. Soldiers and patriots of the American revolution . EN MOUNTAIN BOYS . .59 CHAPTER VII. BUNKER HILL Q^ CHAPTER VHI. THE SIEGE OF BOSTON .... 84 (3) IV CONTENTS. CHAPTER IX. PAGB THE UNEXPECTED GUEST. ... 95 CHAPTER X. ISIACS ESCAPE 108 CHAPTER XL - HIDE-AND-SEEK WITH THE RED-SKINS . 119 CHAPTER XH. y ^ kings mountain 131 ^ CHAPTER XIII. MAD ANTONY 140 CHAPTER XIV. WASHINGTONS STRATAGEM . . 143---^ CHAPTER XV. AN ARMY CAUGHT NAPPING . . 157 CHAPTER XVI. THE BOLD. MANCEUVRE .... 171 CHAPTER XVII. RECAPTURE OF THE GENERAL MONK . 183 CHAPTER XVIII. THE WYOMING MASSACRE. . 192-^*^ CONTENTS. V CHAP


. Soldiers and patriots of the American revolution . EN MOUNTAIN BOYS . .59 CHAPTER VII. BUNKER HILL Q^ CHAPTER VHI. THE SIEGE OF BOSTON .... 84 (3) IV CONTENTS. CHAPTER IX. PAGB THE UNEXPECTED GUEST. ... 95 CHAPTER X. ISIACS ESCAPE 108 CHAPTER XL - HIDE-AND-SEEK WITH THE RED-SKINS . 119 CHAPTER XH. y ^ kings mountain 131 ^ CHAPTER XIII. MAD ANTONY 140 CHAPTER XIV. WASHINGTONS STRATAGEM . . 143---^ CHAPTER XV. AN ARMY CAUGHT NAPPING . . 157 CHAPTER XVI. THE BOLD. MANCEUVRE .... 171 CHAPTER XVII. RECAPTURE OF THE GENERAL MONK . 183 CHAPTER XVIII. THE WYOMING MASSACRE. . 192-^*^ CONTENTS. V CHAPTER XIX. PAGE YOEKTOWN DAY 205 CHAPTER XX. A GLIMPSE OF OLD 77 . . 217 CHAPTER XXI. THE CAPTURE OF GENERAL BUEGOYNE . 227 CHAPTER XXII. THE BRAVE BRITISH WIFE . . 236 CHAPTER XXIII. THE BATTLE OF BENNINGTON . , . 239 CHAPTER XXIV. WASHINGTONS FAREWELL . . 245 CHAPTER XXV. COL. brattons wife . . .25: CHAPTER XXVI. THE concealed GUARD .... 262 CHAPTER XXVII. DEBORAH SAMSON, THE GIRL SOLDIER . 273 CHAPTER XXVHI. SOLDIERS* YARNS 284. SOLDIERS AND PATRIOTSOF THE EEVOLUTION. CHAPTER I. FAEEWELL TO THE KED-COATS. HUREAH! hurrah ! the twenty-fifth of No-vember, a day never to be forgotten — a daynext to the Fourth of July — Hurrah! Honorto George Washington I Thanks to the Conti-nental army ! Glory to God ! Such was the joyous exclamation of an oldrevolutionary veteran, as he entered the door-yard of his little cottage, on Broadway, New (T) 8 SOLDIEES AND PATRIOTS York, near where the hospital now stands. Withhis cane, his wooden leg, and his stout lungs, hecreated quite a furor among the little folks whowere playing in the neighborhood, and manyof them followed him to his door. Hurrah continued the old man, the war is over ; peaceis declared, and the last red-coat is drummedout of the country. I tell you it did my oldeyes good to see the Britishers leave the wharfthis morning and the lips of the veteran trem-bled and the tears coursed down his wrinkledcheeks. I guess Uncle Tim lov


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