Monday, March 16: "VALLEY FORGE - WAS IT REALLY THAT COLD?  - What forced Washington and the American army to spend the winter of 1777-78 on the outskirts of Philadelphia in a remote area known as Valley Forge? Who were the other officers of Washington's army present at Valley Forge? How many soldiers were at Velley Forge, how many men perished or deserted? What exactly was the extent of the misery at Valley Forge - the shelter, the food, and the disease? How did Washington's leadership keep the army from collapsing during this time? How did the American army that first come to Valley Forge differ from the army that left Valley Forge six months later?