09/14/2021
10 Amazing Women of the Revolutionary War - Journal of the American Revolution
“I desire you would remember the ladies”—March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams to her husband, John Adams After reading the “Most Overrated Revolutionary” and the “Most...
04/05/2021
Easy as Falling Off a Horse - Journal of the American Revolution
Horses have been used for transportation for thousands of years, but have caused countless injuries and deaths. There is a saying that the only...
03/31/2021
Five Women of British East Florida - Journal of the American Revolution
In the male-dominated historical record of East Florida during the era of the American Revolution, a few women stand out as noteworthy. Most women...
02/19/2021
The Impeachment of Senator William Blount—the First in American History - Journal of the American Revolution
It is easy to suggest that William Blount made no significant contribution to the development of the United States. His achievements, although not negligible,...
02/19/2021
Colonel Tye: Leader of Loyalist Raiders—and Runaway Slave - Journal of the American Revolution
John Corlis (sometimes spelled Corlies) was a Quaker land owner who resided in Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. He along with his mother...
01/26/2021
I was able to visit here in the late 1980s, walking along the path outlined in the story.
Following Paul Revere Home: The Demolition and Preservation of Boston's Landmarks - Journal of the American Revolution
Here’s one of the things I love most about Boston: If it were possible to drop Paul Revere in downtown today, he could, quite...
01/22/2021
Thou Shalt Not Steal: Plunder, Theft, and Sticky Fingers - Journal of the American Revolution
“The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone.”[1] It had been less than three months since Congress had adopted a...
01/12/2021
Congress’s "Committee on Spies" and the Court-Martial Policies of General Washington - Journal of the American Revolution
In the weeks before it declared independence, the Continental Congress was already hard at work building the institutions it would need to maintain the...
12/22/2020
The Mount Vernon Slave Who Made Good: The Mystery of William Costin - Journal of the American Revolution
William “Will” Costin was found dead in his own bed on the morning of May 31, 1842. Washington City’s leading newspaper, the Daily National...
12/15/2020
The Revolutionary Language and Behavior of the Whiskey Rebels - Journal of the American Revolution
The image of a nation united in the aftermath of the American Revolution, content with hard-fought for and hard-won independence, is largely a grade...