The papers of General Nathanael Greene

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The papers of General Nathanael Greene

Richard K. Showman, editor ; Margaret Cobb and Robert E. McCarthy, assistant editors ; assisted by Joyce Boulind, Noel P. Conlon, and Nathaniel N. Shipton

University of North Carolina Press, 1976-

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v. 1. December 1766-December 1776 -- v. 2. 1 January 1777-16 October 1778 -- v. 3. 18 October 1778-10 May 1779 -- v. 4. 11 May 1779-31 October 1779 -- v. 5. 1 November 1779-31 May 1780 -- v. 6. 1 June 1780-25 December 1780 -- v. 7. 26 December 1780-29 March 1781 -- v. 8. 30 March-10 July 1781 -- v. 9. 11 July 1781-2 December 1781

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Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780807812853

Description

These volumes, published in conjunction with the Rhode Island Historical Society, represent the result of an exhaustive search for documents relating to the life and career of Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. The papers--letters and documents received by Greene as well as those sent by him--are carefully edited and fully annotated. The editors reproduce many items in full but abstract papers that are of lesser significance. Greene, who served as quartermaster general of the army and later as commander of the forces fighting in the southern theater, is generally considered the ablest of Washington's generals. His papers are a vital source of information on the war itself as well as on the man.

Table of Contents

v. 1. December 1766-December 1776 -- v. 2. 1 January 1777-16 October 1778 -- v. 3. 18 October 1778-10 May 1779 -- v. 4. 11 May 1779-31 October 1779 -- v. 5. 1 November 1779-31 May 1780 -- v. 6. 1 June 1780-25 December 1780 -- v. 7. 26 December 1780-29 March 1781 -- v. 8. 30 March-10 July 1781 -- v. 9. 11 July 1781-2 December 1781 -- v. 10. 3 December 1781-6 April 1782 -- v. 11. 7 April-30 September 1782.
Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780807813843

Description

These volumes, published in conjunction with the Rhode Island Historical Society, represent the result of an exhaustive search for documents relating to the life and career of Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. The papers--letters and documents received by Greene as well as those sent by him--are carefully edited and fully annotated. The editors reproduce many items in full but abstract papers that are of lesser significance. Greene, who served as quartermaster general of the army and later as commander of the forces fighting in the southern theater, is generally considered the ablest of Washington's generals. His papers are a vital source of information on the war itself as well as on the man. |Rescued from an archive and published only eight years ago, this private memoir by Confederate General Porter Alexander is now recognized as one of the best books by a participant in the Civil War.

Table of Contents

v. 1. December 1766-December 1776 -- v. 2. 1 January 1777-16 October 1778 -- v. 3. 18 October 1778-10 May 1779 -- v. 4. 11 May 1779-31 October 1779 -- v. 5. 1 November 1779-31 May 1780 -- v. 6. 1 June 1780-25 December 1780 -- v. 7. 26 December 1780-29 March 1781 -- v. 8. 30 March-10 July 1781 -- v. 9. 11 July 1781-2 December 1781 -- v. 10. 3 December 1781-6 April 1782 -- v. 11. 7 April-30 September 1782.
Volume

v. 3 ISBN 9780807815571

Description

These volumes, published in conjunction with the Rhode Island Historical Society, represent the result of an exhaustive search for documents relating to the life and career of Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. The papers--letters and documents received by Greene as well as those sent by him--are carefully edited and fully annotated. The editors reproduce many items in full but abstract papers that are of lesser significance. Greene, who served as quartermaster general of the army and later as commander of the forces fighting in the southern theater, is generally considered the ablest of Washington's generals. His papers are a vital source of information on the war itself as well as on the man.

Table of Contents

v. 1. December 1766-December 1776 -- v. 2. 1 January 1777-16 October 1778 -- v. 3. 18 October 1778-10 May 1779 -- v. 4. 11 May 1779-31 October 1779 -- v. 5. 1 November 1779-31 May 1780 -- v. 6. 1 June 1780-25 December 1780 -- v. 7. 26 December 1780-29 March 1781 -- v. 8. 30 March-10 July 1781 -- v. 9. 11 July 1781-2 December 1781 -- v. 10. 3 December 1781-6 April 1782 -- v. 11. 7 April-30 September 1782.
Volume

v. 4 ISBN 9780807816684

Description

These volumes, published in conjunction with the Rhode Island Historical Society, represent the result of an exhaustive search for documents relating to the life and career of Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. The papers--letters and documents received by Greene as well as those sent by him--are carefully edited and fully annotated. The editors reproduce many items in full but abstract papers that are of lesser significance. Greene, who served as quartermaster general of the army and later as commander of the forces fighting in the southern theater, is generally considered the ablest of Washington's generals. His papers are a vital source of information on the war itself as well as on the man.

Table of Contents

v. 1. December 1766-December 1776 -- v. 2. 1 January 1777-16 October 1778 -- v. 3. 18 October 1778-10 May 1779 -- v. 4. 11 May 1779-31 October 1779 -- v. 5. 1 November 1779-31 May 1780 -- v. 6. 1 June 1780-25 December 1780 -- v. 7. 26 December 1780-29 March 1781 -- v. 8. 30 March-10 July 1781 -- v. 9. 11 July 1781-2 December 1781 -- v. 10. 3 December 1781-6 April 1782 -- v. 11. 7 April-30 September 1782.
Volume

v. 5 ISBN 9780807818176

Description

These volumes, published in conjunction with the Rhode Island Historical Society, represent the result of an exhaustive search for documents relating to the life and career of Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. The papers--letters and documents received by Greene as well as those sent by him--are carefully edited and fully annotated. The editors reproduce many items in full but abstract papers that are of lesser significance. Greene, who served as quartermaster general of the army and later as commander of the forces fighting in the southern theater, is generally considered the ablest of Washington's generals. His papers are a vital source of information on the war itself as well as on the man.

Table of Contents

v. 1. December 1766-December 1776 -- v. 2. 1 January 1777-16 October 1778 -- v. 3. 18 October 1778-10 May 1779 -- v. 4. 11 May 1779-31 October 1779 -- v. 5. 1 November 1779-31 May 1780 -- v. 6. 1 June 1780-25 December 1780 -- v. 7. 26 December 1780-29 March 1781 -- v. 8. 30 March-10 July 1781 -- v. 9. 11 July 1781-2 December 1781 -- v. 10. 3 December 1781-6 April 1782 -- v. 11. 7 April-30 September 1782.
Volume

v. 6 ISBN 9780807819937

Description

These volumes, published in conjunction with the Rhode Island Historical Society, represent the result of an exhaustive search for documents relating to the life and career of Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. The papers--letters and documents received by Greene as well as those sent by him--are carefully edited and fully annotated. The editors reproduce many items in full but abstract papers that are of lesser significance. Greene, who served as quartermaster general of the army and later as commander of the forces fighting in the southern theater, is generally considered the ablest of Washington's generals. His papers are a vital source of information on the war itself as well as on the man.

Table of Contents

v. 1. December 1766-December 1776 -- v. 2. 1 January 1777-16 October 1778 -- v. 3. 18 October 1778-10 May 1779 -- v. 4. 11 May 1779-31 October 1779 -- v. 5. 1 November 1779-31 May 1780 -- v. 6. 1 June 1780-25 December 1780 -- v. 7. 26 December 1780-29 March 1781 -- v. 8. 30 March-10 July 1781 -- v. 9. 11 July 1781-2 December 1781 -- v. 10. 3 December 1781-6 April 1782 -- v. 11. 7 April-30 September 1782.
Volume

v. 7 ISBN 9780807820940

Description

The seventh volume of the Papers of Nathanael Greene documents a crucial period of the American Revolution in the South. In the first months of 1781, Nathanael Greene, who had taken command of the Southern Army only weeks before, initiated the campaign that would ultimately free the South from British occupation. These months saw the pivotal engagement at Cowpens, the 'Race to the Dan'--in which Greene's army marched the breadth of North Carolina with the British in close pursuit--and the climactic battle of Guilford Court House. In March 1781, Greene decided to break off his pursuit of Lord Cornwallis's force in North Carolina and instead march into South Carolina to challenge British control there. This decision, among others made during this critical period, established Greene's reputation as a brilliant military strategist. The documents in this volume provide new insight into how and why Greene chose as he did.

Table of Contents

v. 1. December 1766-December 1776 -- v. 2. 1 January 1777-16 October 1778 -- v. 3. 18 October 1778-10 May 1779 -- v. 4. 11 May 1779-31 October 1779 -- v. 5. 1 November 1779-31 May 1780 -- v. 6. 1 June 1780-25 December 1780 -- v. 7. 26 December 1780-29 March 1781 -- v. 8. 30 March-10 July 1781 -- v. 9. 11 July 1781-2 December 1781 -- v. 10. 3 December 1781-6 April 1782 -- v. 11. 7 April-30 September 1782.
Volume

v. 8 ISBN 9780807822128

Description

This volume continues the story of the American Revolution in the South. Many of the more than 800 documents vividly confirm Nathanael Greene's characterization of the ferocity of the war and the miseries it produced, and they highlight his efforts to end lawlessness and restore the authority of civil government. As the volume opens, Greene has broken off pursuit of a retreating Lord Cornwallis in North Carolina and enters South Carolina. Despite setbacks at Hobkirk's Hill and Ninety Six, Greene's troops regained control of most of South Carolina and Georgia within three months. Letters from Greene's subordinates trace the course of the war farther north in North Carolina and Virginia during the days leading to the climactic siege at Yorktown.
Volume

v. 9 ISBN 9780807823101

Description

This new volume of The Papers of General Nathanael Greene continues the best and most-detailed study of the Revolutionary War in the South. More than 800 letters and orders chart the progress of Greene's army in South Carolina, from the battle of Eutaw Springs--the bloodiest battle of the Revolution--to the British pullback to Charleston. In July 1781, the British controlled large parts of South Carolina and Georgia, had a post in North Carolina, and maintained an army in Virginia. By early December, they held only the areas around Charleston and Savannah. The ability of Greene's beleaguered army to force this British retreat is the focus of this volume, which also documents Greene's attempts to rebuild the lower south's political and social fabric. In addition, this volume provides information on the siege of Yorktown, for although Greene was not directly involved, he received numerous reports from those on the scene in Virginia.

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