Tag Archives: James Madison

Review: James Monroe: A Life by Tim McGrath (New York: Dutton, 2020)

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Eric Sterner

Tim McGrath has written two award-winning winning books about the early history of the United States Navy: Give Me a Fast Ship and John Barry. For his third book, he switched gears to tackle an oft-overlooked soldier, lawyer, politician, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Continental Leadership, Personalities, Uncategorized | Tagged Biographies, government, James Madison, James Monroe, Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, Tim McGrath, Virginia | 5 Comments

ERW Weekender: In the Footsteps of James Madison

Posted on April 26, 2019 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Kate Bitely In the Foot Steps of James Madison. Spring is finally here in Virginia and if you are looking for a place to explore that offers a great outdoor experience, get in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Monuments, Personalities, Preservation, Revolutionary War | Tagged Dolley Madison, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Weekender, Founding Fathers, James Madison, Kate Bitely, Montpelier, Orange County, United States, Virginia | 1 Comment

Independence and Contradiction: Our Founding Slaveholders

Posted on November 28, 2017 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Michael Aubrecht. A biography of Mr. Aubrecht is attached below. In 2011 an exhibit titled “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty” started running at the Smithsonian’s American History Museum from January 27, 2012 … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilian, Memory, Personalities, Photography, Slavery | Tagged Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Dolley Madison, Founding Fathers, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, James Polk, John Tyler, Matin Van Buren, Monticello, Montpelier, Mount Vernon, Sally Hemings, Slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses Grant, William Henry Harrison, Zachery Taylor | Leave a comment

Standing in the Room Where American Was Born

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

As I stood in Independence Hall, in the room where the Founders debated the Declaration of Independence, I suddenly started thinking of the opening scene from the musical 1776, when John Adams cries for independence while everyone else complains about … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Continental Congress, National Park Service | Tagged 1776-the musical, Ben Franklin, Carpenter Hall, City Tavern, Congress Hall, Constitutional Convention, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, George Washington, Independence National Historical Park, James Madison, John Adams, The Signer, Thomas Jefferson | 4 Comments

“The Pox and the Covenant: The Curious History of Science and Religion in Colonial Boston”

Posted on April 2, 2017 by erwpost

Looking for something to do midweek? Enjoy a Wednesday night at Shenandoah University and learn about an aspect of early American history. If in the lower Shenandoah Valley or can make the trek, join Shenandoah University’s History Fellows in welcoming … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilian, Memory, Revolutionary War | Tagged Bill of Rights, Bill of Rights Institute, Charlottesville, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, James Madison, Jonathan Noyalas, Shenandoah University, Shenandoah University's History Fellows, Shenandoah Valley, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia | Leave a comment

A Close Read with the Madison

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

August 8, 2016—James and Dolley Madison at Montpelier, the Madisons’ home in Orange County, Virginia. Cast in bronze, the lie-sized statues were sculpted by Brooklyn-based artist Ivan Schwartz and unveiled May 27, 2009. Madison sits on one end of a bench that … Continue reading →

Posted in Monuments, Personalities, Photography, Uncategorized | Tagged Dolley Madison, James Madison, Montpelier, Orange County, statues | Leave a comment

James Monroe at War

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Phill Greenwalt

Part Two With an excess of officers in the Continental Army and little prospect of getting a field command, James Monroe resigned his commission in 1779. He became a Lieutenant-Colonel of Virginia forces, but was unable to recruit enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Emerging Civil War, Revolutionary War | Tagged baltimore, Battle of Bladensburg, Benedict, British Invasion 1814, Fort McHenry, Independence Day, James Madison, James Monroe, James Monroe Museum, Maryland, Monroe Doctrine, President James Monroe, Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War Wednesdays, Scott Harris, Society of Cincinnati, Thomas Jefferson, Treaty of Ghent, War of 1812, Washington D.C. | 2 Comments