13th Virginia Regiment

Frontier, Native Americans, Strategy, The War Years (1775-1783) May 11, 2021 May 12, 2021

A Choice Body of Men: The Continental Army on the Upper Ohio

by David P. Ervin

The settlers who chose to make their homes in the upper Ohio in the mid to late eighteenth century faced a wide variety of…

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Frontier, Historiography, The War Years (1775-1783) March 18, 2021 March 15, 2021

Virginia’s Independent Frontier Companies, Part 2 of 2

by Gabriel Neville

The Fifth Virginia Convention convened in Williamsburg in May 1776 with a weighty agenda before it. The 169-year-old colony declared its independence from Britain…

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I think you're absolutely right, Bill - that's a point I make in the manuscript I'm working on that's a very extended version of the article. Thanks for your comments,…
2. Bill Welsch Ten Crucial Days, Five Crucial Factors

David! Great article. Thanks. I always think of luck when I hear contingency. A fancier term. I’ve stressed luck on my tours. I would add what I consider another example…
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Hi Folks, I posted this comment under the wrong article from David. Please delete, and I will add it to the correct place. Thanks Bill