Contents
The Virginia Campaign
Siege of Yorktown STRATEGY OF THE SIEGE.
The "Town of York"
Guide to the Area
Battlefield Tour.
How to Reach Yorktown
Colonial Parkway
About Your Visit
Administration
Closely Related Areas
Suggested Readings
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Footnotes
Transcriber's Notes
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER FOURTEEN
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System, administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents
YORKTOWN
and the Siege of 1781
by Charles E. Hatch, Jr.
Quill pen, inkwell, and paper
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES No. 14
Washington, D. C., 1954 (Revised 1957)
The National Park System, of which Colonial National Historical Park is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and inspiration of its people.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR