Tag Archives: Ralph Waldo Emerson

THE AUTHORS AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN CONCORD

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Rob Orrison

In honor of April being National Poetry Month, we share the connection of the literary icons of Concord (MA) and its American Revolution heritage. Concord historian Jayne Gordon wrote about these connections in an appendix in our recent release “A Single Blow.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Civilian, Memory, Personalities, Slavery, Uncategorized | Tagged Concord, Concord Hymn, Concord's Battle Monument, Henry David Thoreau, Lexington and Concord, Mobile, Old Manse, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walden Pond | 1 Comment

“I hope my visit to Boston will do good…” Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby and American Revolution

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Rob Orrison

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 | Leave a comment

Reflections of April 19, 1775

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Phill Greenwalt

On this date, 241 years ago, the first salvo of what would become the American Revolutionary War, was fired on Lexington Green and North Bridge in Concord. Historian John Galvin once wrote about the Battles of Lexington and Concord that … Continue reading →

Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Common Soldier, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Monuments, National Park Service, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized | Tagged British, Colonel James Barrett, Colonel John Buttrick, Concord, John Galvin, Lexington, Lexington Green, Minute Man National Historical Park, Minutemen, North Bridge, Old Manse, Paul Revere, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Reverend William Emerson | Leave a comment

Review: The Spirit of ’74, How the American Revolution Began by Ray and Marie Raphael

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Phill Greenwalt

Why did Boston’s act of political vandalism lead to a British military expedition against small towns in Massachusetts sixteen months later? How, exactly did evolving political tensions result in actual warfare? How did Lexington and Concord become, as Ralph Waldo … Continue reading →

Posted in Revolutionary War, Uncategorized | Tagged Abigail Adams, American colonists, Berkshire, Boston, British, Concord, First Shots, Lexington, Marie Raphael, Minutemen, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ray Raphael, Spirit of 1774, The New Press, Worchester | 2 Comments

Shots Heard Round the World

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Phill Greenwalt

This past weekend marked the 240th anniversary of “the Shot Heard ‘Round the World”—the opening engagement, in Concord, Massachusetts, of what became the American Revolution. There at the North Bridge, on April 19, 1775, colonial militiamen fired on British soldiers … Continue reading →

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