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By looking at Oriskany: Blood Shed a Stream Running Down, students learn how the the Battle of Oriskany and the Mohawk Valley Civil War effected the Revolution as a whole and the subsequent history of the region. Those interested in learning more will find that the Internet offers a variety of interesting materials.

Fort Stanwix National Monument
Fort Stanwix National Monument is a unit of the National Park System. The park's Web page details the history of the park and visitation information.

National Park Service: American Revolution Web Page
The National Park Service maintains its own American Revolution Web Page, which provides a listing of the Park units with connections to the Revolutionary War and colonial America, information on special activities in the Parks celebrating the 225th anniversary of the war, and a timeline of events in the pivotal year of the American Revolution, 1777.

The American Battlefield Protection Program
The American Battlefield Protection Program, a division of the National Park Service, provides detailed on-line publications featuring different topics in the American Revolution.

NPS Southeastern Archeology Center
The National Park Service's Southeastern Archeology Center Web page provides an excellent narrative on the Revolutionary War and the significance of the northern campaign.

The National Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration offers a wealth of information about the American Revolution.

Library of Congress
For a variety of resources on the American Revolution, Fort Stanwix, and the Battle of Oriskany, search the American Memory Collection at the Library of Congress.

Books Used As Reference Materials:

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the American Revolution, Edited by Jack P. Greene and J. R. Pole, Basil Blackwell, Inc., 1992.

The Mohawk Valley: Its Legends and its History, 1609-1780, by W. Max Reid, Harper Hill Books, 1901.

Mohawk Baronet: A Biography of Sir William Johnson, by James Thomas Flexner, Syracuse University Press, 1979.

Joseph Brant, 1743-1807: Man of Two Worlds, by Isabel Thompson Kelsay, Syracuse University Press, 1984

Rebels and Redcoats: The Living Story of the American Revolution, by George F. Scheer and Hugh F. Rankin, The World Publishing Company, 1957

The War of American Independence: Military Attitudes, Policies, and Practice, 1763-1789, by Don Higginbotham, Indian University Press, 1971

The Iroquois in the American Revolution, by Barbara Graymont, Syracuse University Press, 1972

1777: The Year of the Hangman, by John S. Pancake, The University of Alabama Press, 1977

The New York Loyalists, by Philip Ranlet, The University of Tennessee Press, 1986

Molly Brant: A Legacy of Her Own, by Lois M. Huey and Bonnie Pulis, Old Fort Niagara Publications, 1997