Ed - Believe you're mistaken about there being no relationship between "Drums Along the Mohawk" and Oriskany. I vaguely recall reading the book by Walter D. Edmonds, but vividly remember the John Ford movie starring Henry Fonda. In it, the militia column under the fat, pipe smoking Dutchman Herkimer (Oskar Homolka) marches out, but is ambushed (offscreen). The column returns at night with many wounded and a dying Herkimer. A distraught Claudette Colbert finally finds her wounded husband Fonda at the back of the column and brings him in. Later on, when the settlers fort is under siege from the Indians, they are rescued by a force of Continentals - ostensibly Benedict Arnold's relief force. Speaking of historical fiction, if any of you haven't read Kenneth Roberts excellent novels on the Revolution, "Arundel" and "Rabble In Arms", you are in for a real treat. Great stuff. Regards, - Doug http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed St.Germain" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 10:46 AM Subject: Re: New York State Rev. War sites > Joanne: > > Yes, excellent books for travelers. I'm glad to see, from his list, that > he's branching out from upstate NY and now includes VA and PA in the > collection. > > Another excellent traveler's guide is "American Revolutionary War Sites, > Memorials, Museums and Library Collections" sub-titled "A State-by-State > Guidebook to Places Open to the Public" by Doug Gelbert, ISBN # > 0-7864-0494-9, published by McFarland & Co., Jefferson, NC. > > As much as I love "Drums Along the Mohawk," it has absolutely nothing to > do > with the Battle of Oriskany. You might also want to visit the website of > the > same name: > http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/ > > Best regards, > Ed > For Revolutionary War Info on the Internet, your first choice should be: > www.AmericanRevolution.org >