Washington [580]
55. Ibid., 14:1. “General Orders,” March 1, 1778.
56. Flexner, George Washington, 2:289.
57. PWR,15:38-39. “General Orders,” May 5, 1778.
58. Ibid., 15:39.
59. Gaines, For Liberty and Glory, 108.
60. Unger, Unexpected George Washington, 124.
61. Thompson, “In the Hands of a Good Providence,” 151.
62. PWR,15:221. Letter to Robert Morris, May 25, 1778.
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: THE LONG RETREAT
1. PWR,12:27. Letter to Landon Carter, October 27, 1777.
2. Wood, “The Making of a Disaster.”
3. PWR,15:262. Letter to Gouverneur Morris, May 29, 1778.
4. Ibid., 15:261.
5 . Ibid., 8:289. Letter from Major General Charles Lee, February 9, 1777.
6. Rosenfeld, American Aurora, 345.
7. Lengel, General George Washington, 289.
8. Ibid., 290.
9. Flexner, George Washington, 2:294.
10. PWR,15:403. Letter from Major General Charles Lee, June 15, 1778.
11. Ibid., 14:325. “General Orders,” March 27, 1778.
12. Callahan, Henry Knox, 143.
13. Lengel, General George Washington, 291.
14. Freeman, George Washington, 5:16.
15. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, 113.
16. PWR,15:526. Letter from Major General Nathanael Greene, June 24, 1778.
17. Lengel, General George Washington, 293.
18. Ibid., 294.
19. PWR,15:536. “General Orders,” June 25, 1778.
20. Ibid., 15:541. Letter from Major General Charles Lee, June 25, 1778.
21. Ibid., 15:560.
22. Ibid., 16:4. Letter to Henry Laurens, July 1, 1778.
23. Martin, Private Yankee Doodle, 127.
24. Lengel, General George Washington, 300.
25. Flexner, George Washington, 2:304.
26. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, 114.
27. Flexner, George Washington, 2:305.
28. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, 114.
29. Lengel, General George Washington, 300.
30. Flexner, George Washington, 2:305.
31. Ibid.
32. Grizzard, George!, 184.
33. Flexner, George Washington, 2:306.
34. Ibid.
35. Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, 114.
36. PWR,16:5. Letter to Henry Laurens, July 1, 1778.
37. Ibid., 16:25. Letter to John Augustine Washington, July 4, 1778.
38. Ibid., 15:583. “General Orders,” June 29, 1778.
39. Flexner, George Washington, 2:310.
40. PWR,16:35. Letter from Henry Laurens, July 7, 1778.
41. WWF,13:15. Letter to Henry Laurens, October 3, 1778.
42. Flexner, George Washington, 2:311.
43. Ibid.
44. PWR,15:594-95. Letter from Major General Charles Lee, ca. June 30, 1778.
45. Ibid., 15:595-96. Letter to Major General Charles Lee, June 30, 1778.
46. Flexner, George Washington, 2:312.
47. WWF,13:334. Letter to John Augustine Washington, November 26, 1778.
48. Flexner, George Washington, 2:314.
49. WWF,13:384. Letter to President Joseph Reed, December 12, 1778.
50. Wiencek, Imperfect God, 225.
51. Flexner, George Washington, 2:327.
52. Gaines, For Liberty and Glory, 117.
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: PESTS OF SOCIETY
1. Gaines, For Liberty and Glory, 119.
2. PWR,16:38. Letter from Vice Admiral d’Estaing, July 8, 1778.
3. WWR,320. Letter to Thomas Nelson, August 20, 1778.
4. Freeman, George Washington, 5:54.
5. PWR,8:580. Letter to Major General John Sullivan, March 15, 1777.
6. Ibid., 17:111. Letter to John Augustine Washington, September 23, 1778.
7. Ibid., 16:464. Letter to Major General John Sullivan, September 1, 1778.
8. WWR,321. Letter to Count d’Estaing, September 11, 1778.
9. Unger, Lafayette, 86.
10. Flexner, George Washington, 2:327.
11. WWF, 20:350. “General Orders,” November 15, 1780.
12. Ketchum, Victory at Yorktown, 169.
13. WWR,329. Letter to Henry Laurens, November 14, 1778.
14. Schiff, Great Improvisation, 247.
15. WWR,329. Letter to Henry Laurens, November 14, 1778.
16. Ibid., 330.
17. Ibid., 328.
18. Ibid.
19. Morgan, Genius of George Washington, 15.
20. Flexner, George Washington, 2:330.
21. PWR,18:521.
22. WWF,13:336. Letter to John Augustine Washington, November 26, 1778.
23. Schiff, Great Improvisation, 195.
24. WWF,13:383. Letter to President Joseph Reed, December 12, 1778.
25. Ibid., 13:348. Letter to President Joseph Reed, November 27, 1778.
26. Stahr, John Jay, 109.
27. Chinard, George Washington as the French