Winter Soldiers for Historical Accuracy

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"George Washington didn't tell the truth."

--Grant Wood




"George Washington lied about the Battle of Trenton. I never saw any Hessians at Trenton. We never took enemy fire."

-- Brig. General James Ewing.




"It wasn't like you see in Leutze's painting, with Washington standing heroicly in the boat and the flag waving. Washington kept his head down because he was afraid of getting shot. He was a big fraidy cat."

--Elisha Smith


"Washington said he crossed the Delaware on Christmas. In fact it was Boxing Day."

--Elisha Bostwick


"A little frostbite never killed anybody. Well, actually, a couple of men froze to death, but we were never able to ascertain that their exposure to the cold hadn't been self-inflicted."

--Surgeon Ebenezer Elmer


"The Purple Heart was a medal Washington himself concocted. None of the soldiers at the Battle of Trenton received purple hearts. There wasn't much for me to do there."

--Dr. Shippen





"George Washington is unfit to be Commander-in-Chief."

--Sworn affidavit of Colonel Lewis Nicola


"George Washington can't be trusted."

--Benedict Arnold