Lafayette wrote, 'The unfortunate soldiers were in want of everything; they had neither coats, 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.'
Forgotten Patriot: The Life and Times of Major-General Nathanael Greene by Lee Patrick Anderson, pg. 129. A quote about Valley Forge. Can you tell I’m still salty about this book?








