Author Archives: Kate Gruber
The Post Script
At 3:00 in the afternoon on April 21, 1781 Virginia militia Colonel James Innes sat down to write a letter near Hickory Neck Church, just shy of the halfway point between Virginia’s old colonial capitol at Williamsburg and its new … Continue reading
Posted in British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Politics, Southern Theater
Tagged 1776, 1777, 1781, British, Emerging Revolutionary War, Hessian, Hickory Neck Church, James Innes, Kate Gruber, Simcoe, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia, William Phillips, Williamsburg
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Lafayette—I Was There!
…at Lafayette College, that is. Last February I had the opportunity to join fellow members of the American Friends of Lafayette (yes, that’s a thing, and you can—and should—join by visiting this website) in the “reserved seating” section (that’s the second … Continue reading
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The Last and Crowning Battle
Today marks the ultimate “this day in history.” It’s Yorktown Day! On October 19, 1781, General Cornwallis surrendered his army to General Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, after a long and debilitating siege. The very first Yorktown Day, however, actually saw … Continue reading
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