Military Journal of the American Revolution, From the commencement to the disbanding of the American Army; Comprising a detailed account of the principal events and Battles of the Revolution..
hardcover
1974 · New York
by THACHER, James
New York: Arno Press, 1974. hardcover. very good(-). Many portraits and plates. xiv, 538pp. 8vo, rebound in full brown leather with gilt decorations, spine rubbed and faded from sun exposure, corners bumped. (New York: Arno Press, 1974). Author served in the army as a surgeon. He began in Cambridge and Boston and was present at the surrender of Yorktown. Among his many adventures was witnessing the execution of John Andre. Thacher "...gives a good picture of the spirit of the army, especially under the adverse circumstances of hunger, fatigue and cold, and provides detailed descriptions of men and events almost unequaled by any of his contemporaries." Dictionary of American Biography, XVIII, p. 387. Facsimile of the Hartford, 1862 edition. (Inventory #: 266231)