Few moments in American history so fully engage the senses as does the winter at Valley Forge in southeastern Pennsylvania. Shivering, barely clad soldiers of the Continental army endured week ...

When the Continental Army made camp at Valley Forge during the American Revolution, times were tough. The winter was bitter cold, there was disease and hunger.

1. Valley Forge was not the coldest winter of the Revolution Yes, 250 years of illustrations have portrayed a Continental Army perpetually snowbound in its winter encampment.

When George Washington's Continental Army settled in for the winter at Valley Forge in December 1777, food was in short supply.

Over 2,000 of the American forces died while in winter camp at Valley Forge. The suffering was so severe that at one of the calls to skirmish with the British, the troops refused to respond.

The winter encampment at Valley Forge was a stern test of the Americans’ devotion to their cause. For months, they were hungry, cold, and sick; more than 900 men deserted and thousands died.

The winter at Valley Forge may not have produced any medical breakthroughs, and military medicine would remain primitive until WWI.

Pennsylvania State Police are holding their "Troop K Camp Cadet" at Valley Forge Military Academy and College. The camp gives kids between the ages of 11 and 14 a realistic and unforgettable ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – On Apr. 25, 2025, the CECOM Headquarters staff, led by Acting Chief of Staff Eric Feustel, participated in a staff ride t ...

When the Continental Army made camp at Valley Forge during the American Revolution, times were tough. The winter was bitter cold, there was disease and hunger.