The Noble Train of Artillery

On December 17, 1775 - From Fort George, New York, north of Saratoga, Henry Knox wrote to General Washington, "I have made forty two exceeding strong sleds & have provided eighty yoke of Oxen to drag them as far as Springfield where I shall get fresh Cattle to carry them to Camp. The rout will be from here to Kinderhook, from thence into Great Barrington, Massachusetts Bay & down to Springfield—There will Scarcely be any possibility of conveying them from here to Albany or Kinderhook but on Sleds the roads being very much gullied—At present the sledding is tolerable to Saratoga about 26 Miles...”

The distance to Boston was about 225 miles. Learn more about Henry Knox here.