Who was the Commander at Bunker Hill? With Remarks on Frothingham's History of the Battle

"Who was the Commander at Bunker Hill?" by Samuel Swett is a mid-19th century exploration of the leadership disputes during the Battle of Bunker Hill. At the center of the story are General Israel Putnam and Colonel William Prescott, whose conflicting claims of command spark a review of the American forces' battlefield direction. Against the setting of the Revolutionary War, the complex issues of military governance are exposed. Swett argues that Putnam was not a volunteer but the commander using eyewitness accounts and old papers and challenges historian Mr. Frothingham's depictions of Putnam's participation. It intends to clarify facts and reestablish Putnam's essential role in leading the American military through investigation of past paperwork and military accounts.