The Papers of General Nathanael Greene, Volume X: 3 December 1781 - 6 April 1782

by Dennis M. Conrad, Roger N. Parks (Editor), Martha J. King (Editor)

Overview

This volume continues the best and most detailed study of the Revolutionary War in the South. More than 780 documents illuminate a vital but largely overlooked phase of the war—the lengthy and turbulent period from allied victory at Yorktown until the final achievement of peace and American independence.

By December of 1781, General Nathanael Greene's army had forced the British into retreating to Charleston, South Carolina. But in the lower South, in particular, the war was far from over. Greene's position as commander of the Southern Department involved him in nearly every aspect of the military, political, and economic life of the region during the last years of the war. Thus, his papers provide an overview not only of the war, but also of politics, the economy, and life in the South. In addition, the documents in this volume show Greene in a different light: the master strategist of earlier volumes has now given way to Greene as innovative military leader and politically astute general.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781469622972
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	05/01/2015
Series:	Published for the Rhode Island Historical Society
Pages:	712
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.80(d)

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Acknowledgments
Editorial Method
Library of Congress Symbols of Repositories
Short Titles for Works Frequently Cited
A glossary of military terms
Nathanael Greene Chronology
Letters and Documents
Index

ILLUSTRATIONS

Portrait of Nathanael Greene / frontispiece
Portrait of John Hanson
Portrait of James Jackson
Portrait of Wade Hampton
Portrait of Arthur St. Clair
Portrait of Thomas Sumter
Portrait of the Comte de Rochambeau
Portrait of James Wright
Proclamation to Georgia Loyalists
Portrait of Henry Lee, Jr.
Portrait of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford
Portrait of John Bell Tilden
Portrait of Peter Horry

MAPS

Map 1 The Upper South front endpaper
Map 2 South Carolina from the Ashley River Southwest to the Combahee/Saltketcher River
Map 3 South Carolina from the Ashley River Northeast to the Santee River
Map 4 The Lower South back endpaper

For locating a place-name on a given map, see listing in the index.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

This comprehensive and authoritative edition of [Nathanael Greene's] papers-a tribute to the scholars who for more than thirty years gathered and prepared texts-makes clear what a complex and talented man Greene was and why the winning of independence was such an arduous task.—Journal of Southern History

[An] excellent collection of correspondence. . . . The tenth installment of the Nathanael Greene papers continues the proud tradition set by its predecessors. It faithfully reproduces the most important letters to and from Greene and compresses into well-annotated abstracts less significant communications, which constitute 69 percent of the documents covered by the volume. Conrad's fine introduction ably surveys the documentary record that he and his team have assembled.—Journal of the Early Republic

As in their earlier works, Dennis Conrad and his colleagues draw upon a rich array of primary and secondary sources to illuminate Greene's correspondence. Scholars of diverse fields and backgrounds will be richly rewarded by using these fine volumes, especially historians of battle.—Journal of Military History

The Papers of Nathanael Greene took over a generation to complete and the institutional sponsors of the thirteen volumes should be applauded for their sustained commitment. Equally impressive is the ability of successive editors to maintain high editorial standards over such a long period. These volumes will endure.—Journal of Military History

Editorial Reviews

Scholars of diverse fields and backgrounds will be richly rewarded by using these fine volumes, especially historians of battle.

"Journal of Military History"

"Scholars of diverse fields and backgrounds will be richly rewarded by using these fine volumes, especially historians of battle.

"Journal of Military History""

The tenth installment of the Nathanael Greene papers continues the proud tradition set by its predecessors.

"Journal of the Early Republic"

From the Publisher