Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . en around Congress, at York, were profited by the capture. At the end of the year many of the soldiers were still living in tents, but asfast as the huts were ready the tents were delivered to the Quartermasters to becleaned and stored for use in the next campaign. The scarcity of side arms for the officers led to the order that those not havingswords should cease carrying guns, which tended to distract their attention fromtheir men, and to obtain half-pikes. The pikes, or Aspontons, were to be six anda half feet in length, one and a half inch th
Valley Forge, a chronicle of American heroism . en around Congress, at York, were profited by the capture. At the end of the year many of the soldiers were still living in tents, but asfast as the huts were ready the tents were delivered to the Quartermasters to becleaned and stored for use in the next campaign. The scarcity of side arms for the officers led to the order that those not havingswords should cease carrying guns, which tended to distract their attention fromtheir men, and to obtain half-pikes. The pikes, or Aspontons, were to be six anda half feet in length, one and a half inch thick in the largest part, the iron part tobe one foot long. There is evidence that some regiments fared much better than others and thatthe Pennsylvanians, especially many of the officers, were far from being destitute. Between December 22nd and January 28th Washington wrote five appeals toCongress for help. The last of this series of letters was a lengthy statementwritten for the use of a Congressional Committee then visiting the camp. This 35. Reproduction of an Army Hospital Committee was composed of Francis Dana, Joseph Reed, Nathaniel Folsom, JohnHarvie, Charles Carroll and Gouverneur Morris. The Committee remained herenearly three months, occupying a large house two miles west from the camp,known as Moore Hall, which is still existent. CHAPTER VIIITHE CRY OF DISTRESS See Notes upon pages 78, 79, 80 and 85 Whatever may have been the disposition of its individual members to affordeffective relief to the suffering soldiers. Congress had not the initiative power to domore than make representations to the States in behalf of their respective a matter of fact, the body at York was but the shadow of a the unwise measures to which its deliberations had given birth, that whichdetached the Commissary Department from the control of the commanding Generalwas probably one of the most mischievous. The baleful mark of petty jobbery seemsto stamp this procedur
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