I have the honor to enclose to your excellency the copy of the correspondence between General Washington and me on that subject, and the terms of
Dawson Concludes; Cornwallis Begins
I have the mortification to inform your Excellency that I have been forced to give up the posts of York and Gloucester, and to surrender the troops
Cornwallis Surrenders
The army, with all its artillery, stores, military-chest, etc., was surrendered to General Washington; the navy, with its appointments, to Admiral de
British Main Redoubts Captured
At 5 P.M. of the 9th the American battery on the right of the line opened its fire -- General Washington in person firing the first gun -- and six
British Abandon Outer Works
Gratified with Clinton's promise of assistance, and probably confident of his ability to hold his inner position until he could be relieved, Lord
Moves to Yorktown by Land and by Sea
The British naval forces were dispersed while the French forces were concentrated at the key point.Continuing Yorktown Surrenders,with a selection
Yorktown Surrenders
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: French Fleet Coming from Carribean.IntroductionLord Cornwallis took
Union Army’s Last Stand at Malvern Hill
Today's installment concludes McClellan's Peninsula Campaign,our selection from History of the War of Secession by Rossiter Johnson published in
Stonewall Jackson Arrives
The topography of Virginia is favorable to an army menacing Washington, and unfavorable to one menacing Richmond.Continuing McClellan's Peninsula