Author: David P. Ervin

David P. Ervin is an infantry veteran of the Iraq War who went on to study at West Virginia University, earning a BA in early American History. He has written a war memoir and numerous other works in nonfiction and fiction. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.

Frontier Posted on May 11, 2021May 12, 2021

A Choice Body of Men: The Continental Army on the Upper Ohio

The settlers who chose to make their homes in the upper Ohio in the mid to late eighteenth century faced a wide variety of challenges to survive in this backcountry, ranging from the distance to centers of trade and population to the difficulty in practicing agriculture in old-growth forests. That this frontier, the area surrounding […]

by David P. Ervin