A Choice Body of Men: The Continental Army on the Upper Ohio
byThe settlers who chose to make their homes in the upper Ohio in the mid to late eighteenth century faced a wide variety of…
Fort Laurens
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The Siege of Fort Laurens, 1778–1779
byDuring the American Revolution, British-allied Native Americans raided American homesteads and settlements all along the Ohio Valley. As the war progressed, the increased frequency…
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Shenandoah Martyr: Richard Campbell at War
byThere is no dignity in being forgotten. A case in point is Virginia Lt. Col. Richard Campbell, a Continental officer who died bravely for…
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Ambushed! Victim’s Bones at Fort Laurens
byFor a few terrifying minutes the air was filled with the sound of gunshots, war-whoops and the screams of the dying. It was over…