Category Archives: Preservation

Southside Revolutionary Virginia 1775 Tour – October 12, 2019

Posted on August 8, 2019 by erwpost

From our friends at the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond Tour Leader – Dr. Patrick H. (Pat) Hannum, Professor, Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Lt Col USMC (Ret) This tour will visit three critically important Revolutionary War sites, … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Emerging Revolutionary War, Preservation, Revolutionary War | Tagged 1775, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American Revolutionary War Round Table of Richmond, Emerging Revolutionary War, Great Bridge Battle, Great Bridge Battlefield, Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways History Foundation, Kemp's Landing, Lord Dunmore, Loyalist, Norfolk, St. Paul's, Virginia | Leave a comment

ERW Weekender: A Visit to Fort Stanwix

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

Fort Stanwix in Rome, New York, has plenty of history to offer, but it’s equally a success story of urban renewal. The fort’s original location was long swallowed up by the city’s expansion in the twentieth century, but it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, National Park Service, Preservation | Tagged battle of oriskany, Fort Stanwix, National Park Sevice, Oneida, Oneida Carrying Place, Rome New York | 1 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

Announcing the First Emerging Revolutionary War Symposium!

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Rob Orrison

Mark your calendars for September 28, 2019! Emerging Revolutionary War is excited to announce that we are partnering with Gadsby’s Tavern Museum and The Lyceum of Alexandria, VA to bring to you a day long Symposium focusing on the American … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Civilian, Common Soldier, Continental Congress, French and Indian War, Memory, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Minute Men, Northern Theater, Personalities, Politics, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized, Women | Leave a comment