„The June 14 date is when Congress adopted‚ the American continental army‘ after reaching a consensus position in The Committee of the Whole. This procedure and the desire for secrecy account for the sparseness of the official journal entries for the day.“ in: zit. nach: Wright, Robert: The Continental Army, Center of Military History, Washington, D.C. 1983, Seite 23f. Zugriff am 6. April 2008 (englisch).
