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People, The War Years (1775-1783) August 11, 2022 August 15, 2022

Colonel Daniel Hitchcock of Rhode Island

by Damien Cregeau

As a collateral descendant of Daniel Hitchcock (first cousin, nine times removed), I have always been fascinated by the short but important life of…

Engineering and Technology, Historic Sites, People, The War Years (1775-1783) January 5, 2022 January 4, 2022

Thaddeus Kosciuszko: “Patron Saint of West Point”

by Joseph E. Wroblewski

In Douglas S. Freeman’s biography of Robert E. Lee, he noted: Corps activities took a certain amount of Lee’s time that winter. Kosciuszko was…

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Battles, Engineering and Technology, Maps and Cartography, The War Years (1775-1783) October 7, 2021 October 5, 2021

What Were the Brooklyn Line of Forts in 1776?

by David M. Griffin

The planned capture of New York City in 1776 by British forces set the stage for what was to become the largest battle of…

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1. Phil Weaver Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

That was a joke about the attorneys (the grin text was not picked up when the comment posted).
2. Phil Weaver Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

Thanks Mark, likewise. Thanks also for the correction. I love working with original documents, but transcriptions can sometimes be difficult. Many of the pension application files are actually harder to…
3. Mark Sternberg Caleb Brewster’s Spy Boat Boys

Nice article, Phil, and great to meet you at Fort Lee. Just a minor correction - it's Zachariah "Hawkins," not "Newkirk."