As I write this column, it is 18 degrees with about four inches of snow on the ground. I have a fire going in my wood burner, ...
Most American schoolchildren have heard the story of Valley Forge. In broad outline, it goes like this: By the winter of 1777, the Revolutionary War was in its third year. That fall the Continental ...
When students of the Revolutionary War hear the words Valley Forge, they probably think of an iconic image: Gen. George Washington kneeling in the snow, surrounded by log cabins, praying for aid. The ...
George Washington and the Continental Army spend the winter at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Conditions are horrible. Many soldiers are sick, clothing is scarce, and men go for days with barely any food ...
The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South. Washington’s Continental Army emerges from the harsh winter at Valley Forge to fight the British Army in the ...