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Fort Mifflin's victory over money troubles

In the damp cold, without adequate clothing or blankets, the soldiers took cover wherever they could in tiny Fort Mifflin as British artillery pounded them with up to 1,000 cannon shots an hour.

Lee Anderson, Executive Director of Ft. Mifflin, on the grounds of the
fort on Thursday.  (Laurence Kesterson / Staff
Photographer)
Lee Anderson, Executive Director of Ft. Mifflin, on the grounds of the fort on Thursday. (Laurence Kesterson / Staff Photographer)Read more