George Washington's Experience In The Continental Army
Looking around I see fellow soldiers sick, discouraged, and barely clothed. Soldiers at Valley Forge were cheerful in hard times, and healthy when there was sickness.I have decided to re-enlist for three reasons which are, with people dying the army needs me. Even in bad conditions I still want to help. George Washington read the army a motivational talk that influenced me to stay.
I enlisted in the continental army because I want freedom. My cousin told me about his experience in the Boston Tea Party. He told me how he threw all the tea into the harbor. Altho it was a surprise to me that when I decided to enlist for the army I was sent to Pennsylvania and froze nearly half to death. The time I spent there was treacherous, there were terrible sights. There were sick all around me, some died, but most deserted. Many, such as the government, thought of General Washington as …show more content…
untrustable but I think he is a very good man. I am ready to follow General Washington into battle!
People are dying and the army needs me. I start to notice that men seem to disappear frequently, (147,Busch) “December 1777, 12,000, February 1778, 8,000”. I look around and ask questions and find out that some men are sick, but many disappeared (147,Busch) “December 1777, 2898, February 1778 3989”. One night I am awoken by the sound of the door to my hut opening and I see a man walk out I quickly get up and follow him. It is Joseph Gregory, he tells me that he is leaving and asks me to come with him. I tell him I want to but cannot abandon the army for myself. He says he understands and I walk back to the hut. Most of the men have hope (149, Powell) and they will try their very hardest. They are being motivated by George Washington(149, Powell) this is a reason for me to re-enlist. With all the death and illness, I have been motivated to re-enlist and help.
The army needs as much help as they can get. In the distance I hear a man cry (151, Waldo) “No meat! No meat!”. As I look around I see that many are (151, Waldo) “ surprisingly healthy”. It makes me sad that even our doctors are sick and in terrible condition. I cannot even see most of the time and I breathe smoke and feel agony all the time. I wish myself home (151, Waldo) but I know I must stay and help. The men's clothing is in terrible condition(151, Waldo) and they need me more than ever. Even in bad conditions I am willing to serve my army and get rid of the British. They need all the help they can get.
I was inspired by a pep talk by William Pain.
General Washington came and read us a talk, some parts that stood out to me was(Pain, 153) “ What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly”. The cowards who left the army when times got tough are (Pain, 153) “ The summer soldier and sunshine patriot”. I am fighting for my country, for love and respect. These are hard times But we can get through them. Even leaving at the end of your term is foolish as it will be spring and thing will be better. Stay and fight for your liberty so that we can all choose to do what we like. I can be brave and fight by re-enlisting because re-enlisting is the right thing to do. On the other hand, some people say re-enlisting is a bad choice because of nasty cooking and no food, terrible conditions, and sickness. This point of view makes sense because (151, Waldo) “No meat! No meat!” . However, re-enlisting is still a better choice, the army will need all the help they can get, and right when my serving time ends it will be the end of winter. Therefore, I am re-enlisting because I am important to the
army. With death and sickness I have decided to re-enlist and stay and help my army and give my family a better life. The men at Valley Forge are ill and dying, and are in terrible conditions, they need every soldier they can get. This was one of america’s hardest times. The Americans wanted freedom and they were willing to fight to get it. To quit would be foolish, selfish, and wrong. This should be something that you don’t have to think about. If you give up you are throwing away your freedom. If all the men in this army quit you wouldn’t be anything like you are today.
I enlisted in the continental army because I want freedom. My cousin told me about his experience in the Boston Tea Party. He told me how he threw all the tea into the harbor. Altho it was a surprise to me that when I decided to enlist for the army I was sent to Pennsylvania and froze nearly half to death. The time I spent there was treacherous, there were terrible sights. There were sick all around me, some died, but most deserted. Many, such as the government, thought of General Washington as …show more content…
untrustable but I think he is a very good man. I am ready to follow General Washington into battle!
People are dying and the army needs me. I start to notice that men seem to disappear frequently, (147,Busch) “December 1777, 12,000, February 1778, 8,000”. I look around and ask questions and find out that some men are sick, but many disappeared (147,Busch) “December 1777, 2898, February 1778 3989”. One night I am awoken by the sound of the door to my hut opening and I see a man walk out I quickly get up and follow him. It is Joseph Gregory, he tells me that he is leaving and asks me to come with him. I tell him I want to but cannot abandon the army for myself. He says he understands and I walk back to the hut. Most of the men have hope (149, Powell) and they will try their very hardest. They are being motivated by George Washington(149, Powell) this is a reason for me to re-enlist. With all the death and illness, I have been motivated to re-enlist and help.
The army needs as much help as they can get. In the distance I hear a man cry (151, Waldo) “No meat! No meat!”. As I look around I see that many are (151, Waldo) “ surprisingly healthy”. It makes me sad that even our doctors are sick and in terrible condition. I cannot even see most of the time and I breathe smoke and feel agony all the time. I wish myself home (151, Waldo) but I know I must stay and help. The men's clothing is in terrible condition(151, Waldo) and they need me more than ever. Even in bad conditions I am willing to serve my army and get rid of the British. They need all the help they can get.
I was inspired by a pep talk by William Pain.
General Washington came and read us a talk, some parts that stood out to me was(Pain, 153) “ What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly”. The cowards who left the army when times got tough are (Pain, 153) “ The summer soldier and sunshine patriot”. I am fighting for my country, for love and respect. These are hard times But we can get through them. Even leaving at the end of your term is foolish as it will be spring and thing will be better. Stay and fight for your liberty so that we can all choose to do what we like. I can be brave and fight by re-enlisting because re-enlisting is the right thing to do. On the other hand, some people say re-enlisting is a bad choice because of nasty cooking and no food, terrible conditions, and sickness. This point of view makes sense because (151, Waldo) “No meat! No meat!” . However, re-enlisting is still a better choice, the army will need all the help they can get, and right when my serving time ends it will be the end of winter. Therefore, I am re-enlisting because I am important to the
army. With death and sickness I have decided to re-enlist and stay and help my army and give my family a better life. The men at Valley Forge are ill and dying, and are in terrible conditions, they need every soldier they can get. This was one of america’s hardest times. The Americans wanted freedom and they were willing to fight to get it. To quit would be foolish, selfish, and wrong. This should be something that you don’t have to think about. If you give up you are throwing away your freedom. If all the men in this army quit you wouldn’t be anything like you are today.