Rugged Times at Valley Forge
Re-enlisting may be prove to be dangerous, but who cares if freedom is at stake. On December of 1777, George Washington took his army to the brutal Valley Forge to sojourn for the winter, 22 miles from the nearest colony. Staying at alive at this camp is hard as nails. My enlistment is coming up rapidly, however I do not plan on quitting until we get our freedom. “Quitting” is another way of stating that you are not re-enlisting. For all my heart’s desire, I will re-enlist for because freedom, movement in rank, and the fact that healthy men are needed are compelling me to.
Life in Valley Forge is tough. Several of us are convicts and farmers instead of being soldiers. We have no training for combat in war, a significant difference from the British army. Often, our wagons are attacked by outlaws or enemy troops. Muskets are our best option for this war. They are accurate as long as you stay within 100 yards. Our pay is not genuine money. In fact, they are paper that has no value what-so-ever (Outfitting an American Revolutionary Soldier 1). There are no tailors in camp, therefore shoes and clothes are very few and far between. …show more content…
Britain is using us just to get more money. They claim that they are taxing us to get back the money they lost for “protecting” us. Many people and I do not want to be ordered around by a king (Document D). I will re-enlist because our freedom is worth dying for. Thomas Paine said,”What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.”(DBQ Doc D) That means that what we get without charge, we don’t care about that thing as much. I don’t want to get my freedom without fighting for it, for I know if I don’t fight for my freedom, I won’t care as much about what I will be able to
Re-enlisting may be prove to be dangerous, but who cares if freedom is at stake. On December of 1777, George Washington took his army to the brutal Valley Forge to sojourn for the winter, 22 miles from the nearest colony. Staying at alive at this camp is hard as nails. My enlistment is coming up rapidly, however I do not plan on quitting until we get our freedom. “Quitting” is another way of stating that you are not re-enlisting. For all my heart’s desire, I will re-enlist for because freedom, movement in rank, and the fact that healthy men are needed are compelling me to.
Life in Valley Forge is tough. Several of us are convicts and farmers instead of being soldiers. We have no training for combat in war, a significant difference from the British army. Often, our wagons are attacked by outlaws or enemy troops. Muskets are our best option for this war. They are accurate as long as you stay within 100 yards. Our pay is not genuine money. In fact, they are paper that has no value what-so-ever (Outfitting an American Revolutionary Soldier 1). There are no tailors in camp, therefore shoes and clothes are very few and far between. …show more content…
Britain is using us just to get more money. They claim that they are taxing us to get back the money they lost for “protecting” us. Many people and I do not want to be ordered around by a king (Document D). I will re-enlist because our freedom is worth dying for. Thomas Paine said,”What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.”(DBQ Doc D) That means that what we get without charge, we don’t care about that thing as much. I don’t want to get my freedom without fighting for it, for I know if I don’t fight for my freedom, I won’t care as much about what I will be able to