Yes...I was wondering if the ‘Surrounded’ pattern had already existed and was renamed, or it had been created after the battle. Thanks for the info about the quilts and the communication purpose (aside from keeping us warm) served by them.
I have not found anything that is much more than conjecture. That is not surprising because "women's history" was not considered very impotant. However, nobody can discount the value derived within families of these old stories passed from one generation to another over the quilting frame.
From the site:
There's a wonderful history behind most traditional quilting blocks and Burgoyne Surrounded is obviously a commemoration of his surrender at Saratoga. It's a very geometric pattern, with a sort of thin, single Irish Chain pattern running through the main blocks.