Letter of Condolence from Henry Knox to Mrs. Howe, 2 October 1781
Title | Letter of Condolence from Henry Knox to Mrs. Howe, 2 October 1781 PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Knox |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1781 |
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Informs a bereaved wife of her husband's death on the James River on 20 September 1781 from a stomach ailment. Discusses the circumstances of his death and burial, offers condolence, and mentions who will gather and transport his belongings. The deceased officer was Captain Lt. Baxter Howe (1748-1781) of Lamb's Artillery Regiment. The Continental Army was then engaged in the siege of Yorktown. See also GLC02437.01362.
Letter of Condolence from Henry Knox to John Hancock, 11 February 1787
Title | Letter of Condolence from Henry Knox to John Hancock, 11 February 1787 PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Knox |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1787 |
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Writes a lengthy letter of condolence on the death of Hancock's child. Explains that only those parents who have suffered that loss can understand how it feels. Expounds upon his understanding of God, death and the afterlife, the human role in the universe, and the nature of the soul. Assures him of the sincere participation of myself and Mrs. Knox in your sorrow.
A Salute to Courage
Title | A Salute to Courage PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis P. Ryan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | History |
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On t.p.: The American Revolution as seen through wartime writings of officers of the Continental Army and Navy.
The Campaign of 1776 Around New York and Brooklyn
Title | The Campaign of 1776 Around New York and Brooklyn PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Phelps Johnston |
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Pages | 562 |
Release | 1878 |
Genre | Long Island, Battle of, 1776 |
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American Military History Volume 1
Title | American Military History Volume 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Army Center of Military History |
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Pages | 436 |
Release | 2016-06-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781944961404 |
American Military History provides the United States Army-in particular, its young officers, NCOs, and cadets-with a comprehensive but brief account of its past. The Center of Military History first published this work in 1956 as a textbook for senior ROTC courses. Since then it has gone through a number of updates and revisions, but the primary intent has remained the same. Support for military history education has always been a principal mission of the Center, and this new edition of an invaluable history furthers that purpose. The history of an active organization tends to expand rapidly as the organization grows larger and more complex. The period since the Vietnam War, at which point the most recent edition ended, has been a significant one for the Army, a busy period of expanding roles and missions and of fundamental organizational changes. In particular, the explosion of missions and deployments since 11 September 2001 has necessitated the creation of additional, open-ended chapters in the story of the U.S. Army in action. This first volume covers the Army's history from its birth in 1775 to the eve of World War I. By 1917, the United States was already a world power. The Army had sent large expeditionary forces beyond the American hemisphere, and at the beginning of the new century Secretary of War Elihu Root had proposed changes and reforms that within a generation would shape the Army of the future. But world war-global war-was still to come. The second volume of this new edition will take up that story and extend it into the twenty-first century and the early years of the war on terrorism and includes an analysis of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq up to January 2009.
Catalog of Manuscripts of the Massachusetts Historical Society
Title | Catalog of Manuscripts of the Massachusetts Historical Society PDF eBook |
Author | Massachusetts Historical Society. Library |
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Pages | 988 |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | America |
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The Doolittle Family in America
Title | The Doolittle Family in America PDF eBook |
Author | William Frederick Doolittle |
Publisher | Franklin Classics Trade Press |
Pages | 102 |
Release | 2018-11-09 |
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ISBN | 9780344989230 |
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