Steps To Revolution : Valley Forge : Summary : Steps To Revolution

Many individual soldier’s stories also demonstrate the resilience of either side, showing how unwilling they were to give up, and stop fighting, until absolutely necessary. Even John Hay’s efforts to get Florida to join upcoming United States political gatherings, show the unwavering pursuit for unity from the Union’s side.

Thomas Paine’s, American crisis, was such an inspirational essay to the soldiers and other undecided patriots. Paine reveals that, “The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” In this quote Paine was referring to soldiers alike to myself and the group of the soldiers who quit. I believe that I am no summer soldier. I am a winter soldier and should continue to fight even considering the

There is no food, I am cold, and have little humor, I want to go home. This is only some of the horrible things happening. It is 1777 and George Washington has several 1,000 troops settled at Valley Forge. We are here to fight for are freedom from the british. It is winter here and us men are not doing well. The real question is: Will I Quit? I have served my time.Things have been so bad, I am deciding to quit and not re-enlist. The 3 reasons I want to leave are so many are sick, awful living conditions, and I don’t want to die.

I am a soldier at Valley Forge, sacrificing myself for my suffering country so that we all can be free from Britain's control. I am in tatter'd clothes and have barely enough food to survive, but I’ll go through this just so my country doesn't have to suffer any more. “The war started on December 1777, me along with the rest of the army camped out at Valley Forge (Roden 141).” “A few young women developed “scarlet fever,” a fascination with British soldiers and their bright red coats (Roden 141).”

Prior to the American Revolution, Britain controlled the colonies through a system of mercantilism. Many Americans found the system debasing, and they felt kept in a state of adolescence that was never allowed to come of age. It wasn’t until Britain began taxing the colonists after the Seven Years’ War that Americans began to realize what they had to do in order to resolve their problems being forced upon from overseas. The colonists developed a strong sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution through coming together to fight for independence from Britain.

It is time for war with bullets flying pass you. Will you continue and try your hardest to win your country’s freedom or not. It’s the year of 1777 at George Washington’s winter camp, Valley Forge. I chose to re-enlist because of three reasons, the first reason is healthy men, like me are needed. I also need to think about others and help win this war, unlike others who don’t think about others. The Congress Committee is also finally starting to listen to us soldiers, they are doing their best to provide us food, like meat and some clothing. These are the three main reasons why I have chosen to stay.

“THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman” (Paine 155).

The winter at Valley Forge might have signaled the end of the American Revolution. Fortunately for the Continentals though, Washington did not give up. During this time Washington made several additions to his of corps, such as the Prussian General Fried rich von Steuben, who was tasked with making a new training and brought hygiene by separating toilets from food and food separated from disease

In the Winter of 1777-1778 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania General George Washington set up tents in high, frigid, and risky temperatures. Beforehand, the Continental Army lost major battles against the British. The continental army endured one of the most noticeably worst winter on record. 12,000 troops had scarcely any food, attire or supplies to keep them salubrious. In spite of the fact that they gave small portions of food does not mean it was nutritious to eat. The poor conditions that the soldiers lived in eventually led them to desert because of harsh conditions, such as absence of resources and an untrusted general. I am choosing not to re-enlist because of brutal conditions and death.

Valley Forge: Stay or Leave? War is hard: emotionally and physically. To have only rags to wear, and see you're comrades falling around you. This is trying for the toughest of men.

How is your time at home and everyone else? I hope you're doing good. I’m doing good but war here is disastrous. The captain and the soldiers are doing fine too. I miss you and dad so much. It feels like it's been forever since I last seen you. Lately we have been collecting ourselves to fight for this war. Soon we’ll have over 65,000 soldiers recruited to go to war. There was this one night where a writer came and hung out with us. We all talked for hours about anything and joked around too. His name was Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine wanted to read us all a essay he wrote. This essay was for us to boost our morale and made us think. I believe when he finished reading the essay to us, we began to have more confidence in ourselves and others.

Those brave souls withstood a 9 month of “Hell” ( Thomas Paine had once described) to insure a bright and prosperous future for those to follow. Let’s pretend we're in the Revolutionary war in 1777. You’ve been through a lot of battles so far, your General is George Washington, and your 9 month enlistment is up on February 1st, just one month away. You miss your family, and your dying of disease, starvation, and the bitter cold. If you were in the army at Valley Forge, would you abandon your country, and leave. I would re enlist in the war because America doesn’t have enough soldiers, I'd want to be remembered, and we might get help from the congressional committee.

The soldiers and I have arrived at Valley Forge in 1777 with General George Washington and I am sick and freezing. Here, my fellow soldiers are weeping in pain because of what is happening. This is madness because we are starting to unable to stop the British. We are not obtaining our freedom because of this crisis. Congress is starting to not trust General Washington and neither am I. If George Washington fails, I will rage. A few young women developed “scarlet fever”. The women are not sick or anything, that just means that they were in love with the red coats of the British

In conjunction with allusion, the diction of Wheatley’s poem supports the value of the American Revolution. Wheatley uses many sophisticated words in her writings due to her extensive education. Literary critic Anne Applegate surmised that because of this background, in Wheatley’s poems, “Her diction is highly stylized and elevated.” (124). While this word choice often works to emphasize a specific attribute about a person or an idea, in the case of Wheatley’s poem to George Washington her diction simultaneously creates the impression that the American Revolution is an honorable cause. This effect is evidenced by Wheatley’s diction in passages such as, “Celestial choir! enthron’d in realms of light, Columbia’s scenes of glorious toils I write,” (1-2) and, “Thee, first in peace and honours, -we demand The grace and glory of thy martial band” (25-26). The wording of these passages is not only elegant, but works to reveal that the efforts of Americans in their war against Britain are glorious and beautiful. Wheatley’s diction in her poem to George Washington makes it a source of personal encouragement for the general, while publicly proclaiming the dignity of the American Revolution to the entire world. Overall, the diction of “To His Excellency General Washington,” by Phillis Wheatley, promotes the worth of the American Revolution.

Power effectively captures their feelings by supplying the reader with an abundance of quotes that contain complaints over the quality and quantity of rations. One in particular complains of, “pickled beef,” which he said could just as easily be dog instead of beef (258). During this siege the once confident Army of Northern Virginia no longer predicted a quick end of the war. The soldiers echoed an uncertainty for when the war would end while expressing a desire for it to be soon. Power depicts a descriptive picture of the life of the soldier by referencing the numerous hardships including extended periods in the trenches as well as long periods without fresh clothes. Many of the soldiers complained of having tattered and worn-down clothing and expressed strong desires for new clothing. Power further captures their desire by noting opinion of the inspector general of the army who believed that “the small rations and inadequate supply of clothing is doubtless promoting desertion among the men” (224).