Valley Forge

It’s February of 1778 at Valley Forge where General Washington has camped to watch the British who have quartered in Philadelphia. Food is scarce, and the cabins are filled with smoke due to bad ventilation. All of us soldiers are suffering from the cold and hunger. Many are ready to quit, or not re-enlist, because they can’t handle the harsh weather and conditions. Some have just simply deserted the camp and have never returned. Limbs are torn off of every day, and the smallpox is getting…

Jacob Lee Mrs. Keithley and Mrs. Taigen Per. 2 and Per. 5 2 December 2016 Valley Forge; Would You Have Quit? On the beautiful winter day of January 27, 1778, I made the most difficult choice of my entire life. My fellow soldiers and I became, over time, more jealous of General Howe’s army, which, of 18000 men, was comfortably quartered in Philadelphia. Our hut, which consisted of 12 men, had no beds at all. The mud floor consisted of straw, providing an uncomfortable “bed” of sorts. I have…

just been defeated at the Battle of Germantown. The army then set up camp at Valley Forge for the winter. There are approximately 12,000 soldiers here, most under the age of 20. They are living in crowded, damp tents and many of the them do not have clothes to cover their whole body let alone to keep them warm. I am the wife a commanding officer in the Colonial Army. I have witnessed horrible things here at Valley Forge many of which are unspeakable. I am usually told to stay in our tent because…

My time at Valley Forge was over, I had been fighting for general George Washington since the summer of 1775 and the victory on April 13 looked so far away because it was only late December, and it was seeming as if a turning point was unlikely. Do I stay and be loyal to my brothers or do I leave and never look back. I had to make my choice very soon, I could have left and the pain of seeing my brothers die , or I could stay and fight for my freedom such as many men had already done. The…

March was approaching, and the army was considering one question, "Should we stay in Valley Forge or quit"? Valley Forge was a harsh, frigid place with temperatures low as 33 degrees. During the winter of 1777 and 1778, Washington ordered many soldiers in Valley Forge to fight with him as an army in order to gain freedom from England. However, many soldiers considered the question, "Had you been a soldier at Valley Forge would you have quit?" The definition of quit means not to re-enlist and to…

Valley Forge: Would you have quit This is the time of bloody war where people died for their freedom. In 1777 through 1778 in the middle of the the winter at valley forge. They are 18 miles out of Philadelphia to fight for their freedom and they barely have any food to survive. Would you have quit if you were at valley forge. Quit meaning would you re-enlist. I have decided to not re-enlist for three reasons which are I don't want to die and the disease, they have no food and, the housing…

might not be able to move in the morning or even wake up. While “the British were comfortably quartered” the Americans were struggling to get by (Roden 141). Recently “General Washington has had trouble keeping his army intact in Valley Forge” (Roden 141). Valley Forge is the camp where thousands of americans were rapidly losing hope in the battle for independence. In the thousand of faces gathered most wore the bitter expression of defeat and fatigue, I happened to be one of those very…

Dearest Family, I have been at Valley Forge for 2 months now. It’s very dreadful here. How is it back home?. We have walked so long and so far our shoes have worn done so as long as you are not starving and walking miles you are doing better than i am. Sometimes I wonder why did I join this dreadful misery…… but then it hits me when i have doubts of this war, i joined to give freedom to our nation, a better life for you and the boys. It’s been so hard here over the past 3 months…

socialising, sailing the terrifying sea, and living in Valley Forge couldn't shake me, then no British army would. From the time I was a young boy, my grandmother taught me the importance of socialization and what it can do for you (Auricchio 7). Grandmother La Fayette enrolled me in one of the most prestigious secondary schools, just so that I might get rid of my awkwardness and gain some sort of social prowess…

Valley forge would you have stayed or quit? Valley Forge, of December of 1777 - June 1778, George Washington set up a winter camp for his Continental Army. Which was a hard place to live, in would you have stayed or quit, I would not have quit Washington's army because there was a lot of sickness, but not a lot of dying. And Washington was trying to get help from the committee. In addition there's a lot of sickness but not a lot of dying. And in document A it says that 3,989 / of a 8,000…