ILLUSTRATIONS
Reading edition
The Surrender of Cornwallis’s ArmyFrontispiece
Plan of the Siege of York Town in Virginia6
The Storming of Redoubt Number Ten12
The Last Day of the Siege16
The Moore House19
Cornwallis’s Parole21
THIS BOOKLET relates to the Yorktown portion of Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown-Yorktown, Virginia, which commemorates significant phases of American history from the first settlement at Jamestown until the winning of American independence at Yorktown. Other areas under National Park Service administration commemorating the Revolutionary period of American history are:
George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Washington’s Birthplace, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Washington Monument National Memorial, Washington, D. C. Statue of Liberty National Monument, Liberty Island, New York, N. Y. Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pa. Federal Hall National Memorial, New York, N. Y.[1] Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, N. Y. Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, N. J. Kings Mountain National Military Park, York, S. C. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N. C. Moores Creek National Military Park, Cowie, N. C. Cowpens National Battlefield Site, Gaffney, S. C.