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George Washington, Daniel Morgan, and Winchester, Virginia on Memorial Day

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Eric Sterner

I’ve been intermittently visiting Winchester, VA for years, usually with an eye toward understanding its place in the Civil War.  Tradition has it that no town changed hands more frequently. But, the town also has a prominent, if sometimes overlooked, … Continue reading →

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Revolution on the Ohio Frontier: Fort Laurens

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Eric Sterner

For much of the American Revolution, the British waged war on their rebelling colonists in the Ohio River Valley via proxy, relying on western Indian nations (Shawnee, Wyandot, Mingo, Chippewa, Ottawa, and others) to attack isolated American settlements and villages … Continue reading →

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