Davis County Clipper | 1974-12-20 | Page 33 | Valley Forge

Valley Forge One of the most discouraging Decembers for Americans was that in after the battles of and which led to the occupation of the nation's capital at Philadelphia that WASHINGTON had kepi his army which numbered about and he moved it into a strong position about twenty-four miles northwest of One reason was that the position was well situated for defense and another was that Congress was then sitting in from Valley Washington was in a position to block the British if they moved on the temporary WASHINGTON encamped there exactly years the It was to be perhaps the hardest winter for his army because the commissary department and quartermaster general failed lo deliver adequate supplies lo his But under the stem training of German-born Baron the men were turned into a disciplined