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Category Archives: Continental Leadership
Uncovering the Continental Army in Morristown
Part of an ongoing series about the Continental Army in Morristown, New Jersey. To read previous posts, click here. All that remains is a historical marker, on the side of North Park Place across the street from Morristown Green. For … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Continental Leadership, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Arnold's Tavern, Continental Army, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Morristown, Morristown Green, Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey
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Uncovering the Continental Army in Morristown
Approximately one month ago, I took a temporary detail assignment to Morristown National Historical Park. The national park preserves the winter cantonments of the Continental Army during the American Revolution; including the harshest winter, weather-wise, of the entire war, in … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Memory, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Continental Army, Continental Encampment, George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Morristown, Morristown National Historical Park, National Park Service, New Jersey
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George Mason’s Gunston Hall
Gunston Hall’s River Entrance (Author Photo) George Washington’s estate on the Potomac River is one of the most-visited places in the greater Washington, DC area, as befits the home of the Father of his Country. Just twelve miles south (by … Continue reading
The Brush of John Trumbull
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Michael Aubrecht John Trumbull’s paintings represent some of the most familiar depictions from the time of the American Revolution. Trumbull was a graduate of Harvard University and the gifted son of the Governor … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Northern Theater, Personalities, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, American Academy of the Fine Arts, Battle of Quebec, Bunker Hill, Declaration of Independence, General Joseph Warren, General Montgomery, George Washington, Harvard University, John Adams, John Trumbull, London, painting, Paris, Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, Yale University, Yorktown
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Review: First Founding Father: Richard Henry Lee and the Call for American Independence by Harlow Giles Unger
A member of one of Virginia’s first families, Richard Henry Lee was a critical voice in America’s struggle against Great Britain. Born at the family home, Stratford Hall, in Westmoreland County, Lee was educated in England. In 1758, he entered … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, Memory, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged Committee of Corresspondence, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, Harlow Giles Unger, House of Burgess, Richard Henry Lee, Stratford Hall, Virginia, Westmoreland County
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George Washington; October 17, 1781
While reading background on the siege and victory at Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781, I came across the following passage written by historian Jerome Greene. “The officer was then quickly escorted to Washington’s headquarters in a nearby house, … Continue reading
“He Stood the Field with Great Bravery”; The Story of Major Andrew Leitch, Part 2
After the Battle of Long Island, American forces evacuated to Manhattan Island. But with the British in command of the waters around New York, they easily could land their forces anywhere along Manhattan Island. On September 15th, the British crossed … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, Memory, Monuments, Northern Theater, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged Andrew Leitch, Battle of Harlem Heights, Dumfries, George Washington, Harlem Heights, New York, New York City, Prince William County, Third Virginia Regiment
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