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Douglas R. Dorney, Jr.

Douglas R. Dorney, Jr.

Douglas J. Dorney, Jr. is an independent researcher with an interest in the skirmishes and battles among the American Militia and British Army in the Carolinas. His work on the first invasion of North Carolina in 1780 recently appeared in the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. He is a licensed Architect specializing in Higher Education, Science, and Technology projects. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and two sons.

Critical Thinking, Pension Records, The War Years (1775-1783) February 23, 2022 February 22, 2022

A Demographic View of the Georgia Continental Line and Militia: 1775–1783

To complement my two studies of the North Carolina Continental Line and militia/state troops, I’ve researched the demographics of the Georgia Continental Line and militia…

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Critical Thinking, Pension Records, The War Years (1775-1783) December 22, 2021 December 20, 2021

A Demographic View of the North Carolina Continental Line, 1775–1783

Many North Carolina soldiers served in both the North Carolina militia/state troops and one of the state’s Continental regiments. To complement my study of…

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Loyalists, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) July 28, 2021 July 27, 2021

The Odyssey of Loyalist Colonel Samuel Bryan

Colonel Samuel Bryan is thought to be the highest-ranking Loyalist officer to remain in the United States after the Revolutionary War. Despite being a…

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Critical Thinking, Pension Records, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) October 1, 2020 September 29, 2020

A Demographic View of North Carolina Militia and State Troops, 1775–1783

After nearly a quarter of a millennium, what do we really know about the militia and state troops that served during the Revolutionary War?…

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Espionage and Cryptography, Loyalists, People, The War Years (1775-1783) November 12, 2019 December 5, 2019

Captain John De Treville: Continental Officer and British Spy

In late June 1780 a messenger arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, with intelligence for Lt. Gen. Charles, Earl Cornwallis. The messenger, Capt. John La Boularderie…

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