Putnam's Revolutionary War Winter Encampment: The History and Archaeology of Putnam Memorial State Park

Putnam State Park, Connecticut's first state park, was the site of Revolutionary War general Israel Putnam's last command. In the winter of 1778–79, three thousand troops of the Continental army built and lived in the city, a winter encampment in the valleys of northern Redding. Historian Daniel Cruson describes in fascinating archaeological detail the construction of the camp and the soldiers' daily struggle to survive. Mutiny, execution, skirmishes and the heroism of Putnam himself are re...