Bodle, “Generals and ‘Gentlemen’: Pennsylvania Politics and the Decision for Valley Forge,” Pennsylvania History 62, no. 1 (Winter 1995): 59-89 Bodle ... Cir to Gen Ofcrs, 26 Oct 1777, in The Papers ...

When the Continental Army made camp at Valley Forge during the American Revolution, times were tough. The winter was bitter cold, there was disease and hunger. Trump Announces Release Of JFK ...

George Washington’s troops could easily be followed as they trudged through the wintry expanse of southeastern Pennsylvania in late December 1777 ... winter quarters at Valley Forge.

Against the British, both Washington and Lafayette (left and right, at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-78) had to learn how to lead citizen-soldiers rather than mercenaries, motivating their ...