Justin McHenry, Author at Journal of the American Revolution

Justin McHenry

Justin McHenry is the University Archivist at American Public University Systems. He received his undergraduate degree from Shepherd University and his master's degree in history from West Virginia University. He has written and published on a variety of historical topics. Of particular interest has been the Medical Department during the American Revolution and the characters involved in running it. He lives in West Virginia with his wife and two daughters.

Letters and Correspondence, People, Preservation, The War Years (1775-1783) September 21, 2021 September 20, 2021

The Varick Transcripts and the Preservation of the War

Five years into the war, with his papers piling up and stuffed into overflowing trunks that followed the general from headquarters to headquarters, George…

Medicine, People, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) January 28, 2020 January 28, 2020

John Morgan vs. William Shippen: The Battle that Defined the Continental Medical Department

John Morgan and William Shippen, Jr. stood shoulder to shoulder in the crowd outside of old Westminster Hall on September 22, 1761. They were…

Justin McHenry

The Varick Transcripts and the Preservation of the War

John Morgan vs. William Shippen: The Battle that Defined the Continental Medical Department

Unreasonable Searches and Seizures: The Common Law Origins of the Fourth Amendment

The Benedict Family of Salem, New York

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