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Category Archives: Preservation
Captain John Asbhy
Part Two Captain John Ashby and his fellow Virginians would face their greatest test of the war on the afternoon of September 11th, 1777 at the Battle of Brandywine. Following a wide flank march the bulk of the Crown forces … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Monuments, Northern Theater, Personalities, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, American Revolution, Battle of Brandywine, Birmingham Meeting House, Captain John Ashby, Delaplane, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Johann Ewald, Marquis de Lafayette, Third Virginia Regiment, Travis Shaw, Turner Ashby, Virginia, Virginians, War of 1812, Warren Green Hotel
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Visiting a Tragedy: Gnadenhutten, OH
Few places in the American Revolution evoke sorrow like Gnadenhutten, Ohio. There, in March 1782, militia from Western Pennsylvania bludgeoned, scalped, and burned to death some ninety-six bound Indians who had adopted the Christian faith preached by missionaries from the … Continue reading
Visiting Carlyle House
William Griffith’s examination of the Carlyle House Congress last month (The Carlyle House Congress and Britain’s Military Objectives for 1755) reminded me that I had been remiss in not visiting the site. So, the family and I set off for Alexandria, VA … Continue reading
A Very Special Message
A special announcement in the preservation world was made public today. The Civil War Trust, which the Campaign 1776 initiative spawned from, officially changed their name to the American Battlefield Trust. You can see their video announcement of the name … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Emerging Revolutionary War, Monuments, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged 250th American Revolution, American Battlefield Trust, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Civil War Trust, Emerging Revolutionary War, Jim Campi, Jim Lighthizer, Lindsey Morrison, Preservation
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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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Fight for Osborne Hill
From a Pennsylvania State Historical Commission marker, one quickly can find out the importance of Osborne Hill to the Battle of Brandywine, fought on September 11, 1777. The hillside was the site of British General William Howe’s post in which … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Northern Theater, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1777, Battle of Brandywine, Campaign 1776, Civil War Trust, George Washington, hmdb.org, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Historical Marker, Philadelphia, September 11, William Howe
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