Henry Dearborn Revolutionary War diary and battle recounts, 1777-1820.

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Henry Dearborn Revolutionary War diary and battle recounts, 1777-1820.

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One volume, containing Major General Henry Dearborn's account of the Battle of Bunker Hill, testimony in support of it, and the remarks of various writers on that event, arranged by Henry A. S. Dearborn in January 1820. Also bound in the volume is a diary of then-Colonel Dearborn while serving in the Continental Army, from December 5, 1777 to December 10, 1781. The diary describes the Battle of Monmouth, Sullivan's campaign against the Indians, and the Siege of Yorktown, with materials relating to the American Revolution interleaved.

.21 linear foot (1 volume)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8199123

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829

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Revolutionary officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Capt. Callenden Irvine, 1803 July 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270529279 Army officer, U.S. Secretary of War, and U.S. representative from Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1800-1814. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972156 Major general, politician, and statesman. From the description of Papers, 1761-1826. (Unknown). WorldCa...

Dearborn, H.A.S. (Henry Alexander Scammell), 1783-1851

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Massachusetts politician, resident of Boston. From the description of Papers, 1802-1848. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19405827 U.S. representative from Massachusetts, lawyer in Portland, Me., and army officer. From the description of H.A.S. Dearborn autograph letter signed, 1806. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71129499 Henry Dearborn (1751-1829), an officer in the Continental Army, was U.S. Secretary of War and ...

United States. Continental Army

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...