Hero of Fort Schuyler : selected Revolutionary War correspondence of Brigadier General Peter Gansevoort, Jr. / Peter Gansevoort, Jr. ; edited by David A. Ranzan and Matthew J. Hollis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812, author.

Contributor:

Ranzan, David A., editor.

Hollis, Matthew J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812--Correspondence.

Gansevoort, Peter.

Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812.

History.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives.

United States.

New York (State).

New York (State)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns.

Generals--United States--Correspondence.

Generals.

Fort Stanwix (Rome, N.Y.)--Siege, 1777.

Fort Stanwix (Rome, N.Y.).

New York (State)--Rome--Fort Stanwix.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

Correspondence.

Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

vii, 272 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"In August 1777, Peter Gansevoort Jr. defended Fort Schuyler during a three-week siege by a force of 1,700 British soldiers, Tories and Indians. Which led to the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga, a crucial point of the war. This documentary edition highlights 279 pieces of correspondence to and from Gansevoort Jr. from 1775 to 1812"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Invading the north

1776: defending the lake

1777: the siege of Fort Schuyler

1778: news of the war

1779: expedition into Indian country

1780: preparing for eminent attack

1781: the Albany Militia Brigade

1782: protecting New York State

1783: organization after the war

1784/1812: service after the war.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786479481

0786479485

OCLC:

884631134