Historical Society Remembers a True Patriot Revolutionary War Soldier Was Buried in Kane County CemeteryByline: David Sharos Daily Herald Correspondent On the weekend celebrating the birth of our...Sharos, David
His Continental troops proved their mettle but more so, the militia had finally come into their own, standing before shot and maneuvering with all the skill and brave determination of any regular soldier. As far as most were concerned, the war in the south was basically...
Georgia Continental Soldier. Artwork by Charles Lefferts. There was another near miss that would have given the Americans more time to prepare for the attack. On the morning of March 3rd, Lt. Colonel Leonard Marbury and a small contingency of dragoons were upstream near Paris Mill. They...
Only 1,400 American prisoners held captive on these hideous hunks would survive by war’s end. Over 11,000 men interned on British prison ships would die from disease and malnutrition during captivity. Their bodies buried in shallow graves along shorelines. The...
to Cap't Wesenfells of 1st Battalion died of a Bilious Colic and was buried in the afternoon with all the military shew our forces in Lapraire could make. Montreal November 13-This day at 10 o'clock General Montgomery marched into Montreal. November 14.-This morning I set off from Lap...
To protect the fort from a land invasion, a dry moat was constructed as part of the fort's numerous defenses. An enemy soldier in the moat would have muskets pointed at them at every angle. Dry Mote Drift: Paul Wolfe, Townsquare Media ...
and a notice on the door requested you sharply to respect the rules governing Islamic dress. Outside was a large sign which showed an Iranian soldier under an apparent shower of blood and bore the words, 'We are all warriors and never fear from war'. We made the best of the hotel, th...
History has often glossed over Jones and his contribution to the American Revolution due in part to controversial aspects of his life. In addition to being a foreign-born soldier for hire and, therefore, a perpetual outsider, some modern historians are quick to point out that despite his disgu...
Harriet Tubman spent time at the Fort after the Civil War, and Edgar Allen Poe was stationed there as a young soldier. The Fort also tells the significant story of the beginning and the end of slavery in the United States. One such story includes three brave men — Frank Baker, James ...
William Crooks, father-in-law of Hugh McGough, had, before his death in 1778, agreed to sell 25 acres of land to William Ashmore. Ashmore was one of the appraisers of the estate of William Crooks in 1779. See: Hugh McGough, Soldier in the American Revolution.)...