On Dec. 23, 1777 there were "2,873 men in camp unfit for duty" here "because they are barefooted and otherwise naked"
Soldiers at Valley Forge were from every state in the new union, some as ... We 
have this day no less than 2,873 men in camp unfit for duty because they ... that 
kept the American army from disintegrating was their spirit of liberty.. [DOC] [TLE] John Joslin, II (1751 - 1818) - Genealogy - Geni [PAR] Oct 3, 2016 ...