0910+Winter+at+Valley+Forge

= Winter at Valley Forge =

Winter at Valley Forge was very hard to get through. George Washington's army had very little clothing. Many died from [|small pox], [|typhoid fever], and many other diseases.[1] Valley Forge is in Pennsylvania. The Continental and British army fought at Valley Forge as well. General Washington and his Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 camped at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 25 miles northeast of Philadelphia. [4]

The weather at Valley Forge was windy and snowy. Many people died from the weather at Valley Forge because of how cold it was. This also happened because [|George Washington's army] had very little clothing and no shelter besides tents and what they built form nature.

Many inches of snow fell on Valley Forge while George Washington's army was staying there. Many people staying there had [|frost bite]. That winter his ragged army was almost destroyed by cold and hunger.[2]

Effects of Staying at Valley Forge
One effect of staying at Valley Forge was getting frost bite. Also many were dying. Many people were also thirsty. The army also didn't have much shelter besides tents and what they could build with the nature.

[|The Continental Congress] could not provide more supplies for the army. [3] Many of George Washington's army also had to build tents and had to build their own small log cabin. Conditions in the camp were horrendous. Forced to live in damp, crowded quarters, Washington's army of approximately 12,000 suffered from a lack of adequate clothing and food. [6]

Many men at Valley Forge went into training to prepare for Battle. [|Baron Friedric von Steuven] a military officer from Prussia joined Washington and helped to train the troops.[4] He developed a manual of arms which provided outlined drills and other training information used by the soldiers. The Continental Army emerged from Valley Forge a much more disciplined and stronger fighting force. [4]

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** References **
. 1. Cooper Jason //Valley Forge// Vero Beach, Florida Rourke cooperation Inc. 1999 Print. 2. G. Boehm Dr. Richard Et. Al. //Harcourt Brace social studies// New York Harcourt Brace and company 2000. Print.

3. World Book Millenennium Chicage World World Book Inc. 2000. Print.

4. //Kidport.com// web. 10 December 2009[]

5. //ushistory.org// 15 December 2009 [] 6. [|eyewitnesstohistory.com] 17 December 2009 []