Meeting of the Three Commanders
On March 6, 2019, a chilly late winter afternoon, the Virginia Beach Historic Preservation Commission dedicated a Virginia Historical Highway Marker to commemorate a…
Review: Valley Forge to Monmouth
Valley Forge to Monmouth: Six Transformational Months of the American Revolution by Jim Stempel (McFarland, 2021) Captivated by the short preface, it was evident this…
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Why Yorktown? Yorktown in Human and Geological Time
Written human history only dates back a few thousand years while geologic time is often measured in tens or hundreds of millions of years….
Great Bridge Museum Opens Amid Pandemic
Friday, June 19, 2020, proved an interesting day in Virginia. The governor, two days prior, issued an executive order declaring June 19, “Juneteenth” a…
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Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation: Information and Slavery
Lord Dunmore, John Murray, the 4th Earl of Dunmore (1730-1809) and Royal Governor of Virginia (1771-1776),[1] was an important political and military figure during…
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‘They Were Good Soldiers’: African Americans Serving in the Continental Army, 1775–1783
They Were Good Soldiers: African-Americans Serving in the Continental Army, 1775-1783 by John U. Rees (Solihull, England: Helion & Company, 2019) John U. Rees addresses…
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Contest for Liberty: Military Leadership in the Continental Army, 1775–1783
Contest for Liberty: Military Leadership in the Continental Army, 1775-1783 by Seanegan P. Sculley (Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing, 2019) Seanegan P. Sculley’s recent book, Contest…
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The American Revolutionary War in the South
The American Revolutionary War in the South: A Re-evaluation from a British Perspective in Light of the Cornwallis Papers by Ian Saberton (Grosvenor House Publishing…
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The Road to Charleston: Nathanael Greene and the American Revolution
The Road to Charleston, Nathanael Greene and the American Revolution by John Buchanan (University Press of Virginia, 2019) John Buchanan’s latest account of the southern theater…
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Southern Gambit: Cornwallis and the British March to Yorktown
Southern Gambit: Cornwallis and the British March to Yorktown by Stanley D.M. Carpenter (University of Oklahoma Press, 2019) In his recent book, Stanley Carpenter produced…
James McCubbin Lingan, an American Story
Of the thousands of men and women who contributed to the Patriot cause during the American Revolution, James McCubbin Lingan (1751–1812) stands out with…
Recognizing the Skirmish at Kemp’s Landing
November 10, 1775 was an important day in both Great Britain and America. Lord George Germain assumed duties as the Secretary of State for…
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The Second Battle of Cowpens: South Carolina vs. Winchester, Virginia
On January 17, 1781, at Cowpens, South Carolina, Gen. Daniel Morgan solidified his position as an iconic Revolutionary War figure with his decisive victory…
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George Washington’s 1781 Campaign Design Revealed
George Washington closed a July 31, 1788 letter to Noah Webster noting that Webster’s “desire of obtaining truth is very laudable, I wish I…
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The Strategy of Victory: How George Washington Won the American Revolution
Book review: The Strategy of Victory: How George Washington Won the American Revolution by Thomas Fleming (Da Capo Press, 2017) [BUY NOW ON AMAZON]…
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The Battle of Great Bridge: Preserving the Site, Honoring the Soldiers
An interview with Lin Olsen, Executive Director, Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways History Foundation Question: Why is preserving the Great Bridge Battlefield important? We…
Norfolk, Virginia, Sacked by North Carolina and Virginia Troops
If the headline of a January or February 1776 edition of any North American Tory newspaper read, “Norfolk, Virginia, Sacked by North Carolina and…
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What Remains: Searching for the Memory and Lost Grave of John Paul Jones
Book Review: What Remains: Searching for the Memory and Lost Grave of John Paul Jones by Robert Hornick (University of Massachusetts Press, 2017) [BUY NOW…
Commodore Lewis/Louis Warrington, France’s Revolutionary Gift to America
While France and the United States have always exchanged gifts representative of their support of democratic ideals, not all the gifts were between statesman…
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America’s First Continental Army Combat Casualty
Reflecting on the service of American soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines this past Veteran’s Day prompted an interesting question: Who was the first Continental…
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Command and Control During the Yorktown Campaign
The definitions of joint command of land, maritime, air and other forces as practiced by the United States military today were unknown to those…
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Washington’s Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution
Book review: Washington’s Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution by Patrick K. O’Donnell (Atlantic Monthly…
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New Light on Battle Casualties: The 9th Pennsylvania Regiment at Brandywine
Recognizing the contributions and sacrifices of all combat veterans from any war is a meaningful American tradition. On June 2, 2015, the President of…