It was a long period of server cold weather in Valley Forge. In December, the snow was inches deep along with continued snowstorms. There was heavy snowfall and heavy rain days after we received a new blanket of snow. Due to the heavy rainfall, flooding had occurred. In the Continental army, it wasn’t a pleasant winter for us. We had lack of proper clothing and military housings to stay warm in. We had built quite a few log huts during the harsh winter. Finding food was very tough. I went on for two to three days without food. There were men that didn’t have any boots as they walked on the snow with bare bloody feet. There were near naked soldiers that wrapped themselves in blankets surrounded by fire, chanting "we want meat". Most soldiers
