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Tag Archives: American Battlefield Trust
Summer Lecture on Summer of 1787
This past July I had the pleasure to attend and present at the American Battlefield Trust Teacher Institute. One of the keynote speakers was David O. Steward, the author of Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution. During his talk, there were … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Constitutional Convention, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Personalities
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, Constitution, David O. Stewart, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, James Wilson, John Rutledge, Philadelphia, Signers of the U.S. Constitution, Summer of 1787, U.S. Constitution
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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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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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