Title: The war man : the true story of a citizen-soldier who fought from Quebec to Yorktown /
Authors: Mayers, Robert A. 1930-
Publisher: Westholme Pub.,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Allison, John,; United States. Biography.; United States. Biography.; United States. Biography.; United States. Military life.; United States History Biography.; Québec (Province) History, Military; Yorktown (Va.) History, Military
Abstract: "True account of the life of Corporal John Allison, Continental Army, 3rd, 5th, and 2nd New York Regiments, whose army service spanned the entire Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783."--P. [ix].
Contents: Ancestry and early life -- A call to arms, 1775 -- Canada must be ours! 1775 -- Minutemen at war, 1776 -- Redcoats close the trap, 1776-1777 -- Skirmish at Doodletown, October 6, 1777 -- At the twin forts, October 6, 1777 -- A harsh year, 1778 -- The Sullivan-Clinton Campaign, 1779-1780 -- Winter at Jockey Hollow, 1779-1780 -- Season of doubt, 1780-1781 -- A long march to Yorktown, 1781 -- The road to peace, 1781-1783 -- The soldier returns, 1783-1800 -- Migration west, 1800-1828 -- In the footsteps of John Allison.