The Winter at Valley Forge

I think the winter at Valley Forge definitely helped strengthen the men that were in General Washington’s Continental Army.

The people in George Washington’s army were refined through the winter in Valley Forge. It was as if a refiners fire was there; they came to know the true meaning of FREEDOM and LIBERTY and HELP, SERVICE and other things that were of that sort.

 

George Washington was there to help the people he loved, the men he worked with and a huge part is that it helped the whole country. He did not know that it would come to a success with him but he was sure it would be a real success if he not only helped and served but prayed to God. God was the one who made the whole thing happen the right way and made sure that the General George Washington and his family did not get hurt or harmed. There were times when the soldiers would get wounded but George Washington did not-- some men even called him the “Bullet Proof George Washington".

I know that there was a lot of work and sacrifice put into fighting the battles for us especially that winter, but it helped all the men it the army to realize what they were really doing and what it was for.

Lucy Flake