Editing Ethan Allen (section)

===Return home===
Following his visit to Valley Forge, Allen traveled to Salisbury, arriving on May 25, 1778. There he learned that his brother Heman had died just the previous week and that his brother Zimri, who had been caring for Allen's family and farm, had died in the spring following his capture. The death of Heman, with whom Allen had been quite close, hit him quite hard.<ref name="Jellison180_1">[[#Jellison|Jellison]], pp. 180–181</ref>

Allen then set out for Bennington, where news of his impending return preceded him, and he was met with all of the honor due to a military war hero.<ref name="Holbrook137">[[#Holbrook|Holbrook]], p. 137</ref> There he learned that the [[Vermont Republic]] had declared independence in 1777, that a constitution had been drawn up, and that elections had been held.<ref name="Jellison181">[[#Jellison|Jellison]], p. 181</ref> Allen wrote of this homecoming that "we passed the flowing bowl, and rural felicity, sweetened with friendship, glowed in every countenance".<ref name=" Jellison187">[[#Jellison|Jellison]], p. 187</ref> The next day he went to [[Arlington, Vermont|Arlington]] to see his family and his brother Ira, whose prominence in Vermont politics had risen considerably during Allen's captivity.<ref name=" Jellison188">[[#Jellison|Jellison]], p. 188</ref>