Valley forge was a training camp for the colonial soldiers that had very harsh weather conditions. All the soldiers were freezing, starving and living in huts with very poor ventilation. If i were a soldier at Valley Forge I would have left. As it says in “Estimates of death and illness at Valley Forge” (Doc A) 50% of soldiers who fought there died. If half of the soldiers died at Valley Forge that is not a chance that I am willing to take. If I was a father or a provider for my family, than i would definitely leave, because i would not want to take the chance of dying and putting my family in grave danger because of starvation. In Dr. Waldo's Diary (Doc C) it states how every single soldier hates it there and is miserable. Part of the document
