The Valley Forge Muster Roll, a project of the Valley Forge Park Alliance, is dedicated to those who were at winter quarters from December 19, 1777, to June, 19, 1778. The Continental Army used monthly muster rolls to track the army’s strength. Each roll contains names, ranks, dates of enlistment, and other notes on soldiers’ assignments, activities, or conditions.
New entries are welcomed based on providing the following kinds of primary documentation. You may also contact us to provide additional information about individuals that are currently listed on the Valley Forge Muster Roll.
Suggested Documentation
To be added to the Valley Forge Muster Roll please provide the following documentation:
- Payroll stub
- Application for a Pension
- Discharge papers
- Original Muster Roll records
Please send documentation to musterroll@vfparkalliance.org or mail to:
Valley Forge Park Alliance, Attention: Muster Roll, P.O. Box 117, Valley Forge, PA 19481
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Quote of the Month
March 12, 1776
In Baltimore, Maryland, a public notice announces, “The necessity of taking all imaginable care of those who happen to be wounded in the country’s cause, urges us to address our humane ladies, to lend us their kind assistance in furnishing us with linen rags and old sheeting for bandages.”
“Chronology of the American Revolution”, compiled by Frank Resavy, and available from the Valley Forge Muster Roll. https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/
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SUPPORT THE MUSTER ROLL
This project, a fully volunteer operation needs your support so that all of the soldiers that encamped at Valley Forge will be remembered well into our share future. We welcome your support to maintain the Muster Roll as a free service so that everyone can discover or add to the legacy of the brave Americans at Valley Forge.
Add your name to the Honorary Muster Roll when you make a tax-deductible contribution of $20 or more. Thank you for your generosity.
Yours in Service to our Shared Heritage, the Valley Forge Park Alliance.