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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08007 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Revolutionary War Officer's Journal |
| Date | 1776-1783 |
| Author | Lincoln, Rufus (1751-1838) |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Soldier's Diary Battle of Fort Ticonderoga Fortification Fort Ticonderoga Battle of Germantown Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights) Battle of White Plains Battle of Saratoga |
| People | Lincoln, Rufus (1751-1838) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |