Lincoln, Rufus, 1751-1838 Revolutionary War Officer's Journal

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GLC#
GLC08007
Type
Journals & Diaries
Date
1776-1780
Author/Creator
Lincoln, Rufus, 1751-1838
Title
Revolutionary War Officer's Journal
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
Height: 20 cm, Width: 16.5 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Early battles, including the battles of Brooklyn, Long Island, White Plains, The Crossing of the Delaware, Brandywine, Gerrmantown, Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, etc. Entries from 6/28//1776 to 10/17/1777 (45 pages) with several charts at the end (33 pages), with entries from 1776 to Lincoln's Discharge in 1783. This was written by Lincoln after the war, but contains a very significant and unusually complete wartime record.

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