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“I hope my visit to Boston will do good…” Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby and American Revolution
A version of this post appeared in the Emerging Civil War blog on August 17, 2018. Those who know me know of my “interest” in famous Confederate partisan, John S. Mosby. Ok, some would say “love affair,” but either way, … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Memory, Minute Men, Monuments, Uncategorized
Tagged Boston, Concord, Lexington, Ralph Waldo Emerson
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America’s Dunkirk
In 1940, during World War II, the British and French armies were completely surrounded by the Nazis at Dunkirk. The Allies made a successful evacuation, lived on to fight another day, and gained a newfound resolve to resist the Nazi … Continue reading
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Fort Ticonderoga’s 2017 War College of the Seven Years’ War (and a Quick Trip through Carillon Battlefield)
Several weeks ago I was fortunate enough to take part in Fort Ticonderoga’s twenty-second annual War College of the Seven Years’ War as a guest author. This was my first experience attending the War College, and I can confidently say … Continue reading
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A Visit to Moores Creek
The Moores Creek battlefield manages to look simultaneously well manicured and primordial. Encompassing only 87 acres, it’s a landscape from before the dinosaurs that happens to have a rubberized pathway winding through its tall, thin pines. Tucked away in a … Continue reading
Jefferson Memorial
Photo taken on May 11th.
After Eutaw Springs
Part Two Click here for Part One. In many ways, the battle of Eutaw Springs was a disappointment for both commanders. Greene’s troops at one point broke through the British lines, but they recovered, and the Americans failed to drive them … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Monuments, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater, Uncategorized
Tagged Eutaw Springs, Guilford Court House, Guilford Court House National Military Park, Hobkirk's Hill, Iren, Irene B. Boland, Lord Francis Rawdon, Nathanael Greene, Ninety-Six, Santee River, University of South Carolina Press
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Ankle Deep In Blood: The Jason Russell House
Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome back historian Katie Turner Getty. Biography of Ms. Getty is below the post. On April 19, 1775, the placid farm of fifty-eight-year-old Jason Russell of Menotomy erupted into carnage when he, along with … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Memory, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Minute Men, Monuments, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged 1775, April 19, Arlington, Arlington Historical Society, Battle Road, British, Danvers, Elizabeth Russell, Jason Russell House, Katie Turner Getty, Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, Menotomy, Ruth Linnell Berry
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