Undernourished and poorly clothed, living in crowded, damp quarters, the army was ravaged by sickness and disease. Typhus, typhoid, dysentery, and pneumonia were among the killers that felled an estimated 2,000 men that winter.
Almighty God; We make our earnest prayer that Thou
wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection;
that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to
cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to
government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love
for one another and for their fellow citizens of
the United States at large.
And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased
to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean
ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper
of mind which were the characteristics of the
Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without a
humble imitation of whose example in these things
we can never hope to be a happy nation.
Grant our supplication, we beseech Thee,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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NEAR THIS SPOT LIES LIEUTENANT JOHN
WATERMAN |
e-mail: jimmy@jim-frizzell.com
date posted: February 24, 2001.
last revised
04/28/05
June 29, 2001. Valley Forge National Park's deer population on the rise.