Rare 1876 BATTLES REVOLUTIONARY WAR American HISTORY General US 1st ED.

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Rare 1876 First Edition Book on The Revolutionary War

Rare Revolutionary War THE BOYS OF 76\' a History of the Battles of the Revolution By Charles Carleton Coffin, Author of My days and nights on the Battle-Field, Following the Flag, Four Years of Fighting, Winning His Way, Our New Way round the World, &c. Illustrated. Published by Harpers & Brothers, Franklin Square New York ©1876. FIRST EDITION.

The cover has the original blue hardcover which are a bit rubbedin spots. The Corners are bumped and frayed. Spine has top & bottom wear.Binding in good condition, no missing or loose pages.Front cover has beautiful decorations in gold. Gold title letters. Brown end papers. Front & Back hinge still in good & secure condition. This volume is full of illustrations. Pages lightly toned from ages with very light if any foxing which is amazing for a book this age. Shelf wear. The book for its age is in Good condition. With 398 wonderful pages with many wood-cut illustrations. The Book measures approx. 9" tall by 6 3/4" wide. The pictures are a part of the description. The book is perfect for people who are historians and genealogists.

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PREFACE

The story of the American Revolution — what our fathers accomplished, their hardships, heroism, and self-denial, in securing the independence of the country and in advancing liberty and happiness throughout the world — will have an interest and charm of its own so long as the desire for freedom exists in the hearts of men. In this volume an attempt has been made to give a concise, plain, and authentic narrative of the principal battles of the Revolution as witnessed by those who took part in them. Although the name of Elijah Favor may not be found on the Rye-field muster-roll, yet we have more than his counterpart in the person of Alexander Scammell, who fought at Bunker Hill, became Washington\'s trusted adjutant-general, and who gave his life to his country at York-town ; tc while Dodifer Hanscom, Esek Earl, and Nicholas Dolof are representative boys of the time. One hundred years have passed since \" the Boys of \'76 \" shouldered their muskets and fought for their liberties. The sufferings, hardships, hatreds, and barbarities of that struggle, all have passed away, and Americans and Britons are brothers; but the story of the struggle — the patriotism, self-denial, and devotion — will never be forgotten. That- a perusal of these pages may deepen the love of the boys of the present generation for their country, and quicken their love for liberty and the rights of man, is the earnest hope of.

C. C. C.

Charles Carleton Coffin

Charles Carleton Coffin, author, born in Boscawen, New Hampshire, 26 July, 1823. He worked on his father\'s farm till he was of age. His means of education were limited, but he was so desirous to acquire knowledge that he studied at night. He worked as a civil engineer from 1845 till 1848, and then bought a farm, but abandoned it on account of failing health. He then gave his attention to telegraphy, constructed the time line between Harvard observatory and Boston, in 1849, and, when in charge of the Boston telegraphic fire-alarm, sent out the first signal over the system, 29 April, 1852. After writing for some of the New Hampshire papers, he began contributing to the Boston press in 1851, spending much time upon his articles, some of which he rewrote ten times before sending them to the printer. From 1855 till 1860 he held various places on the Boston "Journal," the "Atlas," and the "Traveller." When the civil war began, Mr. Coffin became war-correspondent for the "Journal," writing under the pen-name of "Carle-ton." He witnessed many important battles, and was in almost every engagement from the Wilderness to the taking of Richmond, often rendering important service to the military authorities by his knowledge of engineering. He was also the "Journal\'s" correspondent during the Prusso-Austrian war of 1866, and at its completion made the circuit of the world, returning part of the way from San Francisco by stage, the Pacific railroad not being completed. During his travels, which lasted two and a half years, Mr. Coffin wrote a weekly letter to the Boston "Journal." He has lectured before the Lowell institute, and was for years a popular lyceum lecturer. He has also appeared several times before congressional committees, to present arguments on the labor question. He has been for some time a resident of Boston, and was a member of the Massachusetts legislature in 1884 and 1885, serving on important committees. He has published "The Great Commercial Prize," advocating the construction of a railway over the Northern Pacific route (1858); "Days and Nights on the Battle-Field" (Boston, 1864); "Following the Flag" and "Winning His Way," a story (1865); "Four Years of Fighting" (1866); "Our New Way Round the World" (1869); "The Seat of Empire" (1870); "History of Boscawen" (1877); " Boys of \'76" (New York, 1879); "Story of Liberty" (1878); "Old Times in the Colonies" (1880); " Life of Garfield" (Boston, 1880); "Building the Nation" (New York, 1883); and " Drum-Beat of the Nation," the first volume of a series (1887).

CONTENTS

The Alarm*Bunker Hill*Battle of Bunker Hill*Driving the British Out of Boston*Expedition to Quebec*Fort Sullivan*Battle of Long Island*Evacuation of New York*Battle of White Plains*Lake Champlain*Battle of Trenton*Princeton*Ticonderoga and Hubbardton*Fort Highlands of the Hudson*Saratoga*Operations of the Delaware*Valley Forge and Philadelphia*Stony Point*Monmouth*Affairs in Rhode Island*Affairs in South Carolina*West Point*King\'s Mountain and the Cowpens*General Greene\'s Retreat*Guilford Court-House*Eutaw*Fort Griswold*Yorktown*Conclusion.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The Alarm*Samuel Adams*John Hancock*Lord North*Carted through the Streets*A Tory*Paul Revere - (1735-1818)*The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere*Ebenezer Dorr*"The Regulars are coming!"*The Lexington Massacre*The British Troops on Concord Common - (Fac-simile of an Old Engraving)*"Let us stand our Ground "*Major Pitcairn stirring his Brandy*Mr. Hunt\'s House*Burning the Cannon Carriages*Map illustrating the Concord Heights*"The Shot that is heard around the World"*Halt of Troops near Elisha Jones\'s House*Merriam\'s Corner, on the Lexington Road*View of Bunker Hill*General Israel Putnam*General Joseph Warren*Plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill*Bunker Hill*Burning of Charlestown*Bunker Hill after the Battle*Putnam putting out the Fire at Fort Edward*The French Commander saving Putnam*General Putnam starting for Boston*Putnam\'s Sign*General Washington*Washington taking Command of the Army*Washington\'s Headquarters, Cambridge*Boston, with its Environs, 1776*"From the Right Bank of the Potomac, General!"*General Henry Knox*Boston from Dorchester, where the Entrenchments were erected - (1776)*British Fortifications on the Neck*The Old South*Getting the Boats around the Falls*Arnold\'s Route to Quebec*View of Point Levi from Quebec*Wolfe\'s Ravine*Richard Montgomery*General Guy Carleton*The Cliff\'\'\' vv\'\'\'\'\'*Where Arnold attacked*Lord Germain*Colonel Moultrie*Fort Sullivan*Sir Henry Clinton*Charleston in 1776*Sir Peter Parker*Sullivan\'s Island-Position of British Fleet*The Way the Guns were mounted*The Flag*Sergeant Jasper*King\'s Bridge*New York, with the Entrance of the North and East Rivers*Washington\'s Head-quarters*The British Fleet in the Lower Bay*The Place where the British landed*Map-Battle of Long Island*Lord Stirling*New York, 1776*John Callender saved by a British Officer*Lord Stirling\'s Last Struggle around the Old Cortelyou House*Browyer\'s Mill*The Marbleheaders at Home*Colonel Glover*Colonel Glover superintending the Embarkation*Jacobus Kip\'s House*Beekman\'s Mansion*Morris\'s House*Battle-field at Harlem*Howe\'s Head-quarters*Washington\'s Headquarters at White Plains*Alexander Hamilton*Place where the British crossed the Bronx*Chatterton Hill*Operations after the Evacuation of New York, 1776*The Palisades*Landing of the British Forces in the Jerseys, November 20th, 1776*Engagement between Valcour Island and the Western Shore of Lake Champlain*Action of the 13th of October*Scene of Arnold\'s Naval Battle*The Crew escaping*Independence Hall*General Charles Lee*Lee\'s House*General Sullivan*Trenton*Place where Washington crossed*Washington crossing the Delaware*Trenton, 1777*Colonel Rail\'s Head-quarters*Robert Morris*Bridge at Worth\'s Mill*Battle of Princeton*Princeton, 1777*Battleground at Princeton*"God bless you!"*General Burgoyne*St Johns, 1776*Isle Aux Noix*Crown Point*A Tender-hearted Hyena*Edmund Burke*Burgoyne making a Speech to the Indians*Country around Ticonderoga*Ticonderoga*Chimney Point*Ticonderoga and the Lake, from Mount Defiance*General St. Clair*The Place where the Boats were burned*Battle of Hubbardton*Battlefield at Hubbardton*Albany One Hundred Years ago*General Philip Schuyler*Bundle of Sticks*Johnson\'s House*Butler\'s House*The Church*The Mohawk at Little Falls*Stone Meeting-house at German Flats*Colonel Gansevoort*Colonel Marinus Willett*St Leger\'s Attack upon Fort Schuyler*Battle-field at Oriskany*General Herkimer\'s House*Place where Jane M\'Crea was murdered*John Langdon\'s House*General John Stark*Dragging the Cannon*New Hampshire Boys*Van Schaick\'s Mill*Bennington Battle-ground*Bennington Heights*Battle of Bennington*Washington\'s Head-quarters at Brandywine*Chad\'s House*Lafayette*Lafayette\'s Head-quarters at Brandywine*Place where Howe and Clinton crossed the Brandywine*Birmingham Meeting-house*Plan of the Battle of Brandywine, September 11th, 1777*The Place where Knyphausen crossed the Brandywine*Howe\'s Head-quarters after the Battle of Brandywine*Old Philadelphia*Kosciuszko*Gates\'s Head-quarters at Saratoga*Neilson\'s House*Colonel Morgan*Colonel Morgan\'s House*Flag of Morgan\'s Rifle Corps*Battle-field at Stillwater*The Tunker Meeting-house*The Chew House, Germantown*The Chew Coach*Reception in Chew House*Battle of Germantown*View from Fort Clinton (looking North)*General George Clinton*bloody Pond*Burning the Ships*The Prison-ship Jersey*Battle of the 7th of October*Never again will hear the Footsteps of her Boy*tc House in which General Eraser died*Place where General Eraser was buried*General Schuyler\'s House*General Schuyler\'s Mill*The House occupied by Baroness Reidesel*The Cellar*Burgoyne\'s Camp on the 13th of October*Surrender of Burgoyne*Place where the British laid down their Arms*Operations on the Delaware*The Fort at Red Bank*Whitall\'s House at Red Bank*View from Red Bank*The Explosion of the British Ship*Fort Mifflin*Continental Money*General Howe\'s Quarters at High Street, tc Philadelphia*Whitemarsh*Lydia Darrah\'s House*Washington\'s Head-quarters, Valley Forge*Baron Steuben*One of the Ladies*Captain Cathcart*Stony Point*General Anthony Wayne*"The Fort is our own!"*Stony Point and Verplanck\'s Point*A Baggage-wagon*The Country between New York and Philadelphia*The Meeting-house at Freehold*Plan of the Battle at Monmouth*The Battle-field at Monmouth*Colonel Barton*The House in which Prescott was captured*The Alden Tavern*Admiral D\'Estaing*Map of Rhode Island, 1778*British Encampment*Butts\'s Hill (looking South)*View looking north from Butts\'s Hill*General Lincoln*Governor Rutledge*Plan of the Siege of Charleston, in South Carolina*Colonel Tarleton*The Butchery of Buford\'s Men*Andrew and the British Officer*House in which Andrew Jackson was born*Baron De Kalb*Colonel Sumter*Rugeley\'s Bridge*Marion on his Way to join Gates*Sander\'s Creek*Plan of the Battle fought near Camden, August 16th, 1780*Marion in Pursuit of the British*Map of Hudson River at West Point*Part of the Chain*The Beverly Robinson House*Benedict Arnold*John Andre - (From Portrait by Joshua Reynolds)*West Point*Hall in the Beverly Robinson House-Headquarters of Arnold*Colonel Robinson*Smith\'s House*Colonel Lamb*Honora Sneyd*Arnold, Andre, and Smith: the Midnight Meeting*The Hudson between Dobbs\'s Ferry and West Point*View from Smith\'s House*The Breakfast of Hasty-pudding*The Old Church at Sleepy Hollow*The Old Mill in Sleepy Hollow*The Headless Horseman, Sleepy Hollow*Capture of Andre*Major Tallmadge*The Breakfast-room*Arnold\'s Escape*Facsimile of a Sketch by Major Andre, made the Day before he was executed*Monument to Andre*King\'s Mountain Battle-ground*Depeyster raises a White Flag*General Nathaniel Greene*Colonel William Washington*Colonel John E Howard*The Cowpens Battle-ground*Cowan\'s Ford*Where Greene crossed the Yadkin*Colonel Otho H Williams*Retreat of the Cavalry*Greene crossing the Dan*Colonel Lee*The Pond*Guilford Courthouse*Battle of Guilford*Battle-field at Guilford*General Marion*Marion inviting the British Officer to Dinner*Marion and Lee capturing Fort Watson*Nelson\'s Ferry*Eutaw Springs*Colonel Pickens*Rochambeau*Thomas M\'Kean*Raleigh Tavern*"Give me Liberty, or give me Death!"*Position of the English and French Fleets previous to the Action*The Landing at Jamestown*Governor Nelson\'s House*Siege of Yorktown, October, 1781*Lauzun*The Place where Adjutant - general Scammell was killed*The Fortifications at Yorktown*The only Safe Place*View at Yorktown Moore\'s House*British Flag*Surrendering the Colors*Washington\'s Head - quarters below Newburgh*Interior of Room - Washington\'s Headquarters at Newburgh.

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