Saratoga:: America's Battlefield

by Timothy Holmes, Libby Smith-Holmes

Overview

The Saratoga Battlefield is part of the National Park Service and a beloved destination for millions. The story of the battles is more than a military study of a critical turning point in the Revolutionary War. It is a significant component in defining the northeastern United States and the way Americans see each other and work with one another. It is also a story of the land and the people. Today, the National Park Service and other partners promulgate the story and the lessons learned. The story is dramatic; the impacts were pivotal and profound. Author Timothy Hughes brings the lessons drawn in today's contexts and taken up by today's generations together.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609493363
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/22/2012
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Timothy Holmes is a researcher of history who assembled and wrote Saratoga Springs: A Brief History, published by The History Press. He writes about locations and themes whose significances have proved enduring over time. His career in philanthropy and forensics continues with humanitarian development projects locally and abroad. Libby Smith-Holmes assisted in writing and editing Saratoga Springs: A Brief History with her husband in 2008. They work together on various local projects, including economic revitalization in Schuylerville, New York, and share an interest in genealogical research that has taken them to England, Ireland, Canada and the eastern United States in pursuit of ancestors. As a writer and editor on environmental topics, she continues to keep an eye on local water quality issues. For one season, she was director of the Youth Conservation Corps at Saratoga National Historical Park. The authors actually met at the Saratoga Battlefield in 1999.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction The Telling of History 9

Chapter 1 The Prelude 11

Chapter 2 The Battles of Saratoga, 1777 25

Chapter 3 Memory and Monuments 61

Chapter 4 Becoming a National Park 75

Chapter 5 In Their Own Words 89

Chapter 6 A Force for Renewal 129

Appendix I Saratoga National Historical Park Interpretive Themes 147

Appendix II Articles of Convention Between Lieutenant General Burgoyne and Major General Gates 151

Appendix III Fate of a Trophy of the Burgoyne Campaign: Ogdensburg, New York, February 22, 1813 155

Appendix IV How Would I Research My Revolutionary War Ancestor? 157

Appendix V Fourth of July at Saratoga Battlefield 159

Notes 161

Bibliography 167

Index 185

About the Authors 189