All around me there are failing soldiers and deserters who couldn’t even survive. It’s the winter of 1777 and 1778 at Valley Forge. Washington had us here, trying to keep soldiers like me whose 9 month enlistment was almost up to stay. I had a choice, one month and I could leave, or stay and continue to fight. I would stay because I believe the healthy should fight if the sick cannot, support for General Washington and loyalty to the cause of freedom.
I will re-enlist because the healthy should fight if the sick cannot. In Document A, it says that in December 1777 about 12,000 soldiers were at Valley Forge, and about 2,898 were ill, to support the soldiers that couldn’t fight we the healthy should continue to train awaiting the battles that will begin again in the spring. However, about 2,000 soldiers deserted the cause because they were scared of death. Well I believe if you enlisted you were prepared to die, because at the begininng it seems that the red coats will kill us all. Instead we are at Valley Forge in the winter and many soldiers are not ready to die so they abandon the cause because the other soldiers are sickwhen we should fight for the ill and continue this rebellion. …show more content…
General Washington is trying his hardest to get us better shoes and encampments as shown by Document B. The document was a painting that showed Washington with in between men with no shoes and barely any protection against the cold and men with good coats, hats and shoes. He looked like he is petitioning them to help the soldiers(Doc B). Washington is trying his hardest to get us to continue to follow him when many left because of fear. We shouldn’t be scared if the hardest part, which is surviving the winter storms, is almost over. In the battle we fight for each other, to support each other, so why not stay and support Washington which is what I
I will re-enlist because the healthy should fight if the sick cannot. In Document A, it says that in December 1777 about 12,000 soldiers were at Valley Forge, and about 2,898 were ill, to support the soldiers that couldn’t fight we the healthy should continue to train awaiting the battles that will begin again in the spring. However, about 2,000 soldiers deserted the cause because they were scared of death. Well I believe if you enlisted you were prepared to die, because at the begininng it seems that the red coats will kill us all. Instead we are at Valley Forge in the winter and many soldiers are not ready to die so they abandon the cause because the other soldiers are sickwhen we should fight for the ill and continue this rebellion. …show more content…
General Washington is trying his hardest to get us better shoes and encampments as shown by Document B. The document was a painting that showed Washington with in between men with no shoes and barely any protection against the cold and men with good coats, hats and shoes. He looked like he is petitioning them to help the soldiers(Doc B). Washington is trying his hardest to get us to continue to follow him when many left because of fear. We shouldn’t be scared if the hardest part, which is surviving the winter storms, is almost over. In the battle we fight for each other, to support each other, so why not stay and support Washington which is what I