Martha Washington Arrives at Morristown

Martha Washington traveled from Virginia to join her husband at Morristown during the second winter encampment, as she did during most winter quarters throughout the war. Her presence at the Ford Mansion served both personal and political purposes: she provided companionship and domestic stability for Washington, and she organized social events that maintained morale among the officer corps. Martha Washington also visited sick soldiers and coordinated sewing circles among officers' wives that produced shirts and other clothing for the troops.