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The British Naval Signals Missions of 1781
Richard Peters’ letter of October 19, 1781, to Gen. George Washington mentioned two missions to obtain copies of certain British naval signals and convey…
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Captain Septimus Noel: Ordnance Fleet Commodore
History occasionally provides a pleasant surprise by revealing the record of an ordinary person who, thrust into a unique role, performed extraordinary services for…
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Demise of the Albemarle Barracks: A Report to the Quartermaster General
The British army that Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to the American army at Saratoga, New York on October 17, 1777, was first marched…
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The American Gunners at Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown began subsequent to the movement of about fifty thousand American and French soldiers and sailors to eastern Virginia, twenty-eight thousand…
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A Yorktown Footnote: The Last Days of Col. Alexander Scammell
The highest ranking Continental Army officer to be killed during the Siege of Yorktown in 1781 was Col. Alexander Scammell, 34-year old commander of…
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Reaction to the 1775 Gunpowder Episode by the Independent Company of Albemarle County
The Royal Governor’s April 21, 1775 removal from Williamsburg’s Powder Magazine of gunpowder essential to Virginia’s defense caused an immediate furor among Virginians as…