NATHAN HALE. |
CHAPTER I. |
Hale's Birthplace and Parentage.—The Hale Family | 3 |
Hale's Youthhood and Education | 4 |
Dr. Munson's Recollections of him | 5 |
Hale at Yale College and as a School-teacher | 7 |
Patriotism of | 8, 9 |
His Military Career at Boston and New York | 9-12 |
CHAPTER II. |
The American Army at New York | 12, 13 |
A Man for Secret Service sought | 18 |
Hale's Idea of the Service; he volunteers | 14 |
His Career as a Spy | 15-20 |
His Arrest | 17 |
Taken to General Howe's Headquarters | 19 |
Sentenced to be hanged without Trial.—Great Fire in New York | 20 |
CHAPTER III. |
Hale at the Place of Execution | 21 |
Cruelly treated by Cunningham, the Provost-Marshal | 22 |
His Last Words | 23 |
Sympathy, expressed; his Execution | 24 |
Monumental Memorials of Hale | 25-27 |
Literary Contributions to his Memory | 27-31 |
Tribute to Hale by Henry J. Raymond | 31 |
Proposed Monument in Memory of Hale at New York | 33 |
Proposed Epitaph | 34 |
JOHN ANDRÉ. |
CHAPTER I. |
AndrÉ's Birth, Parentage, Education, and Family | 37 |
His Acquaintance with Anna Seward and her Literary Friends | 38 |
His Betrothal to Honora Sneyd | 40 |
His Correspondence with Miss Seward | 41 |
Enters the Army | 42 |
Presaging Omens | 42, 43 |
AndrÉ goes to America | 43 |
Made a Prisoner | 44 |
At Philadelphia—his Accomplishments and Captivating Manners | 45 |
Lord Howe entertained | 45 |
CHAPTER II. |
The Mischianza described by AndrÉ | 46-59 |
CHAPTER III. |
The Mischianza and the Character of General Howe criticised | 59, 60 |
The British fly from Philadelphia toward New York, General Clinton in Command.—Battle of Monmouth | 60 |
Expedition to Rhode Island | 61 |
AndrÉ's Genius and Social Position | |