Category Archives: Common Soldier

ERW Weekender: Ninety Six, The Site That Has It All

Posted on March 13, 2020 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes historian Vanessa Smiley to the blog. The thing about Ninety Six National Historic Site is that it’s unassuming exterior hides a wealth of history. It’s also nowhere near a major highway, meaning you have to want … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Civilian, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, National Park Service, Southern Theater | Tagged 1775, 1781, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Weekender, Nathanael Greene, National Park Service, Ninety-, Ninety-Six National Historic Site, South Carolina, Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Vanessa Smiley | Leave a comment

ERW Weekender: Boston Massacre: 250 Years and 1-Day Later

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Phill Greenwalt

Crispus Attucks. Every American school child learned that name in a social studies or history class in grade school. On the night of March 5, 1770, Attucks, an African-American was one of the six Bostonians that was killed by British … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, National Park Service, Northern Theater | Tagged 1770, A Single Blow, American Revolutionary War, Boston, Boston Massacre, Boston Massacre Historical Society, Crispus Attucks, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Weekender, Freedom Trail, John Adams, Phillip S. Greenwalt | 1 Comment

McColloch’s Leap

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Phill Greenwalt

“By no means comparable with the feats of a similar character” and “performed an act of daring” and “nay, desperate horsemanship” and “seldom been equaled by man or beast.” All these describe the amazing escape of Major Samuel McColloch in … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Monuments, Native American, Uncategorized, Western Frontier | Tagged 1774, 1777, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort Henry, Lord Dunmore, Major Samuel McColloch, Native Americans, Patrick Henry, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Virginia, West Virginia, Wheeling | 4 Comments

62nd Foot at Freeman’s Farm

Posted on January 22, 2020 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Kevin Pawlak. A short bio follows the post below. On May 25, 1775, the 62nd Regiment of Foot stood for review. The line of men, clad in their redcoats with buff facings, did not … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War | Tagged 1777, 62nd Regiment of Foot, 62ndregiment.org, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Saratoga, British Army, British soldier, Daniel Morgan, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort Ticonderoga, General John Burgoyne, Kevin Pawlak, Lt. Col. John Anstruther | Leave a comment

A Portrait of John Cuppy

Posted on January 15, 2020 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Gabriel Neville Most of the enlisted men of the Revolutionary War are faceless and forgotten—just names on lists. Biographies and painted portraits are honors that were reserved for officers. Even so, it is possible … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War | Tagged 1778, American Revolution, Anthony Wayne, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort McIntosh, Fort Pitt, Garbiel Neville, John Cuppy, Morristown, Native Americans, Scotch-Irish, Virginian | Leave a comment

ERW in the Hudson Valley: 4th Annual ERW Trip

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Rob Orrison

Just over two weeks ago, ERW historians Billy Griffith, Phillip Greenwalt, Mark Maloy, Rob Orrison and Kevin Pawlak took a long weekend trip up to upstate New York. This was the fourth year that ERW authors have gotten together to take … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American, Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civilian, Common Soldier, French and Indian War, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Northern Theater, Photography, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized, Weapons | Tagged Albany, battle of bennington, battle of hubbardton, Fort Ticonderoga, Horatio Gates, Jane McCrae, john burgoyne, Lake George, Newburgh, saratoga, Saratoga National Historical Park, Stony Point | Leave a comment

Using the King’s Highway to Trap a King’s Army

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Phill Greenwalt

A few weeks ago, heading to the airport after the first Emerging Revolutionary War symposium, fellow ERW historian Rob Orrison made a pit stop in a residential neighborhood in Prince William County, Virginia. To the average traveler to the Ronald … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Preservation, Revolutionary War | Tagged 1781, comte de Rochambeau, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, King George III, King Louis XVI, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Prince William County, Robert Orrison, Siege of Yorktown, Virginia | 1 Comment