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What happened during the winter encampment at Valley Forge?

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According to www.nps.gov, it says "Valley Forge was the first winter encampment where many thousands of men had to build their own huts. The officers formed the men into construction squads and instructed them to build cabins according to a 14-foot by 16-foot model."

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At the time many thousands of men had to build their own huts. The officers formed the men into construction squads and instructed them to build cabins according to a model. Also hundreds died from disease. Diseases like influenza, dysentery, typhoid and typhus killed two-thirds of the nearly 2,000 soldiers who died during the encampment.

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