Top 10 Articles of January 2016
byJanuary 2016 was triple-A rated for featuring plenty of new announcements, authors and articles. We crowned Independence Lost by Kathleen DuVal as our 2015…
January, 2016
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Colonel Tench Tilghman: George Washington’s Eyes and Ears
byIn the Old Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House hangs a painting commissioned by the Maryland Legislature often called the “Annapolis Portrait” of…
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Struck by Lightning
bySince the dawn of humanity, thunder and lightning have both terrified and awed. Protection was sought from deities like Zeus and Thor; and in…
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45 Genuine George Washington Quotes During the Revolutionary War
byThey’re everywhere now. On the pages of social media, displayed on bumper stickers, and in the speeches of political candidates, partisan factions claim a…
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“Dear Rosey”: A Soldier Seeks Help from his Wife
byIt was November. Sergeant Williams was cold, and he knew it would be getting colder. He had no warm clothing, no money to purchase…
The Seizure of the Virginia Gazette, or Norfolk Intelligencer
byOn April 20, 1775, John Hunter Holt announced to the public his recent acquisition of the Norfolk newspaper, the Virginia Gazette or Norfolk Intellingencer….
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A Series of Unfortunate Events: Chichester Cheyne’s Revolutionary War, 1778-1783
byIn March 1778, George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental army, was in winter quarters with his men at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania; Capt. James…
Barlow Trecothick’s Role in the Repeal of the Stamp Act
byBarlow Trecothick was born in Stepney, England in 1720. At seven, his family moved to Boston where he became an apprentice for six years…
Major James Dunlap: Was He Murdered Twice?
byIn January of 1781, Loyalist Maj. James Dunlap raided the Long Cane settlement in South Carolina that included the homes of notorious rebel leaders…
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The Organization of the Rhode Island Militia 1774–1783
byThe organization of the Militia in colonial Rhode Island[1] was established by law. Five county regiments and the number of companies in each town…
The First Two Journal of the American Revolution Books: Available Now to Pre-order!
byWith our finger on the pulse of great research and writing about the American Revolution, it seemed natural to launch a namesake book series….
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Redoubt No. 4: Lynchpin of Fortress West Point
byIn 1775, the Continental Army was in dire need of engineers. The colonies did not have a War College or military academy like the…
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Year in Review: Top 30 Articles of 2015
byThe year 2015 was our best ever. Online, we published 200 articles by scores of expert writers and welcomed 1.1 million unique readers. Our…
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Journal of the American Revolution Announces 2015 Book of the Year Award Winners
byJournal of the American Revolution, the popular online magazine and annual book, today announced its winner and runners-up for the 2015 Book of the…
Did Oliver Hazard Perry’s Father Kill a Quaker?
byA Story of Resistance to the Universal Draft In Rhode Island, as in the rest of New England during the Revolutionary War, a key…
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A Brief Publication History of the “Times That Try Men’s Souls”
byThomas Paine’s sensational pamphlet Common Sense, published anonymously in January of 1776, has a singular place of importance in the literature of the American…