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Conflict & War

American Achilles: Daniel Morgan’s Resignation and Return to Service

by David Wilson

1777 was a very good year for Daniel Morgan. He was promoted to colonel in late 1776 and received the commission in January 1777....

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Interviews

July 29, 2026

This Week on Dispatches: Jesse Wegman on James Wilson, the “Lost Founder”

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews author Jesse Wegman about his new book, The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight...

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The War Years (1775-1783)

July 28, 2026

Samuel Brady: A Future Legend Goes to War

by Eric Sterner

As word of the outbreak of war at Lexington and Concord spread among the British colonies in North America, they accelerated efforts to build...

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Myths and Legends

July 22, 2026

Dumpling Pond: Legend, Folklore, and Local Memory in Greenwich, Connecticut

by Lisa Figlioli

During the American Revolution, a defiant miller’s wife hurled freshly made dumplings into the Mianus River in Greenwich, Connecticut, rather than surrender her family’s...

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Autobiography and Biography

July 21, 2026

The Rise, Disgrace, and Redemption of Timothy Bedel

by Mark R. Anderson

“If I have erred in Construing the words or meaning of Genl Arnolds orders I hope it will be considered as an error in...

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