How To Write A Letter From Imita Ridge

If I were a soldier at Valley Forge I would quit because of the numerous amount of illnesses and death. Death estimates due to illness during encampment from December to June was about 2,500 people. “I am sick…”, Dr.Waldo says, “discontented… and out of humour.” The deaths are mainly caused by illnesses which are caused by the lack of food and by the harsh winters. These deaths and illnesses can spread easily

Experience: Chan Katzman was injured not long after he landed in the first wave. He crawled into a hole and barely made it before getting killed by all the bombers, canons, and spitfires. Unfortunately, a shell burst nearby and a piece of shrapnel landed in his eye, knocking him out cold. Later on, Katzman lay among a pile of dead bodies. He was rescued after some English speaking people who were nearby found

Conditions were terrible but there were still loyal soldiers who stayed with. In doc c Dr. Waldo states “ I am sick, discontented, and out of humor, poor food, hard lodging, cold weather, fatigue, nasty cloths, nasty cookery, vomit half my time, smoked out of my senses, I can’t endure it.”

Albigence Waldo, a surgeon from Connecticut, very detailedly explains the horrid conditions of the Army, “which had been surprisingly healthy hitherto, now begins to grow sickly from the continued fatigues they have suffered this Campaign.” Ranging from the poor/ lack of food, hard lodging, cold weather, fatigue, nasty clouds, nasty cookery, vomit, freezing temperatures, and poor/ lack of clothing , everything seemed almost not endurable. He himself heartily wished himself at home, and he was only the surgeon. The vomit and unhealthy conditions can all lead to diseases and to possible death. I would much rather not have to endure these things and be with my family instead; knowing they're safe and not having to worry whether someone got sick or

The men here hardly bath, and with 12 men in one small hut, it can get terribly nauseating. It reaks in all the huts in the camp. I, myself, have not bathed in about one month. Not to mention, our huts have terrible ventilation, that causes our huts to fill with smoke, making it hard to breath. It is not good when your own surgeons cannot see because of the smoke. We cannot open the door, for the weather outside is merciless and freezing. The terribly cold weather makes it especially hard, since about 20% of us have no shoes. Among us soldiers is also men who will assault you. It has happened to me on more than one occasion. Luckily General George Washington can break up fights easily. The water here is not good and probably causes many of the diseases that have taken some of my friends’

One condition is that there is no meat, soldiers would say, “NO MEAT! NO MEAT!” when they began to run out of food (Waldo, 151). Lack of meat is a bad condition because there would be a lack of protein, which helps you stay strong. The lack of strength in soldiers is not good at all because it is a huge disadvantage. “My skin and eyes are almost spoiled with continual smoke.” (Waldo, 151). This is bad because having your eyes with smoke hurts and would feel terrible after hours of it happening. Your skin might even hurt from it too. This could ruin your eyesight which is important if you need to aim for a war. It is tough to walk around all day because the other soldiers, and I don’t have shoes, so we are barefoot most of the time (Powell, 149). If people don’t have shoes how are they going to run as they should in war. There is freezing snow everywhere also. My commander has told me that through December to June 1,800 to 2,500 soldiers died (Busch, 147). I did not like it when I heard this. One of those soldiers could have been me, or in the future I could die too. This reason is causing me not to re-enlist because I am scared and fearing death itself. I will not re-enlist due to the terrible

I hope you are not distressed, nor should you worry about my return. This will be my 11th and the final letter I am sending home, my dearest apologies for the lack of letters, the war isn’t the place I thought it would be, the climate and conditions are horrid. The rest was the worst part, having to switch patrol areas to protect the frontline for hours, and then rest for a minimal time. Poor Jimmy died later earlier today, they say it was from diseases and sickness. I’ll need to be careful down in these trenches, fleas, and bugs crawling all over me. The ground is like quicksand, all the missiles, explosions and gunfire have turned the dirt into a sinking pile of mud all over the battlefield. My team, my second family are mostly gone… I don't

We have to sleep in 16’ by 14’ hut. There is twelve people per hut. We are all squished and uncomfortable. I don’t think a day has gone by that it has not been snowing here. My feet are frozen and cold. I am missing one of my fingers and cry myself to sleep wanting to be with my family. So now I have the choice to leave and through all of this in the end I get to go home. There is also frostbite, many of the men are having their feet, arms, and fingers being cut off. This is only a few of the awful thing happening here at Valley Forge.

            I really do detest doing this. I love you, but perhaps I will soon cease to send these letters. As you know, we Americans must now pay for every piece of paper that we use. It will cost me much to send my love to you, but it will cost you little to do the same. Of course, you have heard of the King’s new law by now. It’s called the Stamp Act, and was passed 19 days before I write this: November 1. We now have to pay a tax for every piece of paper that we buy. Even wills are taxed.

Here climate is cold with long harsh winters and moderate summers making it so that they would have to fight in harsh conditions and would have to figure out a way to stay warm. There were many hills and the soil was rocky making it unable for them to farm and supply them with food that way. There is plentiful amount of precipitation and a lot of humidity which would cause problems keeping the soldiers prepared and able to

It is still hard to adapt too. Whenever it rains it like a flood in the trenches it becomes muddy and it stinks badly. It takes a long time for the water to dry and because of this, many soldiers including my close friend, Henry are getting trench- foot because it’s hard to keep your legs dry. Luckily, Walter and I didn’t get trench-foot yet. When the trenches have too much water we use an baler to get the water out of the trenches. Also, because of the rainfall, many soldiers including us get a cold or the flu. Now Walter and I both don't have the flu or the cold but other soldiers still have them. Rat infestations is another main reason why living in trenches is horrible. The rats will eat scrap foods and dead bodies found on the trenches floor. While having a dose, they will crawl on our faces and bite our feet. The rats will grow to the size of a cat! We tried everything that we can, to get rid of those pests. We used gunfire, a bayonet and even tried hitting them to death but they never die because “a single rat couple can produce 900 offsprings per year”. Cooties is a big problem found in trenches and by far is the biggest problem that is affecting me. “Since there aren't any proper washing facilities” lices start to appear all over the body including the hair and they start sucking the blood. We even have chores to do. Every soldier will be assigned a task. Today my task was to “repair the duckboards on the floor of the trench”. Which was really hard because there are so many dead bodies, rats and frogs on the floor. I and many other soldiers including Walter don’t get enough sleep because of the amount of work we need to do in the trenches and the amounts of noises surrounding the trenches. The only way that I can have a kip is if I take a shot of

The weather was different to what the soldiers were used to back under the hot Australian sun. Half way through the year the weather became hot. Plagues and diseases carried by fleas and flies, were spread around. Soldiers/Troops that arrived in perfect health conditions, were very soon seen developing and suffering from from health problems; dysentery, diarrhoea, gastroenteritis and infestations of lice. Water was supplied from Egypt, but it was never enough, therefore it was near impossible to keep clean, and stay hygienic. Germs, plagues and diseases were spread due to the lack of cleanliness. Toilets were large, deep holes in the ground. By October, troops experienced the harsh,bitter winter cold. This poor lack of hygiene, led to around 20% of the men sick from diseases. During the war the ANZACs had to face terrible conditions, from the constant noise of machine guns, bullets, cramped and dirty places, hunger, thirst, tiredness, deaths of soldiers, diseases, smell, unsanitary food.

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I know it has been a long time since I´ve wrote to you. I have been quite busy, hence the time difference of the letters I write. But more importantly, I wrote to say that I miss you , Mary, and Mama very dearly, where the time apart has left me quite homesick. Otherwise, if you haven't already known, my squad and I are headed in to Sicily, Italy. I know! How exciting! I will have to see if I can visit our Aunt Sally up in Rome.

Hello friend! I’ve been staying with Leonato these past few weeks.You would’nt believe what’s been going on recently.A few weeks back, I arrived to Messina along with Claudio, Benedict, and my brother, Don John.Afterwards, Claudio approached me, and began talking to me about his love for the beautiful Hero, telling me he was nervous to confess his love to her.But, there was a ball to be held that night, in which I planned to wear a disguise and woo Hero, while pretending to be Claudio.