Author: Benjamin E. Severson

Benjamin E. Severson graduated from Norwich University’s Master of Arts in military history program in June of 2022. He is an active-duty Coast Guard Prevention officer currently stationed in Charleston, SC. He was involved in the Camden Burials Project in April of 2023 as an on-site historian and ceremonial coordinator for the military vigil that stood over the Revolutionary soldiers’ remains, while they awaited full military honors.

The War Years (1775-1783) Posted on December 23, 2024

Joseph Plumb Martin: The Religion of a Revolutionary Soldier

Military history has taken a variety of forms, one of which is the lasting trend of social or “from the bottom-up” history. One aspect of this brand of historiography that historians of the Revolution have not explored in thorough detail is the impact of religion on the daily lives of the war’s participants. Historians have […]

by Benjamin E. Severson