Henry Knox is best known for his arduous journey hauling tons of heavy artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston during the winter of 1775-1776. The 300-mile expedition over frozen lakes and rivers, through the snow-covered Adirondacks and Berkshires, was a remarkable feat and the subject of many narratives. Dr. Phillip Hamilton will offer another perspective of Henry Knox as revealed in letters between him and his wife Lucy with the presentation, “ ’The General has Orderer’d Me to go to the West Ward’: Henry & Lucy Knox and the Ticonderoga Expedition” to be held on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 at the Lake George Junior/Senior High School, 381 Canada Steet, Lake George, New York.
The program is jointly sponsored by the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance and the Warren County Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held in the school Auditorium, which is accessed through the Auditorium entrance on Mountain Drive on the building’s north side. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. The presentation will begin at 11 a.m.
Dr. Hamilton is a Professor of History at Christopher Newport University in Virginia. His presentation will focus on the letters written by Knox to his wife during his journey in the winter of 1775-76 that transported 60 tons of artillery equipment from Ticonderoga to Boston. The firepower this provided the Continental Army drove the British to evacuate Boston, enabling General George Washington an early victory in the fight for American independence.
Hamilton’s book, “The Revolutionary War Lives and Letters of Lucy and Henry Knox”, which explores the couple’s relationship throughout the Revolution, will be available for purchase and signing following the presentation.
Those planning to attend are asked to reserve seats in advance by emailing the Lake George Battlefield Park Alliance at info@lakegeorgebattlefield.org. Attendees may park on streets surrounding the school.
Featured image: Knox Trail marker at Rogers Memorial Park in Bolton Landing.