James McCubbin Lingan, an American Story
byOf the thousands of men and women who contributed to the Patriot cause during the American Revolution, James McCubbin Lingan (1751–1812) stands out with…
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The Extraordinary Life of Isaac Grant of Judea, Connecticut
byThe old man stepped out into the sun, shut his door, and turned north, leaving his home in Gainesville, New York, for the county…
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Antoine Felix Wuibert: The French “Forrest Gump” of the American Revolution
byAntoine Félix Wuibert was one of the earliest foreign volunteers to the War of the American Revolution, arriving even before the United States pronounced…
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A Dutiful Soldier Misses the Battle
byWe sometimes use the phrase “at the right place at the right time” when describing the circumstances of someone’s good fortune. In war, the…
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Washington’s Belated Admission
by“This is a most unfortunate affair and has given me great Mortification as we have lost not only two thousand Men that were there,…