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MEMBERSHIP Society of the Descendants of Washington39sArmy at Valley Forge a historical and genealogical organization dedicated to honoring the men and women of the Encampment at Valley Forge Menu Membership DVF Ancestors Roll Contact Us More The Society of the Descendants of Washington39s Army at Valley Forge is a historical genealogical organization where one must prove descent from a person that spent time at Valley Forge Pennsylvania with the Continental Army between December 19 1777 and June 19 1778. The Society of the Descendants of Washington39s Army at Valley Forge DVF founded March 25 1976 in Valley Forge Pennsylvania is anonprofit nonpolitical volunteerservice organization for men women and childrendedicated to preserving the memory of those men and women who entered the camp at Valley Forge any time betweenDecember 19 1777 and June 19 1778 during theAmerican Revolution in order to rest for the winter. It was at this site that the soldiers located supplies built log cabins and huts and dug miles of trenches for defense against a British attack. Nearly 2000 men died during this winter while those who survived came out of the experience welltrained for battle.