The Life of John Paterson Major-General in the Revolutionary Army.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Egleston, Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Braunfell Books, 2023.

Summary:

Biography of Revolutionary War General John Paterson (often spelled Patterson) (1744 - July 19, 1808) with correspondence and appendices. John Paterson served at Valley Forge, Saratoga and elsewhere during the revolution. He achieved the rank of Major-General in the Continental Army for his successes on and off the battlefield. He also represented New York as a Congressman from 1803 to 1805.

Contents:

Intro

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.

PREFACE.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHAPTER I. - EARLY HISTORY.

CHAPTER II. - THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESSES AND THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL.

CHAPTER III. - SIEGE OF BOSTON TO THE BATTLE OF TRENTON.

CHAPTER IV. - FROM TRENTON TO VALLEY FORGE.

CHAPTER V. - VALLEY FORGE AND MONMOUTH.

CHAPTER VI. - THE HATED HIGHLANDS.

CHAPTER VII. - PEACE.

CHAPTER VIII. - SHAYS' REBELLION.

CHAPTER IX. - THE PURSUITS OF PEACE.

CHILDREN.

APPENDIX.

A - THE PATERSON FAMILIES.

B - WILL OF MAJOR PATERSON.

C - BOND OF MAJOR PATERSON AS PAYMASTER.

D - PART OF THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST TO BUILD THE COURT-HOUSE IN LENOX.

E - APPOINTMENT OF MAJOR-GENERALS.

F - DEFENSE OF GENERAL PATERSON.

G - DIARY OF THE SERVICES OF MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN PATERSON.

H - UNVEILING OF THE PATERSON MONUMENT AT LENOX, MAY 30TH, 1892, BEING DECORATION DAY.

I - LIST OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM WHICH INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED.

In Albany:

In New York City:

In Boston:

In Cambridge:

In Hartford:

In Worcester:

J - THE PATERSON GENEALOGY.

K - THE RESOLUTIONS ON COINAGE OF JULY 6, 1785.

L - CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GENERAL PUTNAM AND GENERAL WASHINGTON ON THE SUBJECT OF THE OHIO LANDS. ALSO LETTER OF GENERAL WASHINGTON TO PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.

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Other Format:

Print version: Egleston, Thomas The Life of John Paterson Major-General in the Revolutionary Army

ISBN:

9781805231653

OCLC:

1374430700