Stuart Hatfield

Stuart Hatfield lives in Muskegon, Michigan. He earned his Masters in Military History from AMU (focused on the American Revolution). He currently works in IT and has published three novels and currently curates an American Military History blog at historiamilitaris.org. He also spends his free time museum hopping, always an adventure. His current research/writing project is a look at the relationship between the Continental Congress and the Continental Army. As far as history goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

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Economics, Politics During the War (1775-1783), The War Years (1775-1783) January 21, 2019 January 21, 2019

Continental Congress vs. Continental Army: Paying For It All

When the Second Continental Congress met in June 1775, they were not prepared for what they found. Several months earlier on April 19 the…

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Politics During the War (1775-1783), Strategy November 22, 2018 November 18, 2018

Continental Congress vs. Continental Army: Strategy and Personnel Decisions

When the American Revolution became a shooting war, it was left to the Continental Congress to become the body of state for the thirteen…

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Politics, Politics During the War (1775-1783) October 30, 2018 October 29, 2018

Continental Congress vs. Continental Army: The Officer Corps

When the Continental Congress first met it was intended to bring the American colonies together to find a solution to the growing disputes with…

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Economics October 7, 2015 August 28, 2016

Faking It: British Counterfeiting During the American Revolution

The American Revolution was very much a case of David versus Goliath. A relatively small group of colonists decided that they wanted to break…