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Henry Knox

Henry Knox (1750–1806) served throughout the Revolutionary War, took part in all notable engagements, and was George Washington’s close friend and advisor. It was Knox who planned and executed the transport of captured British artillery from Fort Ticonderoga in New York to Boston. The mounting of the cannon at Dorchester Heights gave Washington the opportunity to force the British from Boston. Prior to the war Knox worked as an apprentice in a Boston bookstore and opened his own at the age of 21. He married Lucy Flucker, daughter of the...

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Battlelines: Letters from America’s Wars

This online exhibition of letters and audio, created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute and the Legacy Project, features correspondence from over 200 years of American conflicts, ranging from the Revolution to the war in Iraq. This exhibition uses the words of famous generals and lesser-known troops, as well as parents, sweethearts, and children, to explore such themes as leaving home, life in the military, the pride and worries of those left behind, and ultimate sacrifice.

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Henry Knox, Order of march to Trenton, December 26, 1776 (Gilder Lehrman Collect

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Henry Knox’s Order of March to Trenton, 1776

On Christmas Day in 1776 the American Revolution was on the verge of...

[Map of Yorktown, Virginia], October 1781 (Gilder Lehrman Collection)

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Surrender of the British General Cornwallis to the Americans, October 19, 1781

These three documents—a map, a manuscript, and a print—tell the story of the surrender of British...

George Washington to Henry Knox, February 3, 1787. (Gilder Lehrman Collectio

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George Washington discusses Shays’ Rebellion and the upcoming Constitutional Convention, 1787

On January 25, 1787, Daniel Shays and his insurrectionists confronted a Massachusetts...

Henry Knox to Lucy Knox, July 8, 1776. (GLC02437.00363)

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Henry Knox on the British invasion of New York, 1776

When twenty-six-year-old Henry Knox, the Continental Army’s...

Lucy Knox to Henry Knox, May 1777. (GLC05895)

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Lucy Knox on the home front during the Revolutionary War, 1777

Like many others before and after her, Lucy Knox performed a continuous juggling act as a busy wife and mother. Born into an...

Henry Knox to George Washington, December 17, 1775 (GLC02437.00222)

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Dragging cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston, 1775

On March 17, 1776, George Washington stood on Dorchester...

George Washington to Henry Knox, April 1, 1789. (GLC02437.09419)

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The first inauguration: George Washington and his reluctance to become president, 1789

From 1787 to 1789, as the Constitution was submitted for ratification by the states,...