Wonderful history of the extreme difficulties experienced by revolutionary militia and army. Beautiful house with nooks and crannies full of stories and historical decorative arts and furniture. Wish there was a catalog of the items available.

I love the place.

General Washingtons winter quarters (1779-1780) at the Ford mansion in Morristown NJ. The associated museum is interesting and our tour guide was excellent.

Wonderful history and charming hosts! Make sure to see the museum as well.

This large Georgian style home was built in the early 1770s for Jacob Ford, Jr., an iron manufacturer, and his family. Mr. Ford also served as a colonel in the Morris County Militia during the Revolutionary War. Ford died in January 1777 while 35 soldiers from Delaware were briefly quartered in the house. In December 1779, Mr. Fords widow, Theodosia, allowed General Washington to use her home as his headquarters during the winter of 1779-1780. While Mrs. Ford and her four children moved into two rooms of the house, General Washington, his wife Martha, five aides-de-camp, eighteen servants, a number of visiting dignitaries and sometimes guards took over the rest of the house.After Washingtons six month stay, the Ford family continued to live in the house until the 1870s when it was sold at auction. Four prominent New Jersey men bought the house and created the Washington Association of New Jersey in order to preserve the house and display it to the public. This house is one of the earliest house museums in the United States. The Washington Association donated the house and their extensive collections to the National Park Service in 1933. Today the house is furnished to reflect how it might have appeared during Washingtons stay. The house is shown only by guided tours which begin in the museum building.

Great way to learn the history....

As much as it was a hard life it was also very simple. Those people back then went to hell and back to defeat the British army.

Neat US History