Valley Forge FAQs

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Index of Most Frequently Asked Questions

When was the Battle?

Trick question! No battle was fought at Valley Forge. If you had this question, then please reread the front page

Most Frequently Asked

• Numbers ... arrived, deserted, remained, died, length of enlistment
  
• George Washington's horse
  
• What kind of diseases did they have at Valley Forge?
  
• Did George Washington really stand up in his boat crossing the Delaware River?
  
• Personal flag of George Washington
  

Washington, Religion, Prayers and Visions

• Isaac Potts
  
• Slave on the boat with Washington
  
• Painting of Washington in prayer
  
• Was Washington visited by an angel?
  
• Proof that Washington was a Christian?
  
• Washington speech to rally the troops
  
• Why was the famous picture of George Washington unfinished?
  

The Women

• Women's Clothing
  
• "Pet name" for Martha Washington
  
• Martha Washington's Role During Valley Forge
  
• Woman and Paul Revere's Ride
  
• The women at Valley Forge
  
• Molly Pitcher
  

Boy Scouts

• Boy Scouts at Valley Forge
  
• Boy Scout Jamborees at Valley Forge during the Truman and Eisenhower Administrations
  

The Park Today

• When could people start looking at Valley Forge?
  
• Washington Memorial Chapel
  
• Hiking trails
  
• Covered bridge
  
• Revolutionary War Reenactments
  
• The National Memorial Arch
  
• The "Observatory" at Valley Forge
  

Housing, Food, and the Winter at Valley Forge

• Housing at Valley Forge
  
• Were the quarters and food the same for Generals and Privates? How much were they paid?
  
• How did it feel for the soldiers at Valley Forge?
  
• Are the huts at Valley Forge real?
  
• Considering the conditions at Valley Forge, how were the soldiers able to sustain their morale?
  
• Location of the camp of the NC Brigade under Lachlan McIntosh
  
• What kind of drill did Baron von Steuben give?
  
• Provisions
  
• More on Provisions
  
• Militia at Valley Forge
  
• American Lighthorse
  
• Why Valley Forge?
  
• Baron von Steuben?
  
• Shad
  
• Recruiting
  
• Factors in the American victory over England in Revolution.
  
• What did soldiers do for recreation
  
• Children of Nathanael Greene
  
• North Carolina regiments at Valley Forge
  
• Matross
  
• Food: local aid at Valley Forge
  
• Firecake Recipe
  
• St. Patrick's Day Brawl between Massachusetts and Virginia Lines
  

Other Questions

• The Badge of Military Merit
  
• What kind of people lived in the northern colonies during this time period?
  
• Valley Forge in WWII
  
• Jacob DeHaven
  
• Children during the era of the Revolution
  
• Ft. Ticonderoga
  
• The earliest forge ...
  
• 200 years earlier