Bibliograph

The papers of General Nathanael Greene

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The papers of General Nathanael Greene

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

resource.biographical

autobiography

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The papers of General Nathanael Greene

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

2331814

Summary

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 -- v. 12. 1 October 1782-21 May 1783 -- v. 13. 22 May 1783-13 June 1786, with additions to the series

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