McConkey's Ferry,289.McDonough, Maj., on Long Island,166;wounded,169.McDougall's Battery,86.McDougall, Gen.,107,130;superintends retreat from Long Island,221;at White Plains,274,275;regiment at Trenton,289;Part II., 189.McGowan's Pass, location,41.McPherson, Lieut., Journal,Part II., 168.Magaw, Col.,113,128;on Long Island,208;at Fort Washington,277;refuses to surrender,278;surrenders,280.Malcom, Col. W.,60,108,127.Mamaroneck, British near,272.Manhattan Island, described,40.Mansfield, Lord, made Earl on news from Long Island,199.Marritje Davids Fly, locality,260.Martin, Col.,112,130;wounded on Long Island,152.Martin, Private, narrative of,Part II., 81.Maryland, troops from,105,114,125;engaged on Long Island,187;conduct of,188,n.;captured,188,189.Massachusetts, troops from,105,125.Matthews, Gen., at Fort Washington,278.Mawhood, Lieut.-Col., at Princeton,294,295.Mead, Lieut.-Col.,131.Mercer, Gen., sketch of,116;troops ordered to Powle's Hook,208;at Fort Washington,278;at Trenton,289;mortally wounded at Princeton,294.Mifflin, Gen.,128;on Long Island,208;and the Long Island retreat,216,217,n.,218;commands covering party,222.Mill, burned at Long Island battle,188,n.Miles, Col.,113,123,129;crosses to Long Island,144;surprised,180,181;fight in woods,182;retreats,185;taken prisoner,186;loss of regiment,204;sketch of,Part II., 189.Miles Square,271.Monroe, Lieut. James, at Trenton,292.Montressor, Capt., on Brooklyn works,73,n.;Long Island retreat,224,n.Morgan, Dr.,126.Morris, Capt., Journal,Part II., 172.Morris, Lewis, appointed Brigadier-General,110,n.Morris, Maj.,129.Morris Mansion, headquarters,86,230.Morristown, Americans encamp at,296.Mortier House, headquarters,86.Moultrie, Col.,95.Moylan, Col.,126.Murray, Mrs., entertains British generals and aids Putnam's escape from New York,239,240.Murray, Robert, residence,235.Murphy, Hon. H.C., on name of Brooklyn,45.
Narrows, Colonel Hand at,65;British at,94,95.Neal, Capt., killed at Princeton,294.Newberry, Maj.,131.Newcomb, Col.,112,130.New England, troops from,105,116;New England men criticised,240-243.New Jersey, troops from,105,111,130;retreat through,287.New Rochelle, British near,271,272.New York, war brought to,33,34;in 1776,35-40;in 1876,48;occupation of,48;Committee of Safety and Lee,51-53;Lee occupies,53;works at,84-90;barricades,90;troops from,105,106,125;can it be held,225;British attack,231;position of army at,232;retreat from,234-240;loss of,245;great fire at,262;American losses in and around,285,286.Nichol, Col.,128.Nixon, Gen., on Long Island,102;brigade of,130;posts troops on Long Island,148;brigade at battle of Harlem Heights,251,260.North Castle, heights of, Washington retreats to,275.North River, indefensible,56;obstructions in,298.
Oblong Redoubt,68,71.Olney, Lieut.,119,185,n.Onderdonk, H., mentioned,179.Orders, Greene's,Part II., 5;Sullivan's,Part II., 27;Washington's,Part II., 30;scattering orders by Lee, Spencer, Greene, and Nixon,Part II., 141.Out-ward of New York, described,41.Oyster Battery,86.
Palfrey, Col., Paymaster-General,126.Parliament, proceedings in, on American affairs,19-33;votes to suppress the rebellion,24.Parry, Lieut.-Col.,114;killed on Long Island,171,196;sketch of,196;Part II., 190.Parsons, Gen.,119,128;brigade crosses to Long Island,148;on duty,155;at battle of Long Island,163,165;covers Stirling's left,170,171,189;escapes,190;quoted,200;in Kip's Bay affair,235;panic in brigade of,236;letters from,Part II., 33.Patterson, Lieut.-Col., British Adjutant-General, interview with Washington,98.Paulding, Col.,128.Pawling, Maj.,128.Peck, Maj.,128.Pell's Point, British land at,271.Pennsylvania, troops from,105,112,125.Percy, Earl, at Long Island,176;at Fort Washington,278-280.Pettibone, Col.,131.Philadelphia, Howe's designs upon, frustrated,296.Phœnix, British ship, runs the batteries,99,100.Piper, Lieut.-Col. J., sketch of,Part II., 190.Platt, Maj.,130.Popham, Lieut. Wm., captures British prisoners on Long Island,300.Powle's Hook,89;panic at,242,n.Prescott, Col., on Governor's Island,67,116,117,130;at Kip's Bay,236;at Throg's Neck,266.Price. Maj., Maryland troops under, at Harlem Heights,256.Princeton, battle of,294-296;effect of,296,297.Prisoners, list of,Part II., 174,175,176,180.Prospect Park, Battle Pass in,156,n.Putnam, Fort,68,72,296.Putnam, Gen., ordered to New York,61,63;occupies Governor's Island,66;division of,126;takes command on Long Island,148-150;instructions to,151;orders Stirling to meet Grant on Long Island,162;responsibility for Long Island defeat,191-195,n.;at Kip's Bay,235;exertions on the retreat,237-239,256;at Fort Washington,278.Putnam, Col. R.,72,118,126;reconnoitres White Plains,272;at Chatterton's Hill,273;journal of,Part II., 136.
Rall, Col., at Fort Washington,278-280;captured at Trenton,292.Randolph, Capt., letters from,Part II., 170.Rangers, noticed,246,n.;engaged at Harlem Heights,246-255.Rawlings, Col., at Fort Washington,277-279.Read, Col.,127.Red Hook, location,47;works,67,75;Varnum at,76.Red Lion, location,143;skirmish near,161.Reed, Adj.-Gen., interview on flag of truce,97,126;on New England troops,241,n.;at battle of Harlem Heights,250-253;reconnoitres in Westchester,272.Reed, W.B., on the retreat from Long Island,217,n.Remsen, Maj. A., on Long Island,111.Remsen, Col.,102,110,131.Rhinelander, F., letter on New York,57,n.Richardson, Col., regiment at Harlem Heights battle,256.Ritzema, Col.,107,130;at White Plains,274,275.Rhode Island, troops from,118,125.Rodney, Cæsar,114.Rodney, Capt. Thomas,296;journal of,Part II., 158.Rose, British ship runs the batteries,99,100,230.Rush, Dr., on Long Island defeat,200.Rutgers Farm,42.Rutgers, H., of New York, killed on Long Island,198.Rutgers, Col. H., sketch of,Part. II., 190.
Sage, Col.,129.St. Clair, Gen., at Trenton,289.Sandy Hook, light destroyed,60.Sargent, Col.,117,128;brigade at battle of Harlem Heights,251;at Trenton,289.Scammell, Maj.,129;at the Long Island retreat,222.Scott, Gen. J.M., mansion,43;noticed,108;brigade of,127;crosses to Long Island,189,n.;on the situation at Brooklyn,210;at the council to retreat,213,214;brigade at Kip's Bay affair,237;letter from,Part II., 36;sketch of,Part II., 190.Selden, Col.,121,129;regiment on Long Island,189,n.;taken prisoner at Kip's Bay,244,n.;sketch of,Part II., 191.Shee, Col.,113,128;on Long Island,208.Shewkirk, Pastor, excitement in New York,53;diary of,Part II., 101.Silliman, Col. G.S.,59;letter on Governor's Island,60,120,121,129;crosses to Long Island,144;describes skirmish,152;on American loss at Long Island,205;on the skirmishing at Brooklyn,211;in retreat from New York,237;at White Plains,273;letters from,Part II., 57.Sloan, Lieut., killed on Long Island,198.Smallwood, Col.,115,123,129;regiment at battle of Long Island,163,166,168,187;loss of,203;at White Plains,275.Smith, Col. J.,127.Smith, Col. Josiah, on Long Island,102,110,131.Smith, Capt. R.,108;sketch of,Part II., 191.Smith, William, Lee's engineer,54,75.Smith, William, historian, quoted,36.Smyth, J.F.D., traveler, describes New York,39;on Long Island population,45;describes Hell Gate,47,n.Spencer, Gen., ordered to New York,62;brigade,63,64;division128,208;at White Plains,273.Spencer's Redoubt,87.Stark, Col., at Trenton,289.Stephen, Gen., at Trenton,289.Sterling, Lieut.-Col., at Fort Washington,280.Stiles, Dr., History of Brooklyn quoted,45.Stiles, Pres.,map,69.Stirling, Fort,56,76.Stirling, Gen., at New York,58;orders,60;brigade,63;to grenadier company,85;crosses to Long Island,148,149;takes position on Long Island,162,164,165,172,183;retreats,186,187;fights Cornwallis,187;at White Plains,273;at Trenton,289;sketch of,Part II., 191.Strong, Maj.,131.Stuyvesants,42.Sullivan, Gen., ordered to New York,61;brigade,63;ordered to Canada,63;at Long Island,103;thanks his troops on Long Island,147;superseded by Putnam,148-150;sends out patrol,159;goes out to the Flatbush Pass,173,183;retreats from,184;taken prisoner on Long Island,186;question of the Long Island defeat,194;division on Long Island,208;at Trenton,289;at Princeton,296;orders on Long Island,Part II., 27.Suydam, Capt., on Long Island,111.Swartwout, Col.,128.
Talcott, Col.,131.Tallmadge, Maj., account of Long Island battle and White Plains,Part II., 77.Tappan Bay, ships at,100.Taylor, Lieut., killed on Long Island,198.Thomas, Col.,128.Thompson's Battery,89;Gracie's Point,89.Thompson, Col.,131.Thompson, Gen., at New York,61.Thorne, Maj.,71,111.Throg's Neck, British land at,265.Tilghman, Capt., aide,126;at Harlem Heights battle,258;correspondence with Duer,266;letters from,Part II., 85;sketch of,Part II., 192.Tories, on Long Island,80;Lee's course,81;Greene's,81;Tory-riding,92;enlist in New York,267,268.Trenton, Rall stationed at,288;battle of,287-292;effect of,296,297.Troup, Lieut. Robert, captured on Long Island,177;sketch of,Part II., 192.Trumbull, Col.,126;orders for Long Island retreat,218;letters from,Part II., 40,41.Trumbull, Gov.,50,119.Tryon, Gov.,51.Tupper, Lieut.-Col., commands American fleet,91;attacks British ships,100.Tyler, Col.,129.
Valentine's Hill,271.Vandewater, B., farm,43;battle on farm of,248.Van Cortland, Col.,130.Van Dyck, Capt., and grenadier battery,85.Van Wagenen, Lieut. G.H., on Long Island,177;sketch of,Part II., 192.Varnum, Col., on Long Island,65;at Red Hook,76;alarm post,82,118,130.Veazey, Capt.,115;killed on Long Island,169,197.Virginia, troops from,116;at Trenton,289.
Wadsworth, Gen., brigade,129;on Long Island,189,n.;at Kip's Bay,237.Waldron, Capt., on Long Island,65,111.Wallabout, settlement,44;bay,47.Walpole, Horace, on Long Island defeat,199;on Washington,297.Ward, Col. A.,51,57,58,59,128.Ward, Col. J.,117,129;at Long Island battle,188,n.Washington, Gen. George, sends Lee to New York,49;to Stirling,58;at Providence,62;Lady Washington,63;Gen. Washington at New York,63;headquarters in New York,86;orders to troops on enemy's arrival,95;Howe's letter toMr.Washington,97;inspects position on Long Island,152,153;on Long Island during battle,189;at Brooklyn, takes no rest,212;council for retreat,213;decides to retreat from Long Island,215,n.,219,n.;orders for the retreat,219,220;anxiety at New York,226;letter to Heath,226;at battle of Harlem Heights,250;at White Plains,273;at fall of Fort Washington,278;responsibility for fall of,281-285;orders at Trenton,290,292;at Assanpink Creek,293;at Princeton,293;Walpole on his generalship,297.Washington, Fort, location,263;British march to,276;attack upon,279;fall of,280;loss at,281.Washington, Capt. William, at Trenton,290,292.Waterbury, Col. D.,51,57,59.Waterbury'sbattery,55,87.Webb, Col. C.,119,120,130;at White Plains,27;at Trenton,289.Webb, Lieut.-Col., aide,126;at White Plains,275;at Trenton,291;sketch of,Part II., 193.Weedon, Col., regiment engaged at Harlem Heights,251.Westchester County, operations in,265-276.Whitehall Battery,87.White Plains, battle of,273-275.Whiting, Maj.,128.Wolcott, Gen., king's statue and bullets,93,121,131;writes from Congress on the war,297;letter from,Part II., 147.Wolverton, Capt., on Long Island,82.Woodhull, Gen., on Long Island,111,131;captured and wounded,199;prisoner,206;letters from,Part II., 73;sketch of,Part II., 193.Wyllys, Col.,119,120,128;on Long Island,156,181-185.Wyllys, Maj.,129;prisoner at Kip's Bay,243,n.