Elias Boudinot

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Critical Thinking, Features, Postwar Politics (>1783) November 3, 2020 November 1, 2020

If George Washington had not Run for President . . . ?

by Editors

This month we asked our contributors: If George Washington had not run for President in 1789, who would you like to have had as…

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Critical Thinking, Features, People September 16, 2019 September 16, 2019

Officers Who Never Saw Combat

by Editors

We asked our contributors, “Who is your favorite military officer that never saw any combat?” The intent was to showcase officers who saw no…

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Conflict & War, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) June 25, 2019 June 24, 2019

A Chink in Britain’s Armor: John Paul Jones’s 1778 Raid on Whitehaven

by Andrew A. Zellers-Frederick

John Paul Jones has earned enduring fame in American history for his sailing and fighting exploits during the American Revolution. His influence on the…

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Features, People, The War Years (1775-1783) April 23, 2018 May 17, 2019

Elias Boudinot IV: America’s First Commissary General of Prisoners

by Joseph E. Wroblewski

“The prisoner of war is one of the most tragic figures in any conflict.”Larry G. Bowman[1] Various studies have placed the number of Americans…

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2. Mike Barbieri “Good and Sufficient Testimony:” The Development of the Revolutionary War Pension Plan

I suspect the vast majortiy of differences in service dates between governmental records and veterans' accounts came from foggy memories. These guys are trying to recall events from forty or…
3. HENRY T. PAISTE, III Skirmish at James’s Plantation: Victory and Defeat for Benedict Arnold in Virginia

AMAZING COLLECTION OF INFORMATION REF.ARNOLD IN VIRGINIA - AND LATER ON. NEEDS TO BE READ THREE OR FOUR TIMES -- TO "DIGEST" THE MAIN POINTS OF THIS "VAST WORK"... NICELY…