Valley Forge

Washington and his army are staying at a winter camp called Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. It is nearby Philadelphia where the British are staying. This place where I am supposed to be safe has caused nothing but tragedies, yet the question still stands, “Would you have quit?” I have thought long and hard about this and I have come to the conclusion that I am not going to re-enlist for the following three reasons. I do not want to die in Valley Forge there. There is not any food or supplies that…

by freezing to death with the lack of warm clothing and ill from smallpox. The soldiers have frostbite and get their legs amputated (Jane Root). Some soldiers are deciding on quitting and leaving this camp called Valley Forge. Soldiers ask me, “ are you going to quit and leave Valley Forge?” and I respond, “I would never quit.” Why would I quit when this dying army obviously needs my help? I’d stay for these very reasons. Never would I be a coward, I’d fight for my freedom, and the army totally…

How far would you go for your country. Would you give your life for a outcome you’re not even sure about. That's what the brave soldiers at valley forge did. In this essay i will explain to you my reasoning on why i would have quit at the battle of valley forge and why you should have quit too. There are three main reasons why you should quit the war. Lots of people died in the war who's to say you won't be one of them. Terrible living conditions. Not only those two reasons but you have a low…

what's coming for us, another battle, a battle with Valley Forge. If you had to take on Valley Forge, would you have quit? I would not have quit, there is an army in need of a hand, the Congress has my back, and I cannot cower back so I can prove my perseverance.…

Valley Forge “One must not be overwhelmed by sadness,” (Kennedy). In Valley Forge, they had a very bad winter there, which caused frostbite and death. In 1775, they started the war of Valley Forge, which caused many illnesses. Many people get sick and end up dying of smallpox, which is a very deadly disease that most of the soldiers get here. Also, to make it better, most of our men are dying, and we are losing the war. In 1773, there was 310 streetlights installed in Boston, to make it better…

War can kill in the typical ways such as gunshot or canonfire, but it can also kill in ways that one may not expect, as it did at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. In December of 1777, George Washington and his troops made camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania with the British army stationed comfortably nearby in Philadelphia. The winter was not kind to the American soldiers, as they suffered from frostbite, starvation, and many other things that negatively impacted their health. Despite…

Anything worthwhile takes sacrifice. Lives are in jeopardy as the winter gets even more harsh on us, the soldiers of the American Continental Army. Valley Forge is a very cold, scary, place during this winter of 1776, not including the shortage of supplies. Smallpox is becoming a mass sickness at the camp and even the doctor is sick. We are all very weak and barely have enough food each day, if any. We haven’t had any meat in a long time, which means no protein. I have been in the field for nine…

Valley Forge Essay- Would you stay or QUIT? I would have wanted to quit because of all the diseases that were occurring and I wouldn't have wanted to be the one to either get sick next or die next so i'm not taking any risks. I mean would you. But with constitution on our side we could have more supplies like clothes, gunpowder, food etc. Already we have had 1,800 to 2,500 deaths due to illness that's almost half of our army. We have to fight against not only the british but the cold harmful…

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…

Valley Forge “These are the times that try men’s souls.” (Paine) It is the spring of 1778, and things aren’t looking too bright here at Valley Forge. We have lost a lot of men due to sickness and the harsh, frozen elements, but our biggest problem is that the soldiers who were suppose to be fighting for our country are just giving up and not re-enlisting. Am I going to be a part of those men? I am half starved and living in a house filled with smoke and my lungs can’t take it anymore.…