During the Revolutionary War, Continental Army troops were intentionally exposed to smallpox by their enemies, so in 1777 ...

Remember from our history that George Washington had to fight to save his troops from smallpox. Washington was losing more troops to smallpox than in the battles of the Revolutionary War. He was the ...

Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare reference to the experimental smallpox inoculation that helped prevent outbreaks Eli Wizevich ...

including smallpox inoculations for the troops, Washington signed the letter: “I am Dear Sir, your most obedient servant, G. Washington.” Indeed, by May 1777, George Washington had reason to ...

A May 1777 letter from George Washington, written in Morristown and ... They would remain there until late in the spring, fighting a smallpox outbreak along the way. Morristown at the time ...