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" The unfortunate soldiers were in want of everything ; they had neither coats, hats, shirts nor shoes ; their feet and legs froze till they became black, and it was often necessary to amputate them. "
The Life of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette: A Marquis of France; a General in ... - Pagina 55
di Ebenezer Mack - 1841 - 371 pagine
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Outlook and Independent, Volume 114

1916 - 1054 pagine
...of victory with his men. He went through the trying winter at Valley Forge, where, as he tells us, " the unfortunate soldiers were in want of everything ; they had neither coats nor hats nor shirts nor shoes ; their feet and legs froze until they grew black, and it was often necessary...
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Register of Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 23

Kentucky Historical Society - 1925 - 334 pagine
...winter quarters at Valley Forge. The conditions at Valley Forge were most unfortunate. The soldiers had neither coats, hats, shirts, nor shoes. Their feet and legs froze, often necessitating amputation. Without money they could obtain neither provisions, nor means of transportation....
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America's God and Country: Encyclopedia of Quotations

William J. Federer, William Joseph Federer - 1994 - 868 pagine
...patience and obedience which in my opinion can scarce be paralleled.25 A Committee from Congress reported "feet and legs froze till they became black, and it was often necessary to amputate them." Sights of bloody footprints in the snow and lack of food and shelter caused the Commander-in-Chief...
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Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Volume 18

1901 - 1228 pagine
...moved toward Hillsborough, 1781. February J7. Lafayette said of the American army at Valley Forge. "They had neither coats, hats, shirts nor' shoes^ their feet and legs froze till they were black, and it was often necessary to. amputate them," 1778. A British subject wrote of the southern...
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Forgotten Patriot: The Life and Times of Major-General Nathanael Greene

Lee P. Anderson - 2002 - 380 pagine
...desperate. Shelter, somewhat. Food was almost non-existent, and clothing was another issue. Lafayette wrote, "The unfortunate soldiers were in want of everything;...hats, shirts nor shoes; their feet and legs froze until they became black and it was often necessary to amputate them to save their lives." Doctor Albigence...
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A Historical Atlas of the American Revolution

Martha Kneib - 2004 - 74 pagine
...The Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who volunteered to fight alongside General Washington, wrote, "The unfortunate soldiers were in want of everything; they had neither coats nor hats, nor shirts, nor shoes. Their feet and their legs froze until they were black, and it was...
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Epic on the Schuylkill: The Valley Forge Encampment

John B. Trussell, Jr. - 2007 - 56 pagine
...contributed directly to dysentery, typhoid, and typhus. Bitter cold brought frostbite —Lafayette wrote that "feet and legs froze till they became black, and it was often necessary to amputate them." Washington tried repeatedly to improve sanitation. On January 7, he instituted weekly fatigue parties...
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Annual Report

American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society - 1917 - 990 pagine
...of victory with his men. He went through the trying winter at Valley Forge, where, as he tells us, ' The unfortunate soldiers were in want of everything; they had neither coats nor hats, nor shirts, nor shoes; their feet and legs froze until they grew black, and it was often...
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Register of Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 23

Kentucky Historical Society - 1925 - 406 pagine
...winter quarters at Valley Forge. The conditions at Valley Forge were most unfortunate. The soldiers had neither coats, hats, shirts, nor shoes. Their feet and legs froze, often necessitating amputation. Without money they could obtain neither provisions, nor means of transportation....
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