Overview :When the Revolutionary War erupted in Massachusetts in April 1775, no American army existed. Each colony had its own militia that required i... Read More
Overview :Great joy was expressed at our arrival and great things are] expected from the Virginians and of consequence we must go through great fatig... Read More
Overview :Witness to Revolution, War, and Victory Study GuideThis is a helpful study guide to the three-book series: Witness to Revolution: Growing Up... Read More
Overview :The American Revolutionary War began when Massachusetts militiamen and British troops clashed at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. Tw... Read More
Overview :"The troops in town are in high spirits, and wish for another] attack in this quarter; they are all excellent marksmen, and fine, bold fell... Read More
Overview :In the aftermath of the battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775 and the start of the Revolutionary War, it was not clear whether the ... Read More
Overview :Few soldiers contributed more to America's victory in the Revolutionary War than Daniel Morgan, the rugged rifle commander from Virginia. On... Read More
Overview :This book, like the two that preceded it on the Middle and Southern colonies, seeks to answer one simple question. What happened in the thir... Read More
Overview :In General Mercer's] Experience and Judgment you may repose great Confidence.-- George Washington, July 6, 1776. General George Washington'... Read More
Overview :Charles Porterfield was one of many Virginians who helped secure America's independence. He served in Daniel Morgan's rifle company at Bosto... Read More
Overview :Captain John Chilton's letters and diary offer insight into the more routine aspects of life in the American army during the Revolutionary W... Read More
Overview :Richard Campbell of Virginia is one of thousands of Revolutionary War veterans whose service and sacrifice in America's War for Independence... Read More
Overview :When one thinks of the American heroes of the Revolutionary War, the names Washington, Greene, Lee, Morgan, and even Arnold come to mind. Mu... Read More
Overview :The 7th Virginia Regiment was one of six additional battalions raised in the colony in early 1776. It played a prominent role in driving Lor... Read More
Overview :"I believe few Officers either in America or Europe are held in so high a point of estimation as you are..." --Gen. Nathanael Greene to "Lig... Read More
Overview :The story of America (TM)s riflemen in the Revolutionary War begins with their formation in 1775. First person accounts of their recruitmen... Read More
Overview :Maine's role in the American Revolution has traditionally been obscured by the fact that it was part of Massachusetts during the conflict an... Read More