This Memorial Day, take some time to consider what you've learned from a Revolutionary War soldier who was killed or died while serving.
Reflections on Josiah Parker
On the Elusive History of Brigadier General James Reed
I use the term "elusive" because I had questions about James Reed's service in Quebec (May and June of 1776) that I was unable to answer as I wrote about him in The War has Begun. The biographical sketches I found only agreed agreed on one fact: that he was rendered blind due to a "malignant" illness he acquired at Crown…
Philip Schuyler: Crisis Manager
As I researched how Sullivan's Brigade made its way north from Albany to Fort Ticonderoga in the late spring of 1776, I came across a remarkable document. It was a project plan...
Duty in the Cause of Liberty 