American Encampment and General Headquarters
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Mid-September of 1777 found an American army of 8,500 encamped on these uplands, called Bemis Heights. The soldiers worked feverishly building fortifications to block the Crown Forces marching from the north.
You can see the site of American Horatio Gates’ headquarters and the field hospital about ¼ mile to the south.
Marker can be reached from Auto Tour Road, on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
