Virginia's western war
Subtitle: 1775-1786
By: Neal Hammon and Richard Taylor.
Contributors: Taylor, Richard, 1941-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Mechanicsburg, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- Virginia; Pioneers -- Virginia -- History -- 18th century; Virginia -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns
Description: More than any other colony, Virginia looked to the west for its future. After the French and Indian War, the Royal Proclamation of 1754 declared that officers and soldiers would be paid with parcels of western land, vaguely extending about eighty miles in all directions from Lexington. By 1768 most of the area had been explored by the Long Hunters, including Daniel and Squire Boone, James Knox, Hasker Mansker, and the Skagg Brothers. These brave, enterprising men battled both with nature and with the Indians, bringing their families to settle this rough frontier. Virginia's Western War traces the little-known period of colonial history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-265) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 1775: The Fourteenth Colony 1; title: Chapter 2 1776: The War Starts in the West 28; title: Chapter 3 1777: The War Continues 49; title: Chapter 4 1778: Winning the West 67; title: Chapter 5 1779: The Counterattacks 95; title: Chapter 6 1780: The Land Rush 115; title: Chapter 7 1781: A Quick End to the War in the East 135; title: Chapter 8 1782: Cornwallis Surrenders but the War Goes On149; title: Chapter 9 1783: Who Owns What? 171; title: Chapter 10 1784-86: Virginia's Last Campaigns 183.