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The Hessians of Lewis Miller: assimilation of German soldiers in America after the Revolution

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Author
Stayer, Jonathan R..
Date of Publication
1988.
Call Number
759.1392 S798
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by Jonathan R. Stayer.
ISBN
0939016079 (pbk.)
Author
Stayer, Jonathan R..
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Penn State Univ.,
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
iii, 238 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
A project in American Studies submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Arts degree in American Studies, The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg, The Capital College, July 10, 1988.
Bibliography: p. 233-238.
Summary
Lewis Miller was an artist in York, PA. He made sketches of 22 Hessian soldiers who fought for the British during the American revolution and stayed in the York area after its conclusion. The author's book is based on those Hessians. In the introduction, the author states, "The purpose of this paper is to consider the individual soldiers, their families,their lives, and their involvement in the York community in which they settled. What happened to these men after the Revolution ? Why did they choose the communities in which they settled. Were they accepted by the Americans ? Did they experience financial success ? What was the nature of their family life ? Did their families suffer the stigma of having a 'Hessian' patriarch."
Subjects
Miller, Lewis, - 1796-1882.
Sherbahm family.
Sleeger Family.
Stengel Family.
Younger Family.
Zangel Family.
Vogt Family.
Baumgardner Family.
Cramer Family.
Farnschild Family.
Moore Family.
Engelmohr Family.
Hattendorf Family.
Henicker Family.
Herbst Family.
Hubly Family.
Lochner Family.
Stein Family.
Hessians - Pennsylvania - York County
German Americans - Pennsylvania - York County
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - German mercenaries.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Portraits.
United States  - History  - Revolution, 1775-1783  - Participation, German.
York County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Johannes Schwalm Historical Association.
Historical Society of York County (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
759.1392 S798
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Lancaster Borough : host to British and Hessian prisoners of war, 1775-1784

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Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Date of Publication
1985
Lancaster Borough: Host to British and Hessian Prisoners of War, 1775-1784 By Melvern Evans, Jr. Like it or not, in 1775 the borough citizens of Lancaster were saddled with the unpopular task of housing and guarding prisoners of war from the Revolution. Whether or not they were properly prepared
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by Melvern Evans, Jr.
Author
Evans, Melvern R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1985
Physical Description
144-151 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 89, no. 4
Subjects
Prisoners of war - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 89, number 4 (1985), p. 144-151Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.89
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The Hessians of Lewis Miller

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Author
Miles, Lion G.
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
759.1392 M652
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text by Lion G. Miles ; research by Jonathan R. Stayer and Lion G. Miles ; photography by Hayman Studio of Commercial Photography, Inc.
ISBN
0939016079 (pbk.)
Author
Miles, Lion G.
Place of Publication
[Lyndhurst, Ohio]
Publisher
The Association,
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
iii, 68 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Notes
"Pennsylvania German-American Tricentennial Project of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, Inc. with assistance from the Historical Society of York County (Pa.)."
Bibliography: p. 67-68.
Summary
Drawings of German men who had been soldiers for the British in the American Revolution and then remained in America after the war. Mr Miller knew of these men and made drawings of them. Biographical information accompanies the drawings.
Subjects
Miller, Lewis, - 1796-1882.
Hessians - Pennsylvania - York County
German Americans - Pennsylvania - York County
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - German mercenaries.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Portraits.
York County (Pa.) - Biography.
Additional Corporate Author
Johannes Schwalm Historical Association.
Historical Society of York County (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
759.1392 M652
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British and German deserters, dischargees, and prisoners of war who may have remained in Canada and the United States, 1774-1783

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Author
Smith, Clifford Neal.
Date of Publication
1988-
Call Number
973.342 S644ba9
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Clifford Neal Smith.
ISBN
0915162342
Author
Smith, Clifford Neal.
Place of Publication
McNeal, Ariz
Publisher
Westland Publications,
Date of Publication
1988-
Physical Description
v. ; 28 cm.
Series
British-American genealogical research ;
Notes
LCHS has pt. 1.
Subjects
Germans - Canada
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - German mercenaries.
Canada - Genealogy - Sources.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Deserters, Military.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.342 S644ba9
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The German allied troops in the North American War of Independence, 1776-1783

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Author
Eelking, Max von,
Date of Publication
1987.
Call Number
973.342 V946
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translated and abridged from the German of Max von Eelking, by J.G. Rosengarten ; index by Helen Solomon.
ISBN
1556130597 (pbk.) :
Author
Eelking, Max von,
Uniform Title
Deutschen Hulfstruppen im nordamerikanischen Befreiungskriege.
Place of Publication
Bowie, MD
Publisher
Heritage Books,
Date of Publication
1987.
Physical Description
369 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes
Reprint of the 1893 ed.
Translation of Die deutschen Hulfstruppen im nordamerikanischen Befreiungskriege.
"List of the officers of the Hessian Corps serving under Generals Howe, Clinton, and Carleton"; p. [281]-351.
Includes index.
"Manuscript authorities": p. [11]-14.
Subjects
 United States  - History  - Revolution, 1775-1783  - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - German mercenaries.
Additional Author
Rosengarten, J. G.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.342 V946
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"The Hessians and who?" : a look at the other Germans in the American War of Independence

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Author
Schmitt, Albert R.
Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
Available at F&M
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by Albert R. Schmitt.
Author
Schmitt, Albert R.
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
p.41-61.
Notes
In: Society for German American Studies, Yearbook (1983) available at F&M College.
Subjects
Indians of North America
 United States  - History  - Revolution, 1775-1783  - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - German mercenaries.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
Available at F&M
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The Lancaster barracks : where the British and Hessian prisoners were detained during the Revolution

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Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Date of Publication
1989.
Call Number
973.37 S475 reprint
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by Samuel M. Sener.
Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Place of Publication
Hershey, PA
Publisher
G.T. Hawbaker,
Date of Publication
1989.
Physical Description
20, [7] p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Reprinted from Notes and queries, Harrisburg daily telegraph."
"Rolls of prisoners": p. 14-20.
Reprint. Originally published : Harrisburg, Pa. : Harrisburg Pub. Co., 1895. With index by Gary T. Hawbaker.
Subjects
Lancaster (Pa.) - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
 United States  - History  - Revolution, 1775-1783  - Participation, German.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons.
Additional Author
Hawbaker, Gary T.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
973.37 S475 reprint
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The diary of Philipp Waldeck

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Date of Publication
1983.
Call Number
905.748 JSHA v.2, no.3
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Responsibility
edited by William E. Dornemann.
Date of Publication
1983.
Physical Description
23-49 p.
Notes
In: Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, v.2, no.3 (1983).
Summary
Philipp Waldeck was chaplain for a group of German soldiers that was sent to the American colonies to fight for the British in the American Revolution.The diary recounts that experience.
Subjects
Waldeck, Philipp - Diaries.
United States
Hessian mercenaries.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, German.
Diaries.
Additional Author
Dornemann, William E.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 JSHA v.2, no.3
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Mercenary troops from Anhalt-Zerbst, Germany, who served with the British forces during the American Revolution

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Author
DeMarce, Virginia Easley,
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
973.342 D372
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Responsibility
Virginia Easley DeMarce.
ISBN
0915162210 (pbk. : set)
Author
DeMarce, Virginia Easley,
Place of Publication
McNeal, Ariz
Publisher
Westland Publications,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
2 v. (iv, 107 p.) ; 28 cm.
Series
German-American genealogical research monograph,
Notes
LCHS has pt. 1. Surnames A through Kr.
Bibliography: p. ii.
Contents
pt. 1. Surnames A through Kr -- pt. 2. Surnames Ku through Z.
Subjects
German Americans
Registers of births, etc. - United States.
Registers of births, etc. - Germany - Anhalt Region.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - German mercenaries.
Anhalt Region (Germany) - Genealogy.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.342 D372
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A roster of the officers and men of the German regiment of the Continental line, 1776 to 1781

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Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
973.34 R834 oversize
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Responsibility
compiled with notes and comments by James F. Davis.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
J.F. Davis],
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
[41] p. ; 22 x 36 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
United States. - Continental Army - Registers.
German American soldiers - Registers.
Soldiers - United States - Registers.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.34 R834 oversize
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"Of Revolutionary memory" : German mercenaries who immigrated to western Maryland

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Author
Kiddoo, Nancy Rice
Date of Publication
1989.
Call Number
905.748 PGSR v.23, no.2
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Responsibility
by Nancy Rice Kiddoo.
Author
Kiddoo, Nancy Rice
Date of Publication
1989.
Physical Description
re-80 p.
Notes
In: Pennsylvania German Society, the Rainbow, v.23, no.2 (1989)
Subjects
United States
Revolution, 1775-1783
Hessians
 United States  - History  - Revolution, 1775-1783  - Participation, German.
Frederick County, Md. - History.
Maryland - History - Revolution - 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article
Call Number
905.748 PGSR v.23, no.2
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Archive

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Collection
Revolutionary War Collection
Title
Revolutionary War Collection
Object ID
MG0098
Date Range
1776-1976
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Collection
Revolutionary War Collection
Title
Revolutionary War Collection
Description
The Revolutionary War Collection contains a variety of materials from and about the Revolutionary War in Lancaster County and Pennsylvania. The original records include correspondence, military pay certificates, court records, and an orderly book kept by Lt. Col. Adam Hubley, Jr. during the Sullivan Campaign of 1779. There are also research notes and secondary sources, including a list of prisoners of war, a list of males in Lancaster County in 1776, Continental Hospital Returns 1777-1780, articles, information on soldiers buried in Lancaster County, and an article about John Paul Jones.
Date Range
1776-1976
Creation Date
1776-1976
Year Range From
1776
Year Range To
1976
Creator
LancasterHistory (Organization)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 03
People
Beddulph, Robert
Boyd, John
Burd, James Edward
Chambers, Stephen
Coedans, James
Cooke, William
Ferree, John
Getty, Christian
Gurney, Francis
Hubley, Adam
Jolly, James A. "Jim"
Joy, Daniel
Kieffer, Henry Martyn
Moore, William
Neal, James
Patterson, Alex
Porter, Thomas
Ramsay, David
Rapp, Brandon
Reid, George W.
Worner, William Frederic
Zellty, John A.
Subjects
Cemeteries
Letters
Military history
Military regulations
Newtown, Battle of, Newtown, N.Y., 1779
Prisoners of war
Soldiers
Stony Point, Battle of, Stony Point, N.Y., 1779
Sullivan's Indian Campaign, 1779
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons
Search Terms
Battle of Newtown
Battle of Stony Point
Cemeteries
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Finding aids
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Letters
Manuscript groups
Military history
Military records
Military regulations
Prisoners of war
Receipts
Revolutionary War
Soldiers
Sullivan Campaign, 1779
Extent
3 boxes, 40 folders, 1.25 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0098
Notes
Harmful Language Warning: LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this orderly book reflects the racial prejudices of the era and the violence perpetrated against the Haudenosaunee Confederacy during the American War of Independence. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content. This volume contains language that is offensive, oppressive, graphic, and may cause distress. LancasterHistory does not condone the use of this language.
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Credit
Revolutionary War Collection (MG-98), Box #, Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pa.
Other Numbers
MG-98
Other Number
MG-98
Classification
MG0098
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Cataloged prior to 1997. Items have been added and the finding aid has been updated since 1997.
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Prisoners who died at Andersonville Prison : Atwater list

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Author
Atwater, Dorence,
Date of Publication
1981]
Call Number
973.771 P959
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Author
Atwater, Dorence,
Place of Publication
[Andersonville, Ga
Publisher
National Society of Andersonville,
Date of Publication
1981]
Physical Description
viii, 74 leaves ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Rev. ed. of: A list of the Union soldiers buried at Andersonville. 1890.
Subjects
Andersonville Prison.
Registers of births, etc. - United States.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Registers of dead.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Prisoners and prisons - Registers.
United States - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Atwater, Dorence,
Additional Corporate Author
National Society of Andersonville.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.771 P959
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Black courage, 1775-1783 : documentation of Black participation in the American Revolution

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Author
Greene, Robert Ewell,
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
973.346 G811
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Robert Ewell Greene.
ISBN
0960252843 (pbk.)
Author
Greene, Robert Ewell,
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
xi, 141 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 121-124.
African American resources at Lancaster County Historical Society
Subjects
African Americans
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Participation, African American.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.346 G811
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Valley Forge-- in search of that winter patriot, 19 December 1777 - 19 June 1778 : (a comprehensive guide for tracing Valley Forge ancestors)

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Author
Worley, Ramona Cameron,
Edition
3rd ed.
Date of Publication
1982, c1979.
Call Number
929.1 W927
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references selected and compiled by Ramona Cameron Worley ; illustrated by Agnes Barta Cameron Siglinger.
Author
Worley, Ramona Cameron,
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Belleville, Ill
Publisher
Look Behind Your Mirror Books,
Date of Publication
1982, c1979.
Physical Description
xiv, 126 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799 - Headquarters, Valley Forge, Pa. - History - Sources - Bibliography.
United States. - Continental Army - Registers - Bibliography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers - Bibliography.
United States - Genealogy - Bibliography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 W927
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A history of the Maryland line in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

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Author
Steuart, Rieman.
Date of Publication
1969.
Call Number
973.3 S842
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Author
Steuart, Rieman.
Place of Publication
[N.p.]
Publisher
Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland,
Date of Publication
1969.
Physical Description
xiii, 169 p. 24 cm.
Notes
Spine title: The Maryland line.
Subjects
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Maryland - History - Revolution, 1775-1783.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.3 S842
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Revolutionary War genealogy

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Author
Schweitzer, George Keene,
Date of Publication
c1987.
Call Number
929.1 S413r
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by George K. Schweitzer.
ISBN
0913857041
Author
Schweitzer, George Keene,
Place of Publication
Knoxville, TN
Publisher
G.K. Schweitzer,
Date of Publication
c1987.
Physical Description
110 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
United States - Genealogy - Bibliography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers - Bibliography.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Bibliography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.1 S413r
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Register of invalid pensions : Revolutionary service, 1789

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Author
Closson, Bob.
Date of Publication
c1981]
Call Number
929.31 C645
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Author
Closson, Bob.
Place of Publication
[Apollo, PA
Publisher
Closson Press,
Date of Publication
c1981]
Physical Description
16 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Compiled by Bob and Mary Closson.
Subjects
Military pensions - United States
Registers of births, etc. - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Pennsylvania - Genealogy.
Additional Author
Closson, Mary.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.31 C645
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Pierce's register : register of the certificates issued by John Pierce, Esquire, Paymaster General and Commissioner of Army Accounts for the United States, to officers and soldiers of the Continental Army under act of July 4, 1783

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Corporate Author
United States. War Office. Office of the Paymaster General.
Date of Publication
1984.
Call Number
929.31 U58
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Corporate Author
United States. War Office. Office of the Paymaster General.
Place of Publication
Baltimore
Publisher
Genealogical Pub. Co.,
Date of Publication
1984.
Physical Description
566 p. : 24 cm.
Notes
"Seventeenth Report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution."
Excerpted from: Seventeenth report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, October 11, 1913, to October 11, 1914.
Reprint. Originally published as: Senate Documents, v. 9, no. 988, 63rd Congress, 3rd session. Washington, D.C., 1915.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
United States. - Army - Pay, allowances, etc.
United States. - Continental Army - History.
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Additional Author
Pierce, John,
Additional Corporate Author
United States. Congress Senate.
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929.31 U58
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Summer soldiers : a survey & index of Revolutionary War courts-martial

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Author
Neagles, James C.
Date of Publication
1986.
Call Number
973.38 N338
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by James C. Neagles.
ISBN
0916489051 :
Author
Neagles, James C.
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah
Publisher
Ancestry Inc.,
Date of Publication
1986.
Physical Description
x, 294 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
"Summer Soldiers is the story of a diverse group of some 3,315 men who could not withstand the hardships and pressures of what seemed like a hopeless enterprise, and ultimately found themselves before a military court-martial." ( Google Books )
Bibliography: p. 281-288.
Subjects
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - United States
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Registers.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
973.38 N338
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