Author: Elias Brewster HillardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Last Men of the Revolution
Author: Elias Brewster HillardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Last Men of the Revolution
Author: Elias Brewster HillardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photographically illustrated books
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Contains biographical sketches and prints of six of the last men known to be alive at the time that had fought in the U.S. Revolutionary War.
The Revolution's Last Men
Author: Don N. HagistPublisher:
ISBN: 9781594162541
Category : Revolutionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Don N. Hagist reevaluat es] the sources and evidence of the wartime experiences of Hillard's men. . . . It's long overdue."--Maureen Taylor, author of The Last Muster: Images of the Revolutionary War Generation During the Civil War that threatened to tear the United States apart came the realization that only a handful of veterans of the American Revolution still survived--men who had fought the war that created the nation. Six of these men were photographed and interviewed for a book by Reverend E. B. Hillard that appeared late in 1864. Their images have captivated generations since then; but--through a combination of faded memories and the interviewer's patriotic agenda--the biographies accompanying these amazing photographs were garbled and distorted, containing information that ranged from inaccurate to implausible. Now for the first time the military careers of these men have been researched in detail using a wide range of primary sources. The result is a new perspective on the actual service of these soldiers, from enlistment to discharge, along with new details of their relatively quiet postwar lives. The Revolution's Last Men presents the original biographical interviews published in 1864, pension depositions and other first-hand accounts given by each man later in life, and an up-to-date biography examining each soldier's service and discussing the inaccuracies and uncertainties of the previously published accounts. To complement the photographs taken in 1864, original drawings depict the men as they may have appeared when they were soldiers, using current research on military artifacts and material culture. Also included are additional photographs of some of the men that were not part of the 1864 collection but taken when their status as the last known survivors of the American Revolution made them celebrities. While the photographs of these aged veterans continue to inspire, this book puts their service into perspective and allows these men to be appreciated for who they really were and for their great and unique service to their country.
The Revolution's Last Men
Author: Don N. HagistPublisher:
ISBN: 9781594165955
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
"During a Civil War that threatened to tear the United States apart came the realization that only a handful of veterans of the American Revolution still survived -- men who had fought the war that created the nation. Six of these men were photographed and interviewed for a book that appeared late in 1864. Their images have captivated generations since then; but -- through a combination of faded memories and the interviewer's patriotic agenda -- the biographies accompanying these amazing photographs were garbled and distorted, containing information that ranged from inaccurate to implausible. Now for the first time the military careers of these men have been researched in detail using a variety of primary sources. The result is a fascinating new perspective on the actual service of these soldiers, from enlistment to discharge, along with new details of their relatively quiet post-war lives" -- Publisher's description.
Revolutionary Summer
Author: Joseph J. EllisPublisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0307701220
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of First Family presents a revelatory account of America's declaration of independence and the political and military responses on both sides throughout the summer of 1776 that influenced key decisions and outcomes.
The last men of the revolution
Author: Elias Brewster HillardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Biographical sketches of the seven remaining veterans of the Revolutionary War (two of the seven have died since this book began preparation). The seven (and their present homes) are: (1) Samuel Downing (b.1761) of Edinburgh, Saratoga County, New York; (2) Daniel Waldo (1762-1864) of Syracuse, New York; (3) Lemuel Cook (b.1759) of Clarendon (near Rochester), Orleans County, New York; (4) Alexander Milliner (b.1760) of Adam's Basin (a few miles from Clarendon), New York; (5) William Hutchings (b.1764) of Penobscot Bay, Maine; (6) Adam Link (1761-1864) of Sulphur Springs, Crawford County, Ohio; (7) James Barham (b.1764) of Greene County, Missouri.
The Last Muster
Author: Maureen Alice TaylorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This work is a presentation of early photographs, history and genealogy. People who lived through the revolutionary war and their children, also alive at the time, are the subjects of the history.
The Last Men of the Revolution
Author: Elias Brewster HillardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Biographical sketches of the seven remaining veterans of the Revolutionary War. The seven (and their present homes) are: (1) Samuel Downing (b.1761) of Edinburgh, Saratoga County, New York; (2) Daniel Waldo (1762-1864) of Syracuse, New York; (3) Lemuel Cook (b.1759) of Clarendon (near Rochester), Orleans County, New York; (4) Alexander Milliner (b.1760) of Adam's Basin (a few miles from Clarendon), New York; (5) William Hutchings (b.1764) of Penobscot Bay, Maine; (6) Adam Link (1761-1864) of Sulphur Springs, Crawford County, Ohio; (7) James Barham (b.1764) of Greene County, Missouri.
The Last Muster
Author: Maureen Alice TaylorPublisher:
ISBN: 9781606351826
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This collection of images assigns faces to an un-illustrated war and tells the stories of our nation's Founding Fathers and Mothers. It is a much-needed contribution to the history of the American Revolution, the history of the early Republic, and the history of photography.
The Last Men of the Revolution
Author: Elias Brewster HillardPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282359027
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Excerpt from The Last Men of the Revolution: A Photograph of Each From Life, Together With Views of Their Homes; Printed in Colors; Accompanied by Brief Biographical Sketches of the Men The chief interest of this work lies, of course, 1n the pictorial representations of the men. The artists have accompanied these with views of their residen ces, that, so far as it is possible without personal visit to them, their countrymen may see them, as, in the closing days of their long lives, they live. The bio graphical sketches are designed only to gratify the natural interest which, seeing the men, will be felt to know something of their history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.