Finally, after 250 years the truth is shared by the oldest continuous running newspaper in the United states, The Hartford ...

In the annals of Revolutionary War soldiers, Massachusetts was full of notable figures. But there were none quite like Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself as a man to fight with the Continental ...

Freedom was very important to Patrick Henry, who lived in a time with a lot of self-governance and liked it. Unfortunately, ...

By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityWhen the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, the colonies relied on local militias to ...

The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the ...

Washington with thousands ... but he and many other free Black soldiers continued to fight beyond their initial terms. He served throughout the Revolutionary War and with the 15th Regiment of ...

The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S. during the Civil War. These soldiers ... War Museum in Washington, D.C. Once ...

The fight for American independence needed more than colonial arms. Britain’s diplomatic isolation proved a powerful weapon ...

Paris, Tenn.–Workers are busy installing a new walkway around the Patriots Monument for Revolutionary War Soldiers on the courthouse lawn in downtown Paris. The walkway will make it more accessible to ...

WARSAW, Poland — NATO on Wednesday clarified comments that Secretary-General Mark Rutte made earlier in the day, when he suggested that four U.S. soldiers who went missing while training in ...