Valley Forge - 411 by JILL LARGMANN https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg en-us 2018-03-19 11:54:50 UTC 2018-03-19 14:59:39 UTC hello@padlet.com December 19, 1777 143687 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243522300 Washington's army of 12,000 men arrived at valley forge tired, cold, and ill-equipped.]]> 2018-03-19 14:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243522300 Engineers laid out the camp huts in parallel lines. Officers divided the men into squads, provided them with tools, and gave precise instructions. 143928 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243523559 2018-03-19 14:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243523559 Soldiers cut timber in the woods and hauled it back to their hut sites. 143928 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243523956 2018-03-19 14:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243523956 159304 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243524022 A large private collection of 1,500 Revolutionary War items, owned by George C. Neumann, was acquired by the Park with the help of the Sun Company and the Friends of Valley Forge Park. ]]> 2018-03-19 14:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243524022 The only celebrations was to celebrate Washington's birthday. 1497031 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243524731 2018-03-19 14:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243524731 General Washington was believed to have estimated that the army needed 100,000 barrels of flour and 20 million pounds of meat to feed 15,000 men for a year. 1927001 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243525638 2018-03-19 14:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243525638 Pickets were posted around the perimeter of camp, and different passwords and countersigns were issued each day. Inner and outer lines of defensive works provided security. 143928 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243525890 2018-03-19 14:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243525890 General Washington was close enough to maintain pressure on the enemy dwelling in the captured patriot capital, yet far enough away to prevent a surprise attack 143928 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243526640 2018-03-19 14:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243526640 Winter 143687 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243526906 The winter was severe, houses were crowded and there was little food. Soldiers were poorly clothed and undernourished, this caused sickness. Nearly 2,000 soldiers died of diseases. ]]> 2018-03-19 14:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243526906 Soldiers cooked their own food in pots, kettles, Dutch ovens, grills, and broilers. Families sometimes accompanied the men into the field. Women assisted with cooking, sewing, washing clothes, and tending the sick. Children carried firewood or water. 1499471 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243527042 2018-03-19 14:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243527042 Valley Forge lay on a high defensible plateau bound by the Schuylkill River and Valley Creek. 143928 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243527310 2018-03-19 14:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243527310 1494501 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243527533 2018-03-19 14:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243527533 Washington's soldiers struggled uphill from their last camp to find ground that was rocky, wooded, and partially cultivated. 143928 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243527574 2018-03-19 14:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243527574 143928 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243528762 2018-03-19 14:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243528762 Soldiers resorted to stealing from local farms because they had a poor supply system. No they didn't get caught stealing. 167752 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243528850 2018-03-19 14:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243528850 The most reliable currency was hard coin, but was not easily obtained. To manage business and to unify people in a common cause, individual states issued paper currency, but this paper was rejected by local farmers as payment 152596 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243529613 2018-03-19 14:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243529613 The army suffered dreadful hardship from not having a supply system and the currency of money wasn't useful due to the high prices. 167752 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243529877 2018-03-19 14:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243529877 1556511 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243530380 They gambled money for entertainment
They also brought small objects in haversacks]]> 2018-03-19 14:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243530380 It encompassed acquiring and preserving the lands on which the soldiers had built their huts, redoubts, and entrenchments, and making the area accessible and meaningful to the public by building roads and erecting markers. 147994 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243530505 2018-03-19 14:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243530505 205728 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243530629 Soldiers were issued food rations. Army food was usually provided in raw form. Staples consisted of flour, corn meal, or bread, and beef, pork, or fish. Sometimes dry beans or peas were provided.]]> 2018-03-19 14:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243530629 174248 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243530853 With determination and training, the Continental Army under Washington's leadership grew as a controlled fighting force. With discipline, and more power than ever.]]> 2018-03-19 14:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243530853 They used simple musical instruments like tin whistles and jaw harps. It added much needed melodies to the daily drudgery. 1494501 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243534032 2018-03-19 14:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243534032 152596 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243536793 In a dramatic letter to the Continental Congress, Washington forced Congress to take on a complete reorganization of the Quartermaster Department.]]> 2018-03-19 14:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243536793 152596 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243538530 2018-03-19 14:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243538530 1494501 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243545926 2018-03-19 14:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243545926 1556511 https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243546208 2018-03-19 14:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jlargmann/idei48sexkbg/wish/243546208