Tredyffrin Township in Chesterbrook in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Scott's Brigade

Photographed by Mike McKeown, May 26, 2025

1. Scott's Brigade Marker

Inscription. CONTINENTAL ARMY VALLEY FORGE DECEMBER 19 1777 JUNE 18 1778 ---- DIVISION SCOTT'S BRIGADE BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES SCOTT COMMANDING Additional Infantry Regiment Penna. Line | Col. John Patton | (Raised January 11 1777 - Consolidated with 11th. Regiment Infantry January 13 1779) 4th. Virginia Infantry | ---- 8th. Virginia Infantry | Colonel Abraham Bowman 12th. Virginia Infantry | ---- Virginia Regiment Infantry At Large | Colonel William Grayson

Erected 1908 by Valley Forge Park Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is January 11, 1777.

Location. 40° 5.227′ N, 75° 26.781′ W. Marker is in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Tredyffrin Township. It is on South Outer Line Drive, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wayne PA 19087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Unknown Soldiers (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anthony Wayne (about 500 feet away); Generals and Cattle Raids (about 600 feet away); Pennsylvania Division (about 700 feet away); Valley Forge Hut (approx. ¼ mile away); To Build a Redoubt (approx. 0.3 miles away); Knox’s Quarters (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterbrook.

Regarding Scott's Brigade. Valley Forge Legacy - Scott's Brigade

Valley Forge - National Park Service

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2025, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 24 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 27, 2025, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.