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Hudson River Valley Articles & Essays Hudson River Valley Articles & Essays
The materials that we have included here all help to tell the story of the Hudson River and the Valley around it. Many are out of print books or hard-to-find articles. These resources have been made available with the help of our interns, and made possible in part through the contributions of the D. J. McManus Foundation, Inc.
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African American History
American Revolution
- West Point Becomes a Fortress, January 1778
- The Arnold/André Story Mapguide: a review of the final days of British Major John André through the Hudson River Valley
- Article on Ft. Montgomery, August 2002, Hudson Valley Magazine; Dr. James M. Johnson
- "The Captivity of Jeremiah Snyder, and his Son, Elias, of Saugerties, Ulster County, NY, During the Revolutionary War ;" from The Ulster Sentinel, Kingston, NY; Wednesday, Jan. 31, 1827, courtesy of the Senate House State Historical Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
- Who Was General Henry Knox?
- A History of the Knox Trail with excerpts from his diary
- The Knox Trail, 2017 update by Brett VanBuren, Marist '19
- The Knox Trail, historic marker locations
- The Knox Trail, monument designs
- Chain and Boom; Merle Sheffield
- Excerpts from the Court Martial of Captain Joshua Barnes Loyal American Regiment March 11-15, 1779; Courtesy of the Senate House State Historic Site, New York State Parks and Recreation
- Giffin Diary; transcribed by Merle Sheffield
- Historic Structures Report: The Hudson River Defenses at Fortress West Point, 1778-1783; Douglas R. Cubbison, Directorate of Housing and Public Works U.S. Military Academy; West Point, New York
- Historic Structures Report Logistical and Quartermaster Operations at Fortress West Point, 1778-1783; Prepared for West Point Museum byDouglas R. Cubbison, Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Military Academy; West Point, New York
- Historic Structures Report: The Redoubts of West Point; Prepared for West Point Museum by Douglas R. Cubbison, Directorate of Public Works U.S. Military Academy West Point, New York
- "Major John Andre," from The Ulster Sentinel, Kingston, New York, Wednesday, June 20, 1827; Courtesy of the Senate House State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
- “Making the Best Use of Your Joint Forces”: Joint and Combined Operations on the Hudson River, 1777 and 1781, by James M. Johnson, Colonel US Army, 1995
- "STORMING OF STONY POINT: A ROMANCE OF THE REVOLUTION" From the Ulster Republican, Wednesday, June 18, 1845; Courtesy of the Senate House State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.
- A Warm Reception in the Highlands; Dr. James M. Johnson, Sea History 98, Autumn 2001. An article by our Hudson River Military Historian on the Battle of Fort Montgomery
- What is Become of the Boom; Merle Sheffield
- Some Recollections of the Constitution Island Association in Its Middle Years, BGC Jack Capps, U.S. Army, Retired
Civil War
- "Awful beyond description": The Ordeal of the Hudson Valley Regiments in The Army of the Potomac, 1863: Mark James Morreale, Dept. of English, Marist College
- The Civil War: A Living Historian (Video)
- The Men Who Held The Line: The 120th New York Regiment In The Civil War: Rashida Tyler; Marist '06
- Rebel Oppression of British Subjects; Article from The Palmetto Herald, Port Royal, S.C., Thursday, June 23, 1864; from the archive of the Senate House State Historic Site.
Colonial Era
Corridor of Commerce
Hudson River Valley History
- Some Recollections of the Constitution Island Association in Its Middle Years, Brigadier General Jack Capps, U.S. Army, Retired, Former Professor and Head, Department of English, USMA
- The Vietnam War Comes to Marist: The 1966 Teach-In; A Personal-Historical Account, Charles F. Howlett, Marist '68, Professor Emeritus, Molloy College
Landscape Architecture
- "An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning,": MacKaye, 1921
- Samuel F.B. Morse and A.J. Davis at Locust Grove: Rory O'Brien; Marist, '05
"Remembering the Revolution", Dr. James M. Johnson
- Remembering the Revolution, October 2006, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, September 2006, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, August 2006, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, July 2006, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, June 2006, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, May 2006, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, April 2006, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, February 2006, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, January 2006, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, December 2005, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, November 2005, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, October 2005, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, September 2005, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, August 2005, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, July 2005, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, June 2005, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, April 2005, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, March 2005, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, February 2005, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, January 2005, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, December 2004, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, November 2004, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, October 2004, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, September 2004, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, August 2004, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, July 2004, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, June 2004, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, April 2004, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, March 2004, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, February 2004, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, January 2004, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, December 2003, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, November 2003, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, October 2003, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, September 2003, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, July 2003, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, June 2003, Hudson Valley Magazine
- Remembering the Revolution, May 2003, Hudson Valley Magazine
- On the Warpath, April 2003, Hudson Valley Magazine
- On the Warpath, March 2003, Hudson Valley Magazine
- On the Warpath, February 2003, Hudson Valley Magazine
- On the Warpath, January 2003, Hudson Valley Magazine
- On the Warpath, December 2002, Hudson Valley Magazine
- On the Warpath, November 2002, Hudson Valley Magazine
- On the Warpath, October 2002, Hudson Valley Magazine
- On the Warpath, September 2002, Hudson Valley Magazine
The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
The War of 1812
- How the Battles of Lake Erie and Lake Champlain Influenced the American Narrative; Joseph F. Callo
- Washington and Saratoga Counties in the War of 1812 on its Northern Frontier; and the Eight Reids and Rosses Who Fought It; D. Reid Ross
- The Origins of the War of 1812: Causes, Reinterpretations, and Ruminations; Harold W. Youmans
