Monday, March 30, 2009
Today i did some research on my project for 30 minutes. Here is what I was reading about. I went on to wikipedia to read an Article on The Winter camp at Valley Forge. Part of the time{ about 5 to 10 minutes} I read the, about 7 paragraph article on this place. The other part of the time I was deciphering the words to make them into facts like: There was actually no war or battle here. This Was only known as a Winter retreat so that, Washington's soldiers could be away from the battlefield. It was the perfect spot to be able to keep the British from attacking certain areas of Pennsylvania. Although, at the same time it was a safe and secure place unable to be attacked by the British. That is some of what I read on the Article.
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Websites: http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/AMericanRevolution/ValleyForge.htm
Website about revolutionary: Links on the American Revolution
Books about revolutionary. Books on the American Revolution
Winter Camp at Valley Forge
General Washington and his Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 camping at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 25 miles north of Philadelphia.
George Washington and the Army at Valley Forge
For the first months, the soldiers were living in tents, (which provided little help from the cold). The soldiers lacked proper clothing, (man!) many without shoes or warm clothes. When soldiers had to go out in the cold, they would share clothing. It wasn't tell February 1778, that the men finished building huts to live in, (good) fireplaces kept them warm. (Hurray!)
The men at Valley Forge spent much of their time trying to master their fighting skills. Baron Friedrich von Steuben (a military officer from Prussia) joined Washington and helped to train the troops. He developed a manual of arms, which provided a lot of drills, and other training information used by the soldiers. The Army came from Valley Forge a much more disciplined and stronger fighting force.
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