Tag Archives: diaries and journals
Library Welcomes MET School Scholars
Students from the MET School in Providence visited the library this week to research primary documents about the Civil War. The visit was arranged by Elyssa Tardif, RIHS Education Director, … Continue reading
Cold Christmas
New England troops had a cold Christmas in 1777 at Valley Forge. Most of us are familiar with the story—ragged, cold, hungry troops encamped in tents and tiny huts amid … Continue reading
Fire Cake & Water: Soldiers’ Winter Part III
Perception is reality, but how does a soldier’s own reality color his perception? For Jeremiah Greenman of the 2nd Rhode Island, who had marched to Quebec on Arnold’s expedition of … Continue reading
Soldiers’ Winter Part II
There is yet another Rhode Island record of the events at Fort Mifflin: the letters of Ebenezer David, Chaplain of the 2nd Rhode Island. Today, his November 23, 1777 letter to … Continue reading
