01 November 2013

Winter at Valley Forge

During the winter of 1777-1778, George Washington encamped his Continental Army at Valley Forge. It was cold and harsh and many soldiers succumb to the elements. Jacob Hoover and the rest of the German Regiment were assigned to Brigadier General Peter Muhlenberg's Brigade and encamped with five regiments from Virginia.


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Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge.