Category Archives: Memory

“De Kalb has died, as he has lived, the unconquered friend of liberty”

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Phill Greenwalt

On this date in 1780, Johann von Robias, Baron de Kalb, died of wounds received three days earlier during the Battle of Camden, South Carolina. de Kalb, born on June 19, 1721 in the Principality of Bayreuth, was in charge … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater | Tagged 1780, 1825, August 16, August 19, Baron DeKalb, Battle of Camden, Benjamin Franklin, British, Camden, Continental Army, Delaware, Emerging Revolutionary War, General Horatio Gates, George Washington, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, Marylanders, Phillip S. Greenwalt, South Carolina | 1 Comment

August in Lexington, Massachusetts

Posted on August 1, 2019 by erwpost

From our friends at the Lexington Historical Society, a few events to mark on your calendar if going to be in that area of the country. Click here for more information about the events below. On Thursday, August 8th at … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, National Park Service, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized, Women | Tagged 1769, Buckman Tavern, Daughters of Liberty, Dr. Emily Murphy, Emerging Revolutionary War, Lexington, Lexington Green, Lexington Historical Society, National Park Service | Leave a comment

Review: Founding Martyr, The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero by Christian Di Spigna

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Phill Greenwalt

Doctor. Major General. President of the Provincial Congress. Author of political tracts. A true patriot. Forgotten. All these words, plus many more, are titles that depict the life of Dr. Joseph Warren. However, the last term is most synonymous with … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory | Tagged 1775, Abigail Adams, Battle of Bunker Hill, Christian Di Spigna, Committee of Corresspondence, Committee of Safety, Continental Congress, Dr. Joseph Warren, Emerging Revolutionary War, Founding Fathers, Founding Martyr, John Adams, John Hancock, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Samuel Adams, Suffolk Resolves | Leave a comment

On this date in….1776

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Phill Greenwalt

A few random musings on the importance of this date in American Revolutionary history… This day was the date that the assembled Second Continental Congress voted on the draft of a document that was Richard Henry Lee, a delegate from … Continue reading →

Posted in Continental Congress, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, National Park Service, Preservation | Tagged American Independence, Continental Army, Declaration of Independence, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Independence Day, Independence Hall, Independence National Historical Park, John Adams, July 2, July Fourth, Philadelphia, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Richard Henry Lee, Signers of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas McKean | Leave a comment

Press Release: US Founding Father may have contributed to forgotten ship wreck – study

Posted on June 30, 2019 by erwpost

Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, could have contributed to a forgotten shipwreck narrative, according to new research. Based on studies of Franklin’s early life as a printer, Dr Hazel Wilkinson claims there are clues … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilian, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Navy, Personalities, Preservation, Revolutionary War | Tagged 1705, 1725, Benjamin Franklin, Emerging Revolutionary War, Founding Fathers, Hazel Wilkinson, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Richard Castelman, United States, University of Birmingham | Leave a comment

Rise and Fight Again for Southern Revolutionary History

Posted on June 9, 2019 by erwpost

From our friends at American Battlefield Trust (ABT). To learn more about the ABT, click here. At stake are 31 acres associated with two Southern Campaign Revolutionary War battlefields, Hanging Rock in South Carolina and Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina. At … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, National Park Service, Preservation, Southern Theater | Tagged 1780, 1781, American Battlefield Trust, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Guilford Court House, Battle of Hanging Rock, British, Camden, Emerging Revolutionary War, Guilford Court House, Guilford Court House National Military Park, Hanging Rock, North Carolina, Preservation, South Carolina, southern campaign, southern campaigns of the american revolution, Southern Theater | Leave a comment

Press Release: Veterans Dig History in Groundbreaking Project at Saratoga Battlefield

Posted on June 2, 2019 by erwpost

From our friends at American Battlefield Trust (ABT), for more information about the ABT click here. Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam veterans have returned to the battlefield. But instead of the Middle East or Southeast Asia, they are mustering at … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, National Park Service, Preservation, Revolutionary War | Tagged 1777, American Battlefield Trust, American Veterans Archaeological Recovery, Battle of Saratoga, National Park Service, New York, Preservation, Saratoga National Historical Park, veterans | Leave a comment