Report Of The Valley Forge Revolutionary Encampment Commission Of The State Of New Jersey PDF Download

Excerpt from Report of the Valley Forge Revolutionary Encampment Commission of the State of New Jersey, 1916 The army arrived there December 19, 1777, and before huts could be erected 5the soldiers suffered terribly from cold in their tents, especially as they were scantily supplied with blankets and clothing. Huts 14 x 16 feet in dimen sion were erected for the use of the soldiers, and the various old farm houses were used as headquarters for the Brigade and Division Commanders. Sick ness and disease invaded the Camp, and out of an army of men nearly it is estimated, died during the six months of encampment. The deaths were so frequent and the firing of the military salute at the funerals being so depressing to the soldiers, Washington ordered it discontinued and three rolls of the drum substituted in its place. It was here that General Von Steuben instructed the undrilled army and brought it up to a state of high proficiency and it was recruited up to about men which thereafter were invincible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.