Last updated: January 29, 2025
Place
Muhlenberg's Brigade

NPS Photo / Gregory Purifoy
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Muhlenberg's Brigade is the site of the encampment of the Virginia troops led by Brigadier General Peter Muhlenberg during the winter of 1777-78. Today the area consists of nine reconstructed log soldiers' huts facing a gravel company street. Nearby is a reconstructed earthen redoubt, one of five such fortifications that helped anchor the defenses of Valley Forge.
This area is the primary location for Valley Forge's living history program. In the summer months and as schedules allow, park rangers and volunteers dress in 18th-century attire and provide glimpses of what life was like during the Valley Forge encampment.
Some of the huts at Muhlenberg's Brigade contain exhibits and that provide information about the construction of the log huts, entrenchments, and fortifications of the encampment, as well as the daily routine and living conditions of officers and enlisted soldiers.
For details about programming at Muhlenberg's Brigade, please ask at the information desk in the visitor center or check the Ranger Programs page.