Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803 A Report of ordnance Ammunition Expended during my Command on the different Batteries in the lines, between the 16 & 17 Oct. inst.

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01232 Author/Creator: Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803 Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 17 October 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Order a Copy

Lists quantities of stores used in the first and second batteries under Major Bauman during the siege of Yorktown. Reports the death of Peter Peiner. Bauman commanded an artillery corps that was a part of Colonel John Lamb's Second Regiment of Continental Artillery.

Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources