Author: Tucker F. Hentz

Tucker F. Hentz, born in southeastern Pennsylvania, graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 1977 and attended graduate school at The University of Kansas, where he earned an M.S. degree in geological sciences. He worked as a research geologist at The University of Texas at Austin for 39 years, retiring in 2021. While a researcher, he published extensively on the geology of southwestern U.S. sedimentary basins. As an avocation, he pursued his interest in the history of the American Revolution. He is also the author of articles on the war published in Military Collector & Historian of the Company of Military Historians.

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The War Years (1775-1783) Posted on

Vanishing Ranks: Rawlings’ Rifle Regiment and the Struggle to Recruit for the Frontier

The Continental Congress directed the organization of the Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment (Rawlings’ regiment) in resolutions dated June 17 and 27, 1776.[1] The force was a combination of six newly-formed companies from the two states and three independent rifle companies organized a year before. The nine-company regiment was still completing organization on November 16 […]

by Tucker F. Hentz
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Espionage and Cryptography Posted on

Private Adam Rider: General Washington’s Improbable Spy

On March 18, 1818, the U.S. Congress enacted a law that established a lifetime pension for American veterans of the Continental army who were “in reduced circumstances.”[1] As part of the filing process for these benefits, veterans were required to submit affidavits to local courts with supporting testimonials attesting to their service record during the […]

by Tucker F. Hentz