1. For every soldier in the Continental Army 1 in 4 died. It was 1 in 5 for soldiers that fought in the Civil War. During WWII 1 in 40 U.S. soldiers died.
2. While the military leaders of the Civil War are more famous, during the Revolutionary War the civilian leaders are given more credit than the military leaders.
3. The living conditions for soldiers were not just limited to the winter conditions of Valley Forge in 1776-1777, in fact they were much worse than living conditions during the Civil War.
4. John Adams was very jealous of Ben Franklin and George Washington and believed that the great epic of revolution, which he was a part of, would have a distorted history.
5. The American armies were desperate when it came to clothing. Many men walked through snow, rough terrain, and woods while fighting without shoes on. Frostbite and infections would happen very easily. Not only this, but soldiers were not fully clothed at times and were often considered “naked.” They were so desperate that they would steal the clothes off the back of captives, causing low probability of surviving in captivity.
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