The cordial and constant encouragement extended by the Rev. Dr. Richard S. Storrs, President of the Long Island Historical Society, and the interest taken in the work by Hon. Henry C. Murphy, Benjamin D. Silliman, Esq., and the Librarian, Mr. George Hannah, are gratefully acknowledged.
New York City, June, 1878.
CONTENTS.
[PART I.]
| PAGE | |
| [CHAPTER I.] | |
| Significance of the Campaign—Plans and Preparations | [13] |
[CHAPTER II.] | |
| Fortifying New York and Brooklyn | [35] |
[CHAPTER III.] | |
| The Two Armies | [105] |
[CHAPTER IV.] | |
| The Battle of Long Island | [139] |
[CHAPTER V.] | |
| Retreat to New York | [207] |
[CHAPTER VI.] | |
| Loss of New York—Kip's Bay Affair—Battle of Harlem Heights | [225] |
[CHAPTER VII.] | |
| White Plains—Fort Washington | [263] |
[CHAPTER VIII.] | |
| Trenton—Princeton—Close of the Campaign | [287] |