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Valley Forge Research Paper

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Valley Forge is a winter camp set up by george washington and his troops. The camp was horrible! They were low on supplies, and not prepared. People died of illness and disease. It was a fight against disease, nature, and themselves. See you later Valley Forge, I’m going home. It is February 1, 1778, and we lost, at most 2500 soldiers since December of 1777 due to illness. (DOC A) Many are ill and can not fight or train, that is about 50% of the men. (DOC A) Today we met the committee of congress, George Washington introduced them to us. (DOC B) They were wearing the best of clothes and they were rich, well fed and comfortable. (DOC B) While we were starving, bear foot, hungry, low on supplies. (DOC B) I sat down with Dr. Waldo, and we

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