Cemeteries in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

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In 1895, there were reports of ghostly campfires and the spirits of Revolutionary soldiers were said to be visible on the hillsides on stormy nights. Other graves were identified in the 1930s by the Veterans' Graves Registration Division of the WPA, though the basis for their identification is today unknown.

Cold and starvation at Valley Forge were not even the most dangerous threats: diseases proved to be the biggest killer. By the end of the six-month encampment, some 2,000 men—roughly one in six—died of disease.

While there was never a battle at Valley Forge, disease killed nearly 2,000 people during the encampment.

Two-thirds of the men who perished during the encampment died during the warmer months of March, April and May when supplies were more abundant but disease was running rampant. The most common killers were influenza, typhus, typhoid and dysentery.

At Valley Forge, there were shortages of everything from food to clothing to medicine. Washington's men were sick from disease, hunger, and exposure. The Continental Army camped in crude log cabins and endured cold conditions while the Redcoats warmed themselves in colonial homes.

The majority, or most common type of housing for the troops were the "hutts". The noncommissioned soldiers were housed twelve (+) to a hut, while officers (captains, colonels, etc.) had to share their space with fewer people.

They remained there for six months, from December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778. At Valley Forge, the Continental Army struggled to manage a disastrous supply crisis while retraining and reorganizing their units. About 1,700 to 2,000 soldiers died from disease, possibly exacerbated by malnutrition.

Fact #4: Over 2,000 soldiers, or one-in-six, died during the winter encampment. Due to shortages of food, lack of proper hygiene, sanitation, and medical knowledge of the time, over 2,000 soldiers perished during the winter.

Two-thirds of the men who perished during the encampment died during the warmer months of March, April and May when supplies were more abundant but disease was running rampant. The most common killers were influenza, typhus, typhoid and dysentery.

Just how many became seriously ill during the Valley Forge encampment and how many died of these illnesses is not known. Even in the mild weather of late spring, the medical department informed Washington that 1,000 men were too ill for combat. Those who died at camp or in hospitals has been estimated as high as 3,000.