General Peter Muhlenberg : a Virginia officer of the Continental Line / Michael Cecere.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cecere, Michael, author.

Series:

Journal of the American Revolution Bks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 216 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme, [2020]

Summary:

The Story of the Legendary Clergyman-Turned-Soldier for the American Cause Standing at the pulpit in his church in the Shenandoah Valley, the preacher borrowed from Ecclesiastes, declaring in a firm voice that "To every thing there is a season...." He then announced, "that there is a time to fight, and that time had now come," and abruptly removed.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Maps

Introduction

1. Finding a Calling

2. Crisis in Virginia

3. To the Defense of Charleston

4. North to the Brandywine

5. Germantown to Valley Forge

6. Monmouth Courthouse and the Battles around New York

7. Benedict Arnold's Invasion of Virginia

8. Defending the Old Dominion

9. The French and American Alliance

10. The Siege of Yorktown

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-59416-658-7

OCLC:

1196177043