Category Archives: Memory
“Rev War Revelry” Discusses Daniel Morgan
In the pantheon of American military leaders, Daniel Morgan’s place is definitely warranted. Innovative rifleman, heroic actions, backwoodsman, skillful tactician, and charismatic leader. He performed admirably at the Battle of Quebec in the winter of 1775, led the American forces … Continue reading
Posted in Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolutionary War, Clarke County, Daniel Morgan, Emerging Revolutionary War, Nathan Stalvey, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Robert Orrison, Travis Shaw, Virginia
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“Rev War Roundatble with ERW” Discusses “The Cabinet” with Dr. Lindsay Chervinksy
George Washington’s first presidential cabinet included many luminaries of the American Revolutionary era; Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State and Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury to just name two. When studying the formation of the present United States … Continue reading
Posted in Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Politics, Revolutionary War
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Constitution, Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, George Washington University, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, The Cabinet, Thomas Jefferson, United States, US Constitution, Virginia Historical Society
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“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” Talks Treason & Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold, the mere mention of the name seems permanently intertwined with the word “treason.” His name has even made it into popular vernacular, being called a “Benedict Arnold” as an insult. Yet, there is more to the man than … Continue reading
Posted in British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1776, 1781, American Revolution, Battle of Saratoga, Benedict Arnold, Can, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Richmond, Virginia
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“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” Revolutionary Movies
The majority of military history enthusiasts, besides having a rows upon rows of books and publications gracing one room (or multiple rooms) of their dwellings, also house another collection. Movies, films, documentaries that detail on screen the history of the … Continue reading
Stumbling Upon Daniel Boone
Recently I had the chance to travel through Lexington, Kentucky en route to western Kentucky and to see the sites associated with the Fort Donelson campaign in the American Civil War. In Frankfurt, Kentucky, Simon Bolivar Buckner, the Confederate general … Continue reading
“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” Looks West….
The majority of the study of the American Revolution centers on the main theaters of the war, chiefly east of the Appalachian Mountains and on the high seas. Obviously. Yet, what is considered today the Midwest or Great Lakes region … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War, Western Frontier
Tagged 8th Virginia Continental, American Independence, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War, Gabriel Neville, George Rogers Clark, George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Great Lakes, National Park Service, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW
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African Americans Serving in the American Revolution
If you tuned into our “Rev War Revelry” with historian and author John U. Rees on Sunday, you may have heard him mention a few links and a blog where he adds information that did not make it into the … Continue reading
“Rev War Roundtable with ERW” Focuses on African American soldiers during the American Revolution with author and historian, John U. Rees
Baron Ludwig von Closen, aide–de–camp to French General Rochambeau, wrote in July 1781: “I had a chance to see the American Army, man for man. It is really painful to see those brave men, almost naked with only some trousers … Continue reading
What’s So Bonhomme about Richard?
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Dwight Hughes The recent disastrous conflagration aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) in San Diego harbor brings to mind the original warship by that name and its fiery fate, a tale excellently told in … Continue reading
