Historedia
Person

Thomas Mifflin

Events
3
Episodes
7
Years
1777–1784

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Thomas Mifflin, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Continental Army at Valley Forge

    1777

    Role: Continental Army quartermaster general who stationed supplies at Valley Forge in summer 1777

    1. September 18, 1777 · Valley Forge supply magazineHessian Raid on the Valley Forge Supply Magazine

      On September 18, 1777, Hessian troops under von Knyphausen captured and burned the Valley Forge supply magazine despite Hamilton's and Lee's evacuation efforts.

    2. October 29, 1777 · Valley Forge, PennsylvaniaSelecting the Encampment Site

      Washington consulted his generals beginning October 29, 1777, and chose Valley Forge for strategic, political, and environmental reasons.

    3. December 1777 · Valley Forge encampmentSupply Crisis at the Encampment's Outset

      By the end of December 1777, congressional neglect had dried up supplies, leaving Washington unable to feed or clothe his soldiers.

    4. December 19, 1777 · Valley Forge, PennsylvaniaMarch into Winter Quarters

      Washington led his 12,000-man Continental Army into winter quarters at Valley Forge on December 19, 1777, beginning a six-month encampment.

  2. Disbandment of the Continental Army

    1783–1784

    Role: President of Congress, presiding officer November 1783 to June 1784

    1. 18 October 1783 · Confederation CongressCongress approves Washington's troop reductions

      On 18 October 1783 Congress issued a proclamation approving Washington's reductions, under which Knox was to discharge all but 500 infantry and 100 artillerymen before winter.

    2. 2 June 1784 · Continental Army garrisonsFormal disbandment of the Continental Army

      Congress disbanded the Continental Army on 2 June 1784, excepting small garrisons at Fort Pitt and West Point and other magazines.

  3. Ratification of the Treaty of Paris by the US Congress

    1784

    Role: President of the Congress of the Confederation, whose signature ratified the treaty

    1. January 14, 1784 · Old Senate Chamber, Maryland State House, AnnapolisCongress ratifies the Treaty of Paris

      The Congress of the Confederation ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, with Thomas Mifflin presiding.

Sources

  1. Valley Forge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
  2. Thomas Mifflin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13