EPISODE · Sep 8, 2025 · 19 MIN
Keeping Soldiers Clothed
from From the Vault: The SC Historical Society Podcast · host South Carolina Historical Society
In this episode, we’re going back a few centuries to the Revolutionary War and looking at the problem of clothing American soldiers. The lack of basic necessities for soldiers led to deaths and desertions, according to George Washington. Letters between Washington and Congress, some of which are housed in the Henry Laurens papers in our archives, illustrate how bad the conditions sometimes were.
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Keeping Soldiers Clothed
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