ry C. Murphy, Benjamin
D. Silliman, Esq., and the Librarian, Mr. George Hannah, are
gratefully acknowledged.

NEW YORK CITY, June, 1878.

CONTENTS.

PART I.

PAGE

CHAPTER I.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CAMPAIGN--PLANS AND PREPARATIONS 13

CHAPTER II.
FORTIFYING NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN 35

CHAPTER III.
THE TWO ARMIES 105

CHAPTER IV.
THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND 139

CHAPTER V.
RETREAT TO NEW YORK 207

CHAPTER VI.
LOSS OF NEW YORK--KIP'S BAY AFFAIR--BATTLE OF HARLEM HEIGHTS 225

CHAPTER VII.
WHITE PLAINS--FORT WASHINGTON 263

CHAPTER VIII.
TRENTON--PRINCETON--CLOSE OF THE CAMPAIGN 287

PART II.

LIST OF DOCUMENTS:

No. 1. General Greene's Orders--Camp on Long Island 5

" 2. General Sullivan's Orders--Camp on Long Island 27

" 3. General Orders 30

" 4. Washington to the Massachusetts Assembly 32

" 5. General Parsons to John Adams 33

" 6. General Scott to John Jay 36

" 7. Colonel Joseph Trumbull to his Brother 40

" 8. Colonel Trumbull to his Father 41

" 9. Colonel Moses Little to his Son 42

" 10. Lieutenant-Colonel Henshaw to his Wife 44

" 11. Deposition by Lieutenant-Colonel Henshaw 47

" 12. Colonel Edward Hand to his Wife 48

" 13. Major Edward Burd to Judge Yeates 48

" 14. Lieutenant Jasper Ewing to Judge Yeates 49

" 15. John Ewing to Judge Yeates 50

" 16. Colonel Haslet to Caesar Rodney 51

" 17. Colonel G.S. Silliman to his Wife 52

" 18. Colonel Silliman to Rev. Mr. Fish 57

" 19. Account of the Battle of Long Island 58

" 20. Journal of Colonel Samuel Miles 60

" 21. Lieutenant-Colonel John Brodhead to ----