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Tag Archives: George Washington
Captain John Ashby
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Travis Shaw. Part One As he looked northward across the open ground in front of his position, Captain John Ashby could see the advance guard of the British army moving steadily closer. They came … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Common Soldier, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Minute Men, Northern Theater, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1776, American Revolution, Battle of Harlem Heights, Battle of Trenton, Blue Ridge Mountains, Crooked Run, Culpeper Minute Battalion, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fauquier County, French and Indian War, General George Washington, George Washington, James Monroe, John Ashby, Manhattan, New York, Travis Shaw, Virginia, William Washington, Yew Hill
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Washington’s Marshals
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Michael Aubrecht September 24 of each year is the anniversary date of the Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789. It also means that the United States Marshals Service is a year older. Along … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Henry Dearborn, Issac Huger, Judiciary Act, Lewis Morris, Nathanial Ramsey, Oliver Ellsworth, President George Washington, U.S. Marshals, William Smith
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Uncovering the Continental Army in Morristown
Part of an ongoing series about the Continental Army in Morristown, New Jersey. To read previous posts, click here. All that remains is a historical marker, on the side of North Park Place across the street from Morristown Green. For … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Continental Leadership, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Arnold's Tavern, Continental Army, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Morristown, Morristown Green, Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey
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Uncovering the Continental Army in Morristown
Part of an ongoing series of about the Continental Army in Morristown, New Jersey. For the first post, click here. “The smallpox has made such head in every quarter that I find it impossible to keep it from spreading thro’ … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Army Heritage Center Foundation, Continental Army, Emerging Revolutionary War, First Baptist Church, George Washington, Morristown, Morristown National Historical Park, Smallpox
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Uncovering the Continental Army in Morristown
Approximately one month ago, I took a temporary detail assignment to Morristown National Historical Park. The national park preserves the winter cantonments of the Continental Army during the American Revolution; including the harshest winter, weather-wise, of the entire war, in … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Memory, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Continental Army, Continental Encampment, George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, Morristown, Morristown National Historical Park, National Park Service, New Jersey
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