Esq., and John Armstrong Herman, Esq. It was dedicated on the 20th of June, 1908, with impressive ceremonies, in which the Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the Revolution, and Battery E, Third U. S. Artillery, took part. The orator of the day was the Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker, LL. D.

H. K. Bush-Brown was the sculptor who has been most successful in his effort to present Wayne as the ideal warrior, such as "every man in arms should wish to be."

A replica of the statue has been erected at Stony Point, N. Y.

The bronze tablets bear the arms of the State and the following inscriptions:

ANTHONY WAYNE

COLONEL CHESTER COUNTY BATTALION OF MINUTE MEN, JULY 21, 1775 COLONEL 4TH PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY BATTALION, JANUARY 3, 1776 CONTINENTAL ARMY, FEBRUARY 21, 1777, TO NOVEMBER 3, 1783

BRIGADIER-GENERAL

BREVETTED MAJOR-GENERAL SEPTEMBER 30, 1783

"RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY THAT THE THANKS OF
CONGRESS BE PRESENTED TO BRIGADIER-GENERAL WAYNE
FOR HIS BRAVE, PRUDENT AND SOLDIERLY CONDUCT IN
THE SPIRITED AND WELL-CONDUCTED ATTACK ON STONY
POINT; THAT A GOLD MEDAL EMBLEMATICAL OF THE
ACTION BE STRUCK AND PRESENTED ΤΟ BRIGADIER-
GENERAL WAYNE."

MAJOR-GENERAL AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF UNITED STATES ARMY, MARCH 5, 1792, TO DECEMBER 15, 1796

CHAIRMAN OF THE CHESTER COUNTY COMMITTEE, 1774
DEPUTY TO THE PROVINCIAL CONVENTION, 1774
MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY, 1774, 1784-1785
DELEGATE TO THE PROVINCIAL CONVENTION, 1775
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE OF SAFETY, 1775-1776
MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF CENSORS, 1783

MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION TO RATIFY THE CONSTI

TUTION, 1787

BORN IN CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JANUARY 1, 1745 DIED AT PRESQU' ISLE, PENNSYLVANIA, DECEMBER 15, 1796

"LEAD ME FORWARD"-WAYNE AT STONY POINT

A Soldier's Hospital.-To the north of the Wayne statue, protected by the hill, stood one of the brigade hospitals, and on its site the Park Commission has built a reproduction of the original. As it is completely furnished it is well worth visiting. A path to the right of the statue leads to it.

In the orders of January 13, 1778, are the following directions for the erection of the hospitals "The Flying Hospital Hutts are to be 15 feet wide and 25 long in the clear and the story at least 9 feet high to be covered with boards or Shingles only without any dirt, Windows made on each side and a Chimney at one end, Two Such Hospitals are to be made for each Brigade at or near the Center and if the ground permit of it not more than 100 yards distance from the Brigade."

Two days later the Quartermaster-General was "positively ordered to provide Straw for the use of the Troops and the Surgeons to see that the sick when they are ordered to the Hutts assigned for the Hospital are plenty fully suplied with this article." From the orders of April 17th we learn that the regimental quartermasters were "directed to go Into the Country, and make contracts with proper Persons for bringing in Milk and other Necessaries for the Sick."

Dr. Waldo, one of the surgeons at Valley Forge, has left this description of the sick soldier as he knew him: "There comes a Soldier-His bare feet are seen thro' his worn Shoes-his legs nearly naked from the tatter'd remains of an only pair of stockings-his Breeches not sufficient to cover his Nakedness— his shirt hanging in Strings—his hair dishevell’d—his face meagre -his whole appearance pictures a person forsaken & discouraged. He comes, and crys with an air of wretchedness & dispair—I am Sick-my feet lame-my legs are sore-my body cover'd with this tormenting Itch-my cloaths are worn out-my Constitution broken-my former Activity is exhausted by fatigue,

hunger & Cold-I fail fast, I shall soon be no more! and all the reward I shall get will be 'Poor Will is dead.'"

Mr. Bolton says that "From the records of the general hospital at Sunbury, Penn., for 1777-80, it appears that about fourtenths of the patients (not counting the convalescents) were the wounded; about three-tenths suffered from diarrhoea or dysentery, and one-tenth from rheumatism. To state this in another form, lack of proper food and shelter crippled the army as much as did the fire of the enemy." Here at Valley Forge small-pox must be added to the list, as well as the itch. In such a camp filth was a large factor in disease and death. The smoke of gunpowder and pitch might daily conceal its presence for awhile, but it remained to do its deadly work.

The hut is furnished with cots and an operating table, and a plentiful supply of herbs is suspended from the ceiling.

Remains of the brigade bake ovens have been found close by. These were a necessity, as this brigade was so far distant from the bakehouse.

Those who desire to avoid the detour of the boulevard should not return to the monument, but follow the path to the left upon leaving the hospital. Within a short distance the path emerges from the woodland and Mount Joy appears to the northeast, with the boulevard close at hand.

Those who can afford the time, however, should retrace their steps in order to have the view from the hill beyond the monument.

Scott's Brigade. This strategic point was occupied by General Scott's Brigade. The line of earthworks is plainly seen above the boulevard. The steps from the boulevard lead up to a lunette upon which the Commission has planted a battery, thus telling the use of the earthwork. Like Washington, Charles Scott had learned his first lessons of war in the ill-fated expedition under Braddock, in which he served as a non-commissioned officer. At the outbreak of the war he raised the first company south of the James River, and was made colonel of the 3d Virginia Battalion. At the conference of officers at Whitemarsh to decide whether an attack should be made on Philadelphia, he voted with the minority in the affirmative. The others of

the same opinion were Lord Stirling, Wayne and Woodford. His bravery was unquestioned, and at Monmouth he was the last to leave the field.

From this point there is a beautiful view of the rich farmlands and the Valley Forge hills. A grand panorama of the famous Chester Valley lies before one. To the right is Mount Joy, and directly in the foreground of the picture is General Knox's headquarters-a white house with red roof. The fields between and a long way beyond belong. to the Hon. Philander C. Knox's "Valley Forge Farm." His residence lies in the valley beyond, the old farmhouse being occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Tindle.

General Knox's Headquarters.-Naturally one recalls the romance of General Knox and his young wife, who lived here during the time of the encampment. She was the daughter of the Secretary of the province of Massachusetts, who was a strong Tory. Lucy Flucker was the belle of Massachusetts,