scholarly journals The American Revolution in New Jersey: Where the Battlefront Meets the Home Front

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Steven Elliott
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
American Revolution ◽  
Home Front ◽  
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Elliott's review of <strong><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">The American Revolution in New Jersey: Where the Battlefront Meets the Home Front, </span></em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">by Gigantino II, ed.</span><em></em></strong>

Testing "Liberty" in New Jersey, 1775-1793: The Intersection of Slavery and Select Manumission Supreme Court Cases

2012 ◽  
Vol 127 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Kozel
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
American Revolution ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Habeas Corpus ◽  
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Historical Society ◽  
State Archives

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Abstract: Through an examination of materials from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections (the Richard Waln Papers and the Pennsylvania Abolition Society Papers) and the New Jersey State Archives, the paper highlights select sample writs of habeas corpus and manumission cases before the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1775-1783. The stories narrated in these documents tells a story of freedom – and lack of freedom – in New Jersey during and after the American Revolution.</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p>

scholarly journals Hills, Huts, and Horse-Teams: The New Jersey Environment and Continental Army Winter Encampments, 1778-1780

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Steven Elliott
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
American Revolution ◽  
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Continental Army ◽  
War Of Independence ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
New Interpretation ◽  
Valley Forge ◽  
Mountain Home

<p><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New Jersey’s role as a base for the Continental Army during the War of Independence has played an important part in the state’s understanding of its role in the American Revolution, and continues to shape the state’s image as the “Cockpit of the Revolution,” and “Crossroads of the American Revolution” today. This article uncovers how and why the Continental Army decided to place the bulk of its forces in northern New Jersey for two consecutive winters during the war.  </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Unlike the more renowned Valley Forge winter quarters, neither New Jersey encampment has received significant scholarly attention, and most works that have covered the topic have presumed the state’s terrain offered obvious strategic advantages for an army on the defensive.</span><span style="font-size: medium;">  </span><span style="font-size: medium;">This article offers a new interpretation, emphasizing the army’s logistical needs including forage for its animals and timber supplies for constructing winter shelters.</span><span style="font-size: medium;">  </span><span style="font-size: medium;">The availability of these resources, rather than easily defended rough terrain or close-proximity to friendly civilians, led Washington and his staff to make northern New Jersey its mountain home for much of the war.</span><span style="font-size: medium;">  </span><span style="font-size: medium;">By highlighting the role of the environment in shaping military strategy, this article adds to our understanding of New Jersey’s crucial role in the American struggle for independence.</span><span style="font-size: medium;">  </span></span></em></p>

Juan de Miralles and the American Revolution

1973 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-375
Author(s):  
Helen Matzke McCadden
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
American Revolution ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
The Other ◽  
General Officers ◽  
Burial Rites ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Church

In the Presbyterian burying ground at George Washington's encampment in Morristown, New Jersey, on April 29, 1780, Roman Catholic burial rites were performed for a distinguished emissary from Cuba. Dr. James Thacher, army surgeon, recorded the obsequies in his Journal thus:His Excellency General Washington, with several other general officers and members of Congress, attended the funeral solemnities, and walked as chief mourners. The other officers of the army, and numerous respectable citizens, formed a splendid procession, extending about one mile. The pall-bearers were six field officers, and the coffin was borne on the shoulders of four officers of the artillery in full uniform… A Spanish priest performed service at the grave, in the Roman Catholic form. The coffin was inclosed in a box of plank, and all the profusion of pomp and grandeur were deposited in the silent grave, in the common burying-ground, near the church at Morristown.

A Village at War: Chatham, New Jersey, and the American Revolution

1984 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 871
Author(s):  
Robert A. Gross ◽  
Donald Wallace White
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
American Revolution

scholarly journals New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne: The Man Who Couldn’t Be Bought

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Michael J. Birkner
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
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Birkner's review of <strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne: The Man Who Couldn’t Be Bought</em></span></strong>, <strong>by Linky.</strong>

A Village at War: Chatham, New Jersey, and the American Revolution

1980 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 320
Author(s):  
Larry R. Gerlach ◽  
Donald Wallace White
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
American Revolution
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