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Valley Forge Recalled
Captain Philip Slaughter in 1844 was probably the only officer still living in Virginia who served in the Culpeper Minute Men throughout the Revolutionary War. His written and verbal remembrances provide an account of the famous winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge.
The winter at Valley Forge saw the soldiers enduring almost unbelievable hardship and severe deprivation of food and clothing. Just as hard for the officers to endure as their own suffering was the suffering of their men. Most of them gave away their clothing - piece by piece - to their almost naked men.
Some of the soldiers had no garments at all. Not one soldier in five had blanket. They lived in rude huts amid the knee-deep snow all winter.
To keep up. morale, General Washington had officers take turns dining at his private table. Embarrassed by their lack of clothing, few were able to accept the invitation.
Slaughter, clinging to civilization by his one threadbare shirt, frequently went in place of others so that his regiment might be represented.
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