Massachusetts Monument

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts erected this monument in memory of the soldiers of Massachusetts who served at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, under General George Washington between 19 Dec. 1777 and 19 June 1778. It honors Massachusetts officers and troops present there, including General Officers Brigadier General Henry Knox, Brigadier General James Mitchell Varnum, Brigadier General John Glover, Brigadier General John Patterson, and Brigadier General Ebenezer Learned; Staff Officers Adjutant Generals Colonel Timothy Pickering and Colonel Alexander Scammell; Captain Caleb Gibbs, commander-in-chief’s guard; Colonel Jonathan Brewer; Colonel Thomas Nixon of the 5th Massachusetts Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel Calvin Smith of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry; and artillery officers Colonel John Crane of the 3d Artillery, Brigade Major Samuel Shaw, Captain Thomas Seward, and Captain Winthrop Sargent of the 3d Continental Artillery. The brigades of Brigadier Generals Henry Knox, John Glover, John Patterson, and Ebenezer Learned were represented at Valley Forge by named officers of Massachusetts troops from Glover’s Brigade, John Patterson’s Brigade, and Ebenezer Learned’s Brigade, including officers of the 1st, 4th, 13th, and 15th Massachusetts Infantry; the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 14th Massachusetts Infantry; and the 2d, 8th, 9th, and 16th Massachusetts Infantry.

Pennsylvania · United States