Sick soldiers, small huts, poor ventilation, and vomiting. These are only some of the poor conditions at the American Revolution winter camp known as Valley Forge. The harsh and cold environment that Valley Forge had caused many soldiers to quit. If I were also a soldier at Valley Forge, I also would have quit because of the lack of supplies, the living conditions, and rapid increase of deaths.
During Valley Forge, the army had a scarce amount of supplies to fight off the British. They also had very little meat. One doctor named Dr.Albigence Waldo states that the soldiers are saying “No Meat! No Meat!”. He also states that they have “poor food” and “nasty cookery”. Not only that, they had terribly small housing for 12 grown men. The hut’s were only 16’ by 14’. Which is small for these men and their supplies. So clearly the lack of supplies made it hard to fight, let alone live.…show more content… They had terrible conditions to live and fight. Doctor Waldo states that they have “Hard lodging”. There were no beds only straw and mud floors that lead to fatigue. Dr. Waldo also stated that his skin and eyes are almost spoiled with continual smoke. Soldiers slept in log huts with no windows and extremely poor ventilation. Having twelve men in a 16’ by 14’ room is a recipe for sickness. If one gets sick, so do the rest. On December 23, 1777, about 2,898 soldiers were sick, and on February 1, 1778, about 3,989 soldiers sick. That is about half of the soldiers sick. He also mentions how the food is poor, the weather’s cold, the clothes and cookery are nasty, and he feels exhausted. Based on this description, it would seem wise to
