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History That Doesn't Suck is a pretty solid podcast and it starts right before the American Revolution. (The podcast is, at least as far as I've gotten in to it, is just U.S. history.)
If you want a pretty good take on it, it is a good source.
The book on Benedict Arnold, 'Valient Ambitions', is also a pretty awesome inside look into the struggles of the U.S. and their army, as they were starting out.
To OP's point, the cold and disease were definitely the worst enemies. But Congress trying to supply an army without a federal tax was not very effective.