Reenactors Camp Site at Jockey Hollow
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2009-04-27
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Prior to the arrival of Baron von Steuben on December 1, 1777, there was no set arrangement of tents and huts.
Men relieved themselves where they wished, and when an animal died it was stripped of its meat and the rest was left to rot where it lay.
Von Steuben laid out a plan to have rows for command, officers, and enlisted men.
Kitchens and latrines were on opposite sides of the camp, with latrines on the downhill side. There was the familiar arrangement of company and regimental streets
Original file name 83 An Encampment At Jockey Hollow (3).jpg
Original file name 83 An Encampment At Jockey Hollow (3).jpg
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Reenactors, Revolutionary War Reenactors, Jockey Hollow, Harsh Winter, General George Washington, Morristown National Historical Park, Historic Morristown, Harding Township, Mendham Township, National Historical Park, The American Revolution, American History, US History, U.S. Historic district Contributing property, New Jersey Register of Historic Places, George Washington, Continental Army, Winter Encampment, History, Morristown, Morris County, The American Revolution in New Jersey, The Skylands, New Jersey Skylands, NJ Skylands, Lakeland, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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