I did a quick search and found this reference to smallpox infected blankets. Interestingly enough, it happend in 1763. That date is interesting for two points:
1. There was no "US" in 1763. This was the act of Lord Jeffrey Amherst was commanding general of British forces in North America.
2. This was over 100 years before the advent of the germ theory. That's interesting because it does appear that the attempt to spread smallpox was deliberate but they really didn't understand the mechanism for spreading the infection.
My whole point is that, unless there was a later incident using the same deplorable tactics, this wasn't an act of the United States or its Army at all. It happened 13 years before we even declared our independence and about 20 years before we won it.
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