Henry Knox (48 page)

3
. Ibid.

4
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 8, pp. 592–593.

5
. Marquis de Lafayette,
Memoirs of Lafayette
, online at gutenberg.org.

6
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, online at GilderLehrman.org, letter of August 20, 1777.

7
. Lucy Knox to Henry Knox,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, August 23, 1777.

8
. George Washington to the Continental Congress,
GWP
, September 9, 1777; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 9, pp. 197–198.

9
. George Washington to the Continental Congress,
GWP
, 5 o'clock, September 11, 1777; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 9, pp. 206–207; Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, pp. 48–49.

10
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 47.

11
. Ibid., pp. 48–49.

12
. George Washington to the Continental Congress,
GWP
, at midnight, September 11, 1777; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 9, p. 208.

13
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 47.

14
. Ibid., p. 50.

15
. Hamilton,
Works of Alexander Hamilton
, vol. 9, pp. 78–79.

16
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 50.

17
. Ibid.

18
.
Rivington's Gazette
, November 8, 1777, Moore,
Diary
, vol. 1, p. 331.

19
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 51.

20
. Ibid.

21
. Ibid., p. 53.

22
. Ibid., p. 54.

23
. Ibid.

24
. Brooks,
Henry Knox
, p. 113.

25
. George Washington to Richard Henry Lee,
GWP
, October 17, 1777; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 9, p. 388.

26
. Henry Laurens to Benjamin Huger,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 8, p. 271.

27
.
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 8, p. 314.

28
. William Alexander, Lord Stirling to George Washington,
GWP
, November 25, 1777.

29
. George Washington to Nathanael Greene,
GWP
, November 26, 1777; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 10, pp. 106–107.

30
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 9, p. 958.

31
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, November 26, 1777.

32
. Ibid.

33
. James Lovell to Horatio Gates,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 8, p. 329.

34
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 9, pp. 971–972.

35
. Ibid., pp. 972, 976.

36
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, letters of December 1, 1777 and December 5, 1777.

37
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p. 128.

38
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 9, pp. 1025–1026.

39
. Harlow Giles Unger,
Lafayette
, (New York: Wiley, 2002), p. 60.

40
. Ibid.

41
. John Sullivan to George Washington,
GWP
, letters of December 30, 1777, and January 2, 1778; Charles T. Whittemore,
A General of the Revolution: John Sullivan of New Hampshire
(New York: Columbia University Press, 1961), p. 79.

42
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, pp. 132–133.

43
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, January 8, 1778; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 10, pp. 270–280.

CHAPTER 6—TURNING OF THE TIDE

1
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p. 135.

2
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, February 4, 1778.

3
. Elbridge Gerry to Henry Knox,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 9, p. 45.

4
. Ibid.

5
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, February 16, 1778.

6
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, February 21, 1778; Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 10, pp. 489–490.

7
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, pp. 55–56; Thayer,
Nathanael Greene
, p. 222; Terry Golway,
Washington's General: Nathanael Greene and the Triumph of the American Revolution
(New York: Owl Books, 2006), p. 164; Brooks,
Henry Knox
, pp. 114–115.

8
. Ibid.

9
. Thayer,
Nathanael Greene
, p. 226; Golway,
Washington's General
, p. 165.

10
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 11, pp. 26–27; George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, March 5, 1778.

11
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, April 23, 1778.

12
. Ibid.

13
. Ibid.

14
. George Washington to Gouverneur Morris,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 11, p. 306; George Washington to Gouverneur Morris,
GWP
, April 25, 1778.

15
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 10, p. 399;
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 9, pp. 516–517.

16
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 11, p. 407; George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, May 17, 1778.

17
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, May 17, 1778.

18
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p. 142.

19
. General Orders,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 11, p. 361; General Orders,
GWP
, May 7, 1778.

20
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 11, p. 615.

21
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, June 18, 1778.

22
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 57.

23
. George Washington to the President of Congress,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 12, p. 143; George Washington to the President of Congress,
GWP
, July 1, 1778.

24
. Moore,
Diary
, vol. 2, p. 50.

25
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 59.

26
. Hamilton,
Alexander Hamilton: Writings
, (New York: Library of America, 2001), p. 54.

27
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, pp. 57–58.

28
. Brooks,
Henry Knox
, p. 122.

29
. General Orders,
GWP
, June 29, 1778; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 12, p. 131.

30
. George Washington to the Continental Congress,
GWP
, July 1, 1778; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 12, p. 145.

31
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence of Henry Knox
, p. 59.

32
. George Washington to Gouverneur Morris,
GWP
, October 4, 1778; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 13, pp. 21–22.

33
. George Washington to Alexander McDougal,
GWP
, February 9, 1779; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 14, p. 82.

34
. James Duane to George Washington,
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 11, p. 524.

35
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 60.

36
. Moore,
Diary
, vol. 2, p. 90.

37
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 13, pp. 201–206.

CHAPTER 7—FORTITUDE

1
. Henry Knox to Lucy Knox,
HKP
, August 8, 1779.

2
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, July 12, 1779; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 15, p. 411.

3
.
GWP
, General Orders, April 6, 1780; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 17, pp. 214, 286, 302, 468, and vol. 18, pp. 222–225;
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 16, p. 161.

4
. Alexander Hamilton to George Washington,
GWP
, January 14, 1780.

5
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, January 15, 1780; George Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 17, p. 399.

6
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 62.

7
. Ibid., p. 63.

8
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, May 23, 1780; Henry Knox to George Washington,
GWP
, May 23, 1780.

9
.
Journals of the Continental Congress
, vol. 17, p. 508.

10
. Henry Knox, Ammunition Shortages,
GWP
, July 3, 1780.

11
. George Washington to Continental Congress War Board,
GWP
, July 4, 1780.

12
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, September 9, 1780.

13
. Golway,
Washington's General: Nathanael Greene
, pp. 227–228.

14
. Alexander Hamilton,
Works of Alexander Hamilton
, vol. 9, p. 151; Alexander Hamilton,
Hamilton: Writings
, p. 90.

15
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p. 164.

16
. Benedict Arnold to George Washington,
GWP
, September 25, 1780.

17
. John L. Andre to George Washington,
GWP
, September 24, 1780.

18
. George Washington,
GWP
, General Orders, October 1, 1780.

19
. Moore,
Diary
, Moore ed., vol. 2, p. 213.

20
. Ibid.

21
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p. 165.

22
. George Washington to John Mathews,
GWP
, October 23, 1780.

23
. George Washington to John Sullivan,
GWP
, November 25, 1780;
Letters of Delegates
, vol. 16, p. 402.

24
. George Washington to James Duane,
GWP
, December 26, 1780.

25
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 63; Callahan,
Henry Knox
, pp. 167–168.

26
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, p. 64.

27
. Circular to the New England States and George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, January 5 and January 6, 1781; Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 21, pp. 61, 76.

28
. Henry Knox to John Lowell,
GWP
, January 16, 1781.

29
. George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln,
GWP
, February 10, 1781.

30
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, February 7, 1781.

31
. Henry Knox to George Washington,
Gilder Lehrman Collection
, February 13, 1781.

CHAPTER 8—YORKTOWN AND SURRENDER

1
. Golway,
Washington's General
, p. 271; Bancroft,
History of the United States
, vol. 5, p. 504.

2
. Golway,
Washington's General
, p. 286.

3
. George Washington to Henry Knox,
GWP
, May 28, 1781; Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 22, p. 126.

4
. Henry Knox to William Knox,
HKP
, July 20, 1781.

5
. Henry Knox to Lucy Knox,
HKP
, August 3, 1781.

6
. Callahan,
Henry Knox
, p. 178.

7
. William Knox to Henry Knox,
HKP
, August 22, 1781.

8
. Henry Knox to William Knox,
HKP
, September 8, 1781.

9
. George Washington to Board of War,
GWP
, September 29, 1781.

10
. Nathanael Greene to Henry Knox,
HKP
, September 29, 1781.

11
. Henry Knox to Lucy Knox,
HKP
, October 1, 1781.

12
. Charles Cornwallis, "Report of the Battle of Yorktown,"
America
, vol. 3, pp. 302–303.

13
. Brooks,
Henry Knox
, p. 155.

14
. Henry Knox to Lucy Knox,
HKP
, October 19, 1781.

15
. Drake,
Life and Correspondence
, pp. 72–73.

16
. George Washington, General Orders,
GWP
, October 20, 1781; Washington,
Writings of George Washington
, Fitzpatrick ed., vol. 23, p. 246.

17
. Henry Knox to John Jay,
HKP
, October 21, 1781.