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Valley Forge Research Paper

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Cold winters, nasty cookery, worn out shoes, and lack of support was the definition of valley forge. My winter at valley forge was a difficult time, not just for me, but as well as my fellow soldiers due to many factors. The question “ would you have re-enlisted?” determined many soldiers futures. I did not re-enlist due to three main reasons, deaths due to illness, harsh conditions, and lack of support. The amount of deaths at valley forge was unbelievable. During a three month time period, there were over 1800 deaths and more to come. Over 50% of the soldiers were ill in which I did not want to be included because I have a family to support. In the December of 1777, they had 12,00 soldiers and by February 1778, there were only 8,000

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