Valley Forge Dbq

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Your time in Valley Forge is over. Do you stay and be loyal to your brothers or do you leave and never look back. You must make my choice very soon, you could leave and the pain of seeing my brothers die will be over, or you could stay and fight for your freedom such as many men have already done. The decision is to stay. There is many reason but the main choices for staying is many men have gotten sick, you are a faithful servant to your country and you want what you came to the new world for which is freedom.
The first of February in 1778 3,989 men became sick which is about one half of our troops. Disclaiming in document A. As any young people you value your life you want to live to your full potential. All this death and sickness makes

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