December 19″shell-shocking stories”

December 19th, 1777, George Washington took his Continental Army into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Everyone in school should read “The Winter at Valley Forge” by F. Van Wyck Mason, published 1953. I think it shows Washington’s character, keeping his soldiers spirits and bodies alive, and holding off desertions during the extremely tough winterContinue reading “December 19″shell-shocking stories””