In the early 1700s, a minister in Boston ... During the Revolutionary War, Continental Army troops were intentionally exposed ...

In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare reference to the experimental smallpox ... a brutal war for almost ...

In the early 1700s, a minister in Boston ... During the Revolutionary War, Continental Army troops were intentionally exposed to smallpox by their enemies, so in 1777 George Washington insisted ...