental Army at Valley Forge and Morristown

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Stanley J. Olsen
Stanley J. Olsen*
Affiliation:
Florida Geological Survey, Tallahassee, Florida
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Abstract

Recent excavations of fireplace hearths at the Revolutionary campsites of General Washington's army at the National Historical Park at Morristown, New Jersey, and at the State Park at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, have been responsible for the recovery of a quantity of bones of food animals (Bos taurus). These remains are discussed and compared with the dietary reports made by soldiers of the time. A crudely made strap-iron grill, used by the men at Morristown in 1778, is figured.

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Facts and Comments
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , April 1964 , pp. 506 - 509
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1964

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