While writing, Trials of War, I got the opportunity of a lifetime to work as an advisor for Florentine Films on The American Revolution.
Behind the Maps: The American Revolution’s GIS Journey
“The Trials of War” is Available
I am pleased to announce that The Trials of War is available. Normally, when I publish a new book, I share the most interesting aspects of the research.
Battle of Breed’s Hill Patriot Locator Map
One thing I learned is that because I located my ancestor, I could likely locate every American who likely fought. Use the search box to enter the surname, and if needed, the first name of any American who fought in the battle.
ArcGIS Pro Map Package for Battle of Breed’s Hill
Happy 4th of July! After publishing the List of Americans in the Battle of Breed’s Hill from the Rolls last year, I had intended to also publish the ArcGIS Pro map I used as part of the research to compile the list. I am finally sharing that here today.
List of Americans in the Battle of Breed’s Hill from the Rolls
This is a roll of who was or likely was in the battle on June 17, 1775. It is not exact, complete, or the last word. The early historians, Swett, Frothingham, Loring, et. al. agreed there is no basis to accurately compile an exact list. I completely agree with them. I intend this roll as a 21st-century digital convenience. It is for those who wish to get a faster start on researching patriot ancestors, town histories, etc.
Improved text for searching MA Soldiers and Sailors
The scanned text of 17 volumes of Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, a Compilation from https:archive.org, was difficult to search through because there were so many errors, including misrepresented names, broken words, and garbled entire pages of text. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War v1-17Download After several years of gradual…
Honor and Valor – Historical Insights
Does your book provide any new contributions to our understanding of history? In Honor and Valor, I divide the contributions to historical understanding into two categories:
Here's a great article, following up on the intersection of Joseph Gray's narrative and the Van Veghton family's accounts of the New Hampshire Continental troops assisting in the evacuation of Schaghticoke, NY in August of 1777. I am re-writing that part of Book 2 in Duty in the Cause of Liberty for the third time…
Schaghticoke in the American Revolution, Major VanVeghten scalped
Got to love the Internet for providing the basis to connect the threads of history! See my comment proposing the connecting the thread at the end.
Nathan Weare’s 1777 Ticonderoga Diary was Actually Sullivan’s Expedition in 1779!
As I've been writing "Honor and Valor", book two of Duty in the Cause of Liberty, I have had to get back into research mode. I always look for journals written by the men who were there--these journals have an authenticity historians cannot replicate.
Duty in the Cause of Liberty 