alley Forge War is hard‚ but not a hardship worth quitting for. In December 1777-1778‚ General George Washington made his winter camp at Valley Forge‚ Pennsylvania. The British army under General Howe was only a few miles away in Philadelphia. Washington now has a problem because many of his men have signed up to fight for only nine months. Their terms are now coming to an end. After thinking long and hard I am deciding to reenlist for three main causes‚ lack of soliders due to illness‚ loyalty
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Joseph Plumb Martin served as a private soldier in the Continental Army for eight years. Born in 1760 he was raised by his grandparents on their Connecticut farm from age six. He was fourteen at the time of Lexington and Concord. Inspired by the rage militaire directly following the first successful clash of arms with the British invader Martin decided to join the militia. However he could not get his grandfather’s permission until July 17hi76‚ when he enrolled as a six-month volunteer in a Connecticut
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Joseph Plumb Martin was born “upon the twenty-first of November‚ in the year of 1760” (Martin 6). His grandparents raised him on their Connecticut farm. Inspired by the Battles of Lexington and Concord he decided to enlist into the army. He was eager to help for the patriotic cause. In June of 1776‚ at the age of 15‚ Martin was able to enlist but didn’t want to sign up for a long enlistment. Soldiers at the time were enlisting for a year’s service but he did not like that and thought it was
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for this cause‚ as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed. Allen Boyd Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/soldiers.html#AewxmAiKwdq3kHcR.99 From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge‚ to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq‚ our soldiers have courageously answered when called‚ gone where ordered‚ and defended our nation with honor. Solomon Ortiz Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/soldiers
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Dear Diary‚ February 16th‚ 1778 I’m writing to you from Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. Life here is horrible. There’s a lot shortages of everything from food to clothing to medicine. My men are sick from disease‚ hunger‚ and exposure. Right now‚ were camped in crude log cabins and have endured cold conditions while the Redcoats warmed themselves in colonial homes. Naked and starving as they are we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery. My men
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Valley Forge In December 1777‚ George Washington created a camp called Valley Forge for the Continental Army to stay at. Valley Forge began to become a hard and unsanitary place to live. I would not quit because there was a lot of sick people‚ but not a lot was dying‚ The conditions are bad‚ but there was a ‘Spirit of alacrity’ among the soldiers‚ and I am not going to be a summer soldier because freedom is worth fighting for. The conditions in Valley Forge was bad because there are a lot of
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“No meat! No meat!” was a cry from a tired‚ desperate general in the suicidal camp at Valley Forge. On March 1st of 1778 is when I get to decide whether to reenlist or not from the army‚ but I have been thinking to myself why soldiers would want to re-enlist for 9 months at the Valley Forge Camp. The conditions in the Valley Forge encampment were terrible. First off‚ there wasn’t really any good and healthy food at the camp. Second‚ soldiers had been getting sick and dying from lack of food‚ and
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Valley Forge: The 9 Month Death Sentence When you hear “Valley Forge” do you think of great living conditions‚ a large quantity of food‚ and all healthy soldiers? No. In the winter of 1777 and 1778 when George Washington’s Continental Army was forced to set up winter camp in Philadelphia even the littlest task of surviving was a struggle. Washington couldn’t even keep his own soldiers in the battle. So if you were a 9 month soldier‚ living in huts‚ becoming ill‚ and not being provided with enough
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Book Notes Essays Book Notes AP Notes Citation Generator More Valley Forge Dbq By Imjustdanna1‚ april. 2013 | 3 Pages (597 Words) | 55 Views | 4.51 12345 | Report | This is a Premium essay for upgraded members Sign Up to access full essay CALL ME MAYBE... Send Valley Forge DBQ “Give me liberty or give me death!” In December of 1777‚ George Washington decided to set up a winter camp at Valley Forge. The area was about eighteen miles northwest of Philadelphia making it a good
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American soldiers died at Valley Forge‚ Pennsylvania. The Continental Army was being stalled for Winter. So‚ General Washington led his army to Valley Forge‚ Philadelphia. His men suffered a long and harsh winter. They didn’t have the resources they needed to survive. Although his men were worn out‚ sick‚ and in need of food‚ they still managed to train and progress. The soldiers came out of the winter disciplined and stronger than ever. The winter at Valley Forge was a time that the continental army
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