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Top 10 Articles of June 2015
byJournal of the American Revolution kicked off summer 2015 with a fun group interview and several short features about important primary sources. This source…
June, 2015
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The Revolutionary Rebus: A Coded Message Not for Spies
byThe British government’s policies toward the American colonies in the 1760s and 1770s were controversial in Great Britain; some people favored the government’s actions…
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The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg), August 26, 1775
byOne of the newspapers featured in Reporting the Revolutionary War was the Virginia Gazette dated August 26, 1775. In the book, Don N. Hagist…
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Building and Attacking Redoubts
byFrom Bunker Hill to Yorktown, a feature of military actions during the American Revolution was the redoubt. Of course, redoubts were a fixture in…
Map of Burgoyne’s Army after Bemis Heights
byMaps are vital to understanding campaigns and battles. During the American Revolution, military planners often lamented the lack of good maps and went to…
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Ebenezer Parkman’s Diary
byFrom mid-August to early October, 1774, huge crowds gathered in the “shiretowns” of every county in contiguous, mainland Massachusetts (except Suffolk, where Boston is…
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A View in America in 1778
byCartoons were a vital part of England’s print media in the 1770s, and were almost exclusively of the sort that today we call editorial…
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Military Paperwork: The Morning Report
byArmies thrived on paperwork. With huge amounts of information to be recorded and tracked, non-commissioned officers and soldiers with good literacy, skill at basic…
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Journals of Each Provincial Congress of Massachusetts
byIn the late summer and early fall of 1774, all of Massachusetts outside of Boston shed British rule. From October 1774 to April 1775,…
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The Tombstone Edition: Pennsylvania Journal, October 31, 1765
byOne of the most famous and recognizable eighteenth-century newspapers is the October 31, 1765 issue of the Pennsylvania Journal, also known as the “tombstone…
Most influential second city?
byOutside of the big four (Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Charleston), which city was most critical to the success of the Revolution? Why? …
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Global distraction?
byWhat impact did British involvement elsewhere in the world have on operations in North America? Explain. As brilliantly told in Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy’s…
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Best listener?
byA lot has been written about the greatest writers and orators of the Revolution, but effective communication also requires good listening. Who was the…
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Greatest lesson learned?
byDuring the protracted conflict, nations, colonies, committees and individuals had several opportunities to learn from their mistakes. In your opinion, what is the best…
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Favorite artifact?
byWhich Revolutionary artifact do you wish was mistakenly delivered to your doorstep rather than the curator of a museum? Washington’s draft of The…
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Coming Soon!
byThe next several weeks will be a short break from the usual content featured at Journal of the American Revolution, so we wanted to…
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JAR Annual Volume 2015 Update
byWe are having a blast working with our contributors and Westholme Publishing to produce collectible hardbacks in 2015 and beyond, and we can’t wait…
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Thomas Simes, Military Writer
byWhen researching the Revolutionary War one is constantly keeping an eye out for primary source materials. Some of those sources are the very same…
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A Spy Wins a Purple Heart: The Amazing Tale of Daniel Bissell and the Military Order of Merit
byOn June 8th, 1783, Gen. George Washington issued the following orders to the Continental army from his headquarters in Newburgh, New York: Serjeant Bissel…
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Contributor Close-up: Michael Schellhammer
byAbout Michael Schellhammer: Michael Schellhammer is a former U.S. Army infantry, intelligence, and civil affairs officer. He served in the Persian Gulf War, Haiti,…