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Washington and his generals, or, Legends of the Revolution

Lippard, George (1822-1854)
  
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DEDICATION.

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THE BATTLE OF GERMANTOWN.
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Part the First. THE BATTLE EVE.
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I.—THE RED CROSS IN PHILADELPHIA.
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II.—THE HAUNT OF THE REBEL.
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III.—THE CAMP OF THE BRITISHER.
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IV.—THE NIGHT-MARCH.
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Part the Second. THE BATTLE MORN.
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I.—THE DAYBREAK WATCH.
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II.—THE FIRST CORSE OF GERMANTOWN.
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III.—THE FLAG OF TRUCE.
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Part the Third. CHEW'S HOUSE.
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I.—THE FORLORN HOPE.
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II.—THE HORSEMAN AND HIS MESSAGE.
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III.—THE BRITISH GENERAL.
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IV.—THE LEGEND OF GENERAL AGNEW.
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V.—THE CONTEST IN THE VILLAGE STREET.
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VI.—CHEW'S HOUSE AGAIN.
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VII.—THE ADVENTURE OF WASHINGTON.
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Part the Fourth. THE FALL OF THE BANNER OF THE STARS.
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I.—WASHINGTON IN DANGER.
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II.—THE UNKNOWN FORM.
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III.—THE REVEL OF DEATH.
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IV.—THE WISSAHIKON.
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V.—THE CRISIS OF THE FIGHT.
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VI.—“RETREAT.”
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Part the fifth. THE LAST SHOT OF THE BATTLE.
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I.—THE SOLDIER AND HIS BURDEN.
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II.—HOW THE LEGIONS CAME BACK FROM THE BATTLE.
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III.—CAPTAIN LEE.
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IV.—SUNSET UPON THE BATTLE FIELD.
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V.—THE LEGEND OF GENERAL AGNEW AGAIN.
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Part the Sixth. THE FUNERAL OF THE DEAD.
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I.—THE ANCIENT CHURCH.
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II.—FUNERAL SERMON OVER THE DEAD.
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III.—PRAYER FOR THE DEAD.
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BOOK SECOND WISSAHIKON.
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I.—THE CONSECRATION OF THE DELIVERER.
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II.—THE MIDNIGHT DEATH.
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III —THE BIBLE LEGEND OF THE WISSAHIKON.
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IV.—THE TEMPTATION OF WASHINGTON.
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V.—WASHINGTON AS DUKE, KING AND REBEL.
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VI.—THE HERO WOMAN.
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VII.—KING GEORGE IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
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VIII.—VALLEY FORGE.
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IX.—THE MANSION ON THE SCHUYLKILL.
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X.—THE GRAVEYARD OF GERMANTOWN.
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XI.—“REMEMBER PAOLI.”
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BOOK THIRD. BENEDICT ARNOLD.
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I.—THE MOTHER AND HER BABE.
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II.—THE DRUGGIST OF NEW HAVEN.
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III.—THE MARCH THROUGH THE WILDERNESS.
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IV.—THE ATTACK ON QUEBEC.
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V.—THE WAR-HORSE LUCIFER.
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VI.—THE APE-AND-VIPER GOD.
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VII.—THE BRIDAL EVE.
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VIII. THE BLACK HORSE AND HIS RIDER; OR “WHO WAS THE HERO OF SARATOGA?”
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IX.—ARNOLD, THE MILITARY COMMANDER OF PHILADELPHIA.
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X.—WHO WAS THIS ACCUSER?
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XI.—THE DISGRACE OF ARNOLD.
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XII.—ARNOLD AT LANDSDOWNE.
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XII.—ARNOLD, THE TRAITOR.
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XIV.—THE FALL OF LUCIFER.
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XV—THE TULIP-POPLAR; OR THE POOR MEN HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION.
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XVI.—THE KNIGHT OF THE MESCHIANZA.
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XVII.—JOHN CHAMPE.
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XVIII.—THE TEMPTATION OF SIR HENRY CLINTON.
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XIX.—THE SISTERS.
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XX.—ANDRE THE SPY.
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XXI.—NATHAN HALE.
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XXII.—THE MARTYR OF THE SOUTH.
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XXIII.—ARNOLD IN VIRGINIA.
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XXIV.—THE THREE WORDS— WHICH FOLLOWED BENEDICT ARNOLD TO HIS GRAVE.
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XXV.—ARNOLD: HIS GLORY, HIS WRONGS, HIS CRIMES.
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XXVI.—THE RIGHT ARM.
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BOOK FOURTH. THE BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE.
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I.—THE GLORY OF THE LAND OF PENN.
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II.—THE PROPHET OF THE BRANDYWINE.
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III.—THE FEAR OF WAR.
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IV.—THE GATHERING OF THE HOSTS.
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V.—THE PREACHER OF BRANDYWINE.
  
PRAYER OF THE REVOLUTION.
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VI.—THE DAWN OF THE FIGHT.
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VII.—THE QUAKER TEMPLE.
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VIII.—WASHINGTON COMES TO BATTLE.
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IX.—THE HOUR OF BATTLE.
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X.—THE POETRY OF BATTLE.
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XI.—LORD PERCY'S DREAM.
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XII.—THE LAST HOUR.
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XIII.—PULASKI.
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XIV.—WASHINGTON'S LAST CHARGE AT BRANDYWINE.
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XV.—THE HUNTER-SPY.
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XVI.—THE SON OF THE HUNTER-SPY.
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XVII.—BLACK SAMPSON.
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XVIII.—THE MECHANIC HERO OF BRANDYWINE.
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XIX.—ANTHONY WAYNE AT BRANDYWINE.
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XX.—FORTY-SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE BATTLE.
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BOOK FIFTH. THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1776.
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I.—THE DAY.
  
THE SPEECH OF THE UNKNOWN.
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II.—THE APOSTLE TO THE NEW WORLD.
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III.—“BACK EIGHTEEN HUNDRED YEARS!”
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V.—THE WILDERNESS.
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VI.—“THE OUTCAST.”
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VII.—THE HOPE OF EIGHTEEN HUNDRED YEARS.
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VIII.—COUNCIL OF FREEMEN.
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IX.—THE BATTLE OF THE PEN.
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X.—THE AUTHOR-SOLDIER.
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X.—THE PEOPLE AND THE CRIMINAL.
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XI.—KING GUILLOTINE.
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XII.—TRUTH FROM THE CARNAGE.
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XIII.—THE REIGN OF THE KING OF TERROR.
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XIV.—THE FALL OF KING GUILLOTINE.
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XV.—THE BIBLE.
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XVI.—THE DEATH-BED OF THOMAS PAINE.
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XVII.—REVIEW OF THE HISTORY.
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XVIII.—THE LAST DAY OF JEFFERSON AND ADAMS.
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XVIII.—THE NAMELESS DEATH.
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XX.—THE LAST OF THE SIGNERS.
  
THE VIOLATOR OF THE GRAVE. A SEQUEL TO THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1776.
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BOOK SIXTH. ROMANCE OF THE REVOLUTION.
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I.—A TRADITION OF THE TWO WORLDS.
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II.—THE NINTH HOUR.
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IV.—THE PREACHER-GENERAL.
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V.—TRENTON; OR, THE FOOTSTEP IN THE SNOW. A TRADITION OF CHRISTMAS NIGHT, 1776.
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VI.—THE PRINTER BOY AND THE AMBASSADOR.
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VII.—THE REST OF THE PILGRIM.
  
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