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The Boys of '76: A History of the Battles of the Revolution (Classic Reprint)
The Boys of '76 A History of the Battles of the Revolution - Classic Reprint Author:Charles Carleton Coffin ELIJAH FAVOR lived in Ilyefield. up among the New Hampshire hills. On the morning of April 20tli, 1775, as he was milking the cows, he heard a clattering of hoofs, and, looking np, saw Deacon Clyde coming as fast as his old mare could bring him, and that was not fast enough to suit the deacon, for he was striking the creature with a switch and d... more »igging his heels into her sides. TTc was leaning forward; his coat-tails were streaming in the wind. The mare was striking fire on-the gravel and leaving a cloud of dust behind.
"Turn out! turn out!" shouted the deacon. As there was no one in the way, Elijah wondered if the good man had gone crazy.
"Alar-urn! alar-um!" he cried. Elijah thought that surely the man had lost his reason.
" Alar-um ! alar-um ! The red-coats are out, cutting and slashing all before 'em ! they have killed a lot of folks at Concord ! Go-the minute-men are parading!" the deacon shouted to Elijah's father, who was standing in front of the house. The deacon did
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I ???? CHAPTER XI ????; ??? Alarm 17 Battle of Trenton 129; CHAPTER II CHAPTER XII, Bunker Hill 42 PkinCetqx 139; CHAPTER III CHAPTER XI1L Battle of Bunkuh Hill 47 Ticoxderoga and Hubbardton 152; CHAPTER IV CHAPTER XIV; DlilVIKG the british ol't of boston 61 fort schuyler 160; CHAPTER V j CHAPTER XV; Expedition to Quebec 71 Bennington 180; i; !; CHAPTER VI CHAPTER XVI Fort Sullivan 82 ' Brandy-wine 195; CHAPTER VII CHAPTER XVII Battle of Long Island 91 Stillwatkk 204; CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER XVIII Evacuation of New York 108 Gerjiantov>- 215; CHAPTER IX CHAPTER XIX Battle of White Plains 113 The Highlands of the Hudson 223; CHAPTER X CHAPTER XX Lake Champ-lain 123 Saratoga 231; CHAPTER XXI we CHAPTER XXVIII pmt; Operations on rni; Delaware 245 King's Mountain and the Cowpkns, 334; CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIX Valley Forge and« less