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The Death and Resurrection of Major John Andre
byJohn Andre’s body hung in silence for thirty minutes before being taken down. It was placed carefully in a simple open coffin crudely painted…
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New Additions to the JAR Team
byManaging Editor Don N. Hagist is pleased to announce two new additions to the Journal of the American Revolution’s editorial team. Adrian Rutt, who most…
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A Visit to Old Fort Mercer on the Delaware
byA motorist travelling northbound through New Jersey along Interstate 295, which tracks the east bank of the Delaware River from the Delaware Memorial Bridge,…
A Second Bonaparte: Searching for the Character of Alexander Hamilton
byThomas Jefferson, that American Sphinx,[1] is perhaps Alexander Hamilton’s only rival within the high pantheon of the founding generation for enigma. Hamilton’s character recalls…
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Unlocking the Mystery of Ten Revolutionary Generals’ Signatures
byDocuments that contain the original signatures of more than one Continental Army general are rare. During the eight years of the Revolutionary War, generals…
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Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father
byBook review: Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father by Peter Stark (HarperCollins, 2018). BUY THIS BOOK FROM AMAZON Peter Stark’s…
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War Horses Gone Astray
byThe American Revolution’s armies got their horsepower from horses. These animals carried cavalrymen into battle, pulled cannons, carts and wagons of all description, hauled…
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Justifying Revolution: Law, Virtue, and Violence in the American War for Independence
byBook Review: Justifying Revolution: Law, Virtue, and Violence in the American War for Independence, Glenn A. Moots and Phillip Hamilton, eds. (University of Oklahoma…
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The Canadian Patriot Experience
byThe American Revolution was in effect a civil war. It included all the heightened acrimony associated with one. In what became the United States,…
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American Honor: The Creation of the Nation’s Ideals During the Revolutionary Era
byBook Review: American Honor: The Creation of the Nation’s Ideals during the Revolutionary Era by Craig Bruce Smith (University of North Carolina Press, 2018) BUY THIS…
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Morris’s Misidentification: Miscasting Thomas Jefferson as an Obsessive Compulsive Personality
byThe characters and contributions of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton are collectively sketched by…
Join JAR on a Rev War Road Trip!
byThe JAR 2018 Annual Volume is going on a road trip and you’re invited! If you plan on visiting any Revolutionary War historic sites…
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The Curious Case of Zacheus Holmes
byThe United States pension and land bounty records furnish us with a multitude of fascinating stories. It is important, however, to weight them against…
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Armed and Equipped at Continental Expense: The Birth of the Continental Navy
byGeorge Washington realized early in the Revolutionary War that the British Navy provided the King’s army with an advantage in mobility. Not long after…
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Continental Army Lieutenant Generals: The Rank that Never Was
byAs commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington was involved in many battles, both military and political, during the revolution. A battle with both…
Maintaining Normalcy in British-Occupied Brookhaven, Eastern Long Island, New York
byIn August 1776, the Crown’s disciplined forces easily displaced the unprepared Continental resistance in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle…
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The Revolutionary War’s Most Enigmatic Naval Captain: Pierre Landais
byOne American Revolutionary War naval captain, Pierre Landais, appeared paranoid and somewhat deranged. Landais was a French merchantman lieutenant who trafficked arms to America…
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Thomas Paine: Britain, America, & France in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution
byBook Review: Thomas Paine: Britain, America, & France in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution by J.C.D. Clark (Oxford University Press, 2018, 485 pages) BUY…
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Join the Revolution! A Survey of Our Subscribers is Coming
byWe want to hear from you! This summer we are going to conduct an email survey of JAR subscribers to get an idea of…
An Interview with Author Martin Ganzglass
byJAR: You’ve just completed the latest in your series of novels on the American Revolution. Tell a bit about the series as a whole…
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Charles Craig’s Final Statement
byIn his last moments, with calculated efficiency, he bolted the bedroom door so no one could interrupt the execution of his final act. Charles…
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The Indian World of George Washington
byBook Review: The Indian World of George Washington by Colin G. Calloway (Oxford University Press, 2018) BUY THIS BOOK FROM AMAZON In writing The Indian…
Struggle for a Lighthouse: The Raids to Destroy the Boston Light
byIn the days following the British pyrrhic victory of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, Gen. George Washington, in his new role as commander-in-chief,…
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Happy Fourth of July! . . . and a Question
byFor something special this Independence Day, we asked JAR contributors a simple but thought-provoking question. Their answers are insightful and remind us of the…
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The 240th Anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth, June 16-17, 2018
byIn addition to museums and historical sites, a way to learn about Revolutionary War history is to attend a reenactment. There are many, large…
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Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty
byBook Review: Turncoat. Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty by Stephen Brumwell (Yale University Press, 2018) BUY THIS BOOK FROM AMAZON For a…
The Dave Nemo Show to Celebrate the Fourth of July with Three JAR Contributors
byThis July 4th, Sirius XM radio personality Dave Nemo has invited Don Hagist, Wayne Lynch, and James Kirby Martin to discuss aspects of the…
Thomas Sumter’s Dog Days Expedition
byAs Nathanael Greene retreated from Ninety Six in late June 1781, following his unsuccessful siege there, Thomas Sumter was eager to campaign in lower…
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The 4th Annual American Revolution Mohawk Valley Conference, June 6–9, 2018
byThe bus tour was in its final hour. Over 100 men and women had climbed back up the steps of the two buses for…
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Richard Augustus Wyvill: A British Officer’s Journal as the War Winds Down
byThe 38th Regiment of Foot disembarked in Boston in the summer of 1774, and spent the next nine years in America involved in some…
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Hamilton: An American Biography
byBook Review: Hamilton: An American Biography by Tony Williams, (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018). BUY THIS BOOK FROM AMAZON Alexander Hamilton fever has certainly swept the…
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The Early Years: John Adams Lists Abigail’s Faults and Abigail Replies!
byAs a young country lawyer, John Adams thought he seemed to lack focus. “Ballast is what I want, I totter, with every Breeze. My…
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Unlikely General: Mad Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America
byBook Review: Unlikely General: Mad Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America by Mary Stockwell (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2018). BUY THIS BOOK…
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Again the Hero: David Wooster’s Final Battle
byDavid Wooster’s part in the American Revolution began in a slightly embarrassing manner. Wooster commanded the militia at New Haven, Connecticut. On April 22,…
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Peter Salem? Salem Poor? Who Killed Major John Pitcairn?
byMaj. John Pitcairn of the British marines became notorious among New Englanders after the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. The…
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One Soldier’s Story: Isaac Lewis of the Flying Camp, 1776
byIn a quiet Baptist cemetery in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, repose the remains of Isaac Lewis. Lewis served under Gen. George Washington during…
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Pell’s Point: John Glover Saves Washington’s Army
byGeorge Washington understood the importance of naval power. He recognized the futility of trying to defend New York City, surrounded as it was by…
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Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton, 1774–1783
byBook Review: Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton, 1774 – 1783 by Larry L. Kidder. (Lawrenceville, NJ: Knox Press, 2017) BUY THIS BOOK FROM AMAZON Gene Procknow…
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John Adams: A Liberal Congregationalist and the American Revolution
byThere was a slight chill in the Massachusetts air on the evening of February 13, 1818, which caused frost to gather around the windows…