The soldiers to bolster the sinking morale. The situation is dire due to the beats Russia Washington has suffered. They need a victory. They need something positive going and washington is well aware of it and desperate for it the victory at trenton, when they get it, will be a huge morale boost and confidence booster. The result will be recruits and encourage men to come forward and joined the army. Site where general washington on christmas night and the Continental Army landed. The boats would have in landing up and down the bank for some distance. The army crossed during the darkness. Men,ngton had about 2400 18 cannons, 100 horses to get across the river. Washington was hoping to have everyone across by midnight but it wasnt until or 00 the next morning that the army was across and ready to march to trenton. Prelude to our story is the new York Campaign somewhere in the fall of 1776. On british landed and army Staten Island after the declaration of independence and there was a ser
The soldiers to bolster the sinking morale. The situation is dire due to the beats Russia Washington has suffered. They need a victory. They need something positive going and washington is well aware of it and desperate for it the victory at trenton, when they get it, will be a huge morale boost and confidence booster. The result will be recruits and encourage men to come forward and joined the army. Site where general washington on christmas night and the Continental Army landed. The boats would have in landing up and down the bank for some distance. The army crossed during the darkness. Men,ngton had about 2400 18 cannons, 100 horses to get across the river. Washington was hoping to have everyone across by midnight but it wasnt until or 00 the next morning that the army was across and ready to march to trenton. Prelude to our story is the new York Campaign somewhere in the fall of 1776. On british landed and army Staten Island after the declaration of independence and there was a ser
In existence. It still is obviously. He is the author and editor of 60 books related primarily to the civil war, but also 19thcentury southern u. S. History. 60 books. Few, hisse just a first book was a history of the new market campaign, which i still think is a model small battle history 40 years after it was written. I think its one of the best small battle historys ever written on the civil war battle. Biography of john c breckenridge, the general history of the confederacy, a book on the end of the war in florida and other locations. When i was working at the Florida State archives i corresponded with him about the escape of some of the florida cabinet members. He is the editor of a recent series on the civil war in virginia, a separate volume for each year. He was the editor i guess its 20 years old, but the newer photographic history of the civil war, the image of war which is a great supplement to the older history. The on camera was Senior Consultant and commentator for 52 epi
On civil war leadership posted by Longwood University in virginia. Its about an hour. Less weaker of the morning is william jack davis. He is from independence, missouri. He has a bachelors and masters degree from brett sonoma state university. You may know him from civil war times illustrated. Onlys popular civil war magazine. Those with the best years of it. He is the author and editor of 60 books. They are relating primarily to the civil war, but also southern u. S. History. Think about that for a minute, 60 books. Was athose, his first history of the new market campaign, which i think is a model small battle history 40 years after was written. Its one of the last small battle historys ever written. He wrote a biography of john c reich and ridge breckenridge. War, inn the end of the florida and other locations. I corresponded with him about the escape of some of the confederate cabinet members through florida. He is the editor of the series on the civil war in virginia, a separate v
To learn more about its unique history. For six years now, weve traveled to cities across the u. S. , to explore their literary and historic sites. You can watch more of our visits at cspan. Org citiestour. Trenton became the state capital in 1790. Trenton was selected because of its location. Even though were not in the Geographic Center of the state as many state capitals are. We are situated on the Delaware River, equal justice between north jersey and south jersey. It made sense for trenton, because trenton by 1790 was already a household name. It was made famous, of course, by George Washington and the battle of trenton. Crossing the Delaware River, 1776. Christmas night. It was also, however, a center of commerce. William trent had established trenton. As a port town. A river port town. He could sail his merchant ships up as far as this point. Up to the fall lines of the delaware. So it made sense to bring State Government here as well in 1790. The building really evolved over th