West Point

Benedict Arnold's Correspondence with John André, 1780 — Library of Congress, Papers of the Continental Congress

The intercepted letters and cipher communications between Arnold and British Major John André that exposed the plot to surrender West Point. Central primary evidence of the treason.

Hudson Highlands: West Point and the Revolutionary War — National Park Service

NPS interpretive materials on the military significance of West Point, including the Great Chain across the Hudson, the forts complex, and Arnold's betrayal.

Proceedings of a Board of General Officers Respecting Major John André — Continental Army Board of General Officers

Official trial records of the military tribunal that convicted André as a spy and sentenced him to hang. Signed by Nathanael Greene as presiding officer.

The Papers of George Washington: West Point Correspondence, 1778-1780 — University of Virginia Press

Washington's orders, inspection reports, and correspondence relating to the construction and garrisoning of West Point. Documents the strategic importance of the Hudson Highlands to Continental strategy.

The Traitor and the Spy: Benedict Arnold and John André — Harcourt Brace (James Thomas Flexner)

Dual biography by a major American historian examining Arnold's command at West Point and the André affair. Remains the definitive narrative account of the treason.

Clinton's Secret Service: The British Intelligence Network in North America — Yale University Press (John Bakeless)

History of British military intelligence in America covering the André-Arnold network and British efforts to penetrate Continental Army command.

Secret History of the American Revolution — Viking Press (Carl Van Doren)

Pulitzer Prize-winning study of espionage and treason during the Revolution, with West Point and the Arnold-André affair as its central case. Draws on British archive materials not previously used.

The Great Chain Across the Hudson River — Journal of the American Revolution

Scholarly article on the 750-yard iron chain stretched across the Hudson to block British warships. Covers construction, technical specifications, and military effectiveness.

United States Military Academy Library: Special Collections and Archives — USMA Library

The West Point Library holds maps, plans, and documents from the Revolutionary War fortifications at West Point, including original surveys and engineering drawings of the Highlands defenses.

West Point Visitor Center and Museum — United States Military Academy

Visitor information for the West Point campus and West Point Museum, which holds Revolutionary War artifacts from the Highland defenses.

West Point, New York -- Revolutionary War History (Wikipedia) — Wikipedia

General reference overview of West Point's military history from the Revolutionary War through the founding of the military academy. Useful for orientation.