The life and heroic exploits of Israel Putnam, Major-General in the Revolutionary War
Subtitle: illustrated with plates, from original designs
By: by Colonel David Humphreys, Aid-de-camp to General Washington ...
Contributors: Swett, Samuel, 1782-1866.; Strong, Ezra Baldwin, 1805-1846.
Publisher: Published by Ezra Strong
Published: 1834
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Putnam, Israel, -- 1718-1790; United States. -- Army -- Biography; Generals -- United States -- Biography
Other titles: Life of Putnam
Notes: Title vignette.

"The main part is from the pen of Colonel Humphrey, but as far as General Putnam was connected with the battle of Bunker Hill the principal portion is extracted from an 'Historical and topographical sketch of Bunker Hill battle,' by Samuel Swett.  The anecdotes are by the same hand"--To the reader, p. [174].

The original work by Humphrey was first published in Hartford, 1788, under title: An essay on the life of ... Israel Putnam.

Includes 12 illustrations with the following captions: Putnam and the wolfe, Capt. Putnam and Durkee's escape, Battle of Bunker Hill (on t.p.), Putnam chastising a boy at Boston, Putnam dragging the wolf from the den,  Capt. Putnam and Lieut. Durkee's escape, Maj. Putnam going to Capt. Little's assistance, Putnam saves the magazine, Savages attempting to roast Putnam, Putnam and his men boarding the French, First information Putnam has of the Battle of Lexington,  Battle of Bunker-Hill and death of Warren.

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