Finally, after 250 years the truth is shared by the oldest continuous running newspaper in the United states, The Hartford ...
“The Sparta Cemetery Association is grateful for the opportunity to be part of this national event that honors the memory and sacrifice of our Revolutionary War soldiers along ... the Georgia Society, ...
Two American Revolutionary soldiers were honored recently in a service ... that Smith was present in Yorktown for the surrender of British forces to General George Washington.
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 ...
By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityWhen the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, the colonies relied on local militias to ...
Above all, Washington was a farmer. On his Mount Vernon estate, in northern Virginia, he grew tobacco and wheat and operated a gristmill. After his second term as president, he built a profitable ...
Henry believed war with Britain was inevitable and ... him a braggart who nevertheless could move a crowd. George Mason and George Washington came to disagree intensely about a Bill of Rights ...
The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the ...
Here are eight early claims from his speech. Early in his speech, Trump compared himself to George Washington, the first person to hold the office of the President of the United States.
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 ...