Tag: Veterans

Posted on June 14, 2018September 17, 2018

One Soldier’s Story: Isaac Lewis of the Flying Camp, 1776

In a quiet Baptist cemetery in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, repose the remains of Isaac Lewis. Lewis served under Gen. George Washington during the prelude to a critical battle of the American Revolution, one which kept open the path to American Independence. Lewis’s battle experience was brief but memorable. Isaac, son of Henry and […]

by Donald B. Lewis

Posted on March 18, 2015August 28, 2016

10 Disabled British Pensioners

Wars were fought by soldiers, but it is the campaigns and commanders that are remembered and studied. This is a shame because the soldiers had a remarkable range of fascinating experiences, often more exciting than those of the policymakers they served. And yet, the farther back in history one goes, the fewer personal stories of […]

by Don N. Hagist