華盛頓以日記或信件記錄他的生活內容。戰役結束後的第十天，在一封寫給他媽媽瑪莉鮑爾華盛頓 (Mary Ball Washington) 的信中，華盛頓表示他毫髮未傷的脫逃成功，但「我身上的外套有四個子彈彈孔，而有兩匹馬兒在我騎乘時，遭到射擊」。

毫無疑問的，華盛頓的媽媽很擔心她兒子的安危，但事實證明他是個極為傑出的軍人。華盛頓後來成為維吉尼亞部隊的司令官，但因為荒野的艱難狀況及困苦環境，華盛頓的病況十分嚴重，而他的醫生則堅持他必須返回他位於維吉尼亞州的莊園內靜養。


Washington kept a record of his life, in letters and journals. Ten days after the battle he wrote a letter to his mother, Mary Ball Washington. He said that he had escaped uninjured but "I had four Bullets through my Coat, and two Horses shot under me."

No doubt Mrs. Washington was worried about her son, but he proved to be an excellent soldier. Washington was made commander of all Virginia troops. Due to difficult circumstances and hardships in the wild, Washington became very ill and his doctor insisted he go home to his estate in Virginia to recover.

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