A Military Journal of the American Revolutionary War, From the Commencement to the Disbanding of the American Army; Comprising a Detailed Account of the Principal Events and Battles of the Revolution, with Their Exact Dates, and a Biographical Sketch of …

xiv, [7]-538 pp. 8vo. Hand-colored plates and engraved portraits and illustrations throughout text. An excellent combination of medical and military history, containing the complete military journals of James Thacher, a surgeon during the American Revolution. Arranged chronologically, and packed with great historical information. The majority of content systematically relays events as they occurred -- it is not presented as a complete personal narrative. Beneath the text on many pages is gloss added for publication explaining the significance of, or providing background for, certain passages. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "James Thacher (1754–1844) was an American physician and writer, born in Barnstable, Mass. From 1775 to 1783 he was a surgeon in the Revolution, in the Massachusetts 16th Regiment. Afterward, he practiced in Plymouth, Mass. until his death. Thacher was stationed at West Point in 1780 and supported the execution by George Washington of the British spy John André. He was the author of Military Journal during the American Revolutionary War (1823); Observations Relative to the Execution of Major John André as a Spy in 1780 (1834); American New Dispensatory (1810; fourth edition, 1821); and other books."