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Start Over Date range 1776 Subjects Fortification

Carte du port et havre de Boston avec les côtes adjacentes, dans laquel on a tracée les camps et les retranchemens occupé, tant par les Anglois que par les Américains 1 Sheets Drawer 122 : L : 7, Section 1

Highlighted on this fine topographic map of Boston and vicinity are the British and American troops. The American troops are colored red -- the first corps in Cambridge, the second corps opposite Charlestown neck, and the third corps near Roxbury. Among the many strategic topographic features so excellently rendered on this map is Dorchester Heights, which appears devoid of British defensive forces. This serious tactical error was ultimately recognized by General Washington, who occupied the Heights and forced the British to withdraw from the city on March 17, 1776. A note on the map reveals that it is based on an original plan of the siege drawn by order of the British government. Interestingly, the British fortifications on Boston Neck and Castle William Island are greatly exaggerated.

  1. The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
  2. Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection

Donovan H. Bond, Compiler, Research Papers regarding Vandalia Colony and West Virginia Forts 2.40 Linear Feet 2 ft. 4 3/4 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Bond, Donovan H.
Research papers of Donovan Bond, a professor of Journalism at West Virginia University, regarding the 1772 proposal for a Colony of Vandalia in western Virginia territory, and histories of frontier forts (ca. 1749-1794) in western Virginia. Also includes photocopies of original 18th century documents. Material covers the years 1754-2002.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

J.C. Sanders, Collector, Papers 0.48 Linear Feet Summary: 5 3/4 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Sanders, John C.
A collection of court records, genealogies, historical sketches and other materials relating to Hampshire and Mineral counties in West Virginia and surrounding areas in Virginia and Maryland. Subjects include a naturalist description of the area and an early history of the region including Indians, white settlement, the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. There is material on the Civil War and World War I and World War II veterans.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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