The Burgoyne Campaign: Bemis Heights, Sept'r 19th and Oct'r 7th, 1877. Hauver Island and Its Fortifications |
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Albany Americans Arnold arrived artillery attack August battle Baum Bemis Heights Bemis's tavern Bennington Breyman brigade British army Burgoyne Burgoyne moved Burgoyne's army burial camp Canada cannon captured Carleton Clair Clinton Colonel command Congress Crown Point Earl Balcarras Edward England fight fire Fish creek flank force Fort Edward Fort Montgomery Fort Stanwix Frazer Freeman's cottage Freeman's farm garrison Gates Gates's army Germans goyne HAUVER ISLAND Horatio Gates Hudson hundred Indians intrenchments Jane McCrea John Adams joined July killed Kosciusko Lake George Leger loss Major Ackland marched McNeil mile militia Miss McCrea Mohawk Morgan Neilson house o'clock October officers Philip Schuyler Phillips PINE PLAINS prisoners quarters Quebec ravine rear redoubt REDT regiment reinforce retreat Riedesel riflemen RIVER FLAT river hills road Saratoga scalp Schaick's Island Schuyler sent September Seth Warner shot Skenesborough Stanwix Stark Stillwater surrender Ticonderoga troops Washington Wilbur's Basin woods wounded
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Page 48 - He was asked if he had any request to make, to which he replied, that ' if General Burgoyne would permit it, he should like to be buried at six o'clock in the evening, on the top of a mountain, in a redoubt which had been built there.
Page 48 - About eight o'clock in the morning he died. After he was laid out, and his corpse wrapped up in a sheet, we came again into the room, and had this sorrowful sight before us the whole day ; and, to add to the melancholy scene, almost every moment some officer of my acquaintance was brought in wounded. The cannonade commenced again ; a retreat was spoken of, but not the smallest motion was made towards it.
Page 59 - ARTICLES OF CONVENTION BETWEEN LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BURGOYNE AND MAJOR-GENERAL GATES. " 1. The troops under Lieutenant-General Burgoyne, to march out of their camp with the honors of war, and the artillery of the intrenchments, to the verge of the river where the old fort stood, where the arms and artillery are to be left ; the arms to be piled by word of command from their own officers. " 2. A free passage to be granted to the army under LieutenantGeneral Burgoyne to Great Britain, on condition of...
Page 28 - M'Crea, a young lady, lovely to the sight, of virtuous character, and amiable disposition, engaged to an officer of your army, was, with other women and children, taken out of a house near fort Edward, carried into the woods, and there scalped and mangled in a most shocking manner. Two parents with their six children, were all treated with the same inhumanity, while quietly resting in their once happy and peaceful dwelling.
Page 55 - ... cellar for a little while, during which time I would have it cleaned, as otherwise we would all be sick. They followed my suggestion, and I at once set many hands to work, which was in the highest degree necessary; for the women and children being afraid to venture forth, had soiled the whole cellar. After they had all gone out and left me alone, I for the first time surveyed our place of refuge. It consisted of three beautiful cellars, splendidly arched. I proposed that the most dangerously...
Page 48 - Fraser, and all the other wounded gentlemen, in my room; and I was sadly afraid my children would awake, and, by their crying, disturb the dying man in his last moments, who often addressed me, and apologized
Page 28 - Europeans, and the descendants of Europeans; nay more, that he should pay a price for each scalp so barbarously taken, is more than will be believed in Europe, until authenticated facts shall, in every gazette, confirm the truth of the horrid tale.
Page 49 - Many cannon balls flew close by me, but I had my eyes directed towards the mountain,* where my husband was standing, amidst the fire of the enemy, and of course, I could not think of my own danger.
Page 48 - About 4 o'clock in the afternoon I saw the house which had just been built for me in flames, and the enemy was now not far off.
Page 57 - In this horrible situation we remained six days. Finally, they spoke of capitulating, as by temporizing for so long a time, our retreat had been cut off. A cessation of hostilities took place, and my husband, who was thoroughly worn out, was able, for the first time in a long while, to lie down upon a bed.