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Yorktown and the Siege of 1781
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR · March 3, 1849
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director
HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER FOURTEEN
This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing thehistorical and archeological areas in the National Park System,administered by the National Park Service of the United StatesDepartment of the Interior. It is printed by the GovernmentPrinting Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent ofDocuments, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents
YORKTOWN
and the Siege of 1781
by Charles E. Hatch, Jr.
Quill pen, inkwell, and paper
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES No. 14
Washington, D. C., 1954 (Revised 1957)
The National Park System, of which Colonial NationalHistorical Park is a unit, is dedicated to conserving thescenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United Statesfor the benefit and inspiration of its people.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE · DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 Contents
Page
THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN 1
Battle of Green Spring 6
The British Move to Yorktown 7
SIEGE OF YORKTOWN 9
Strategy of the Siege 9
Battle of the Virginia Capes 11
Assembly of the Allied Armies 15
Investment of Yorktown 18
British Position 18
Opening of the Siege 21
Gloucester Side 22
First Allied Siege Line 23
Second Allied Siege Line 25
Capture of Redoubts No. 9 and No. 10 25
Last Days of the Siege 27
Negotiation and Surrender 30
The Sequel 31
THE “TOWN OF YORK” 32
GUIDE TO THE AREA 39
Battlefield Tour 40
“Town of York” 47
HOW TO REACH YORKTOWN 50
COLONIAL PARKWAY 51
ABOUT YOUR VISIT 51
ADMINISTRATION 52
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