ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kent Keyser was surprised to learn a historian at a Revolutionary War battle site knows the name of his ancestor, a private from Virginia who participated in a daring nighttime ...

Members of the Captain James Neal Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution color guard perform a musket salute following the dedication of two benches and a flagpole honoring Revolutionary War ...

Charles White is buried in the Greenfield Cemetery. There have been 20 members honoring Charles White as Daughters of the American Revolution members. Six of them are descendants of Julianna. Julianna ...

On Nov. 25, 1783, Capt. Johann Ewald watched the start of the biggest party New York City had ever seen. “On all corners one saw the flag of thirteen stripes flying, cannon salutes were fired, and all ...

COSHOCTON − A long lost Revolutionary War hero who died in Coshocton is finally getting his due, even though his final resting place remains a mystery. A memorial stone dedication ceremony was ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill.- History came alive at a Wreaths Across America event held Saturday, December 14th, 2024, ...

"Antiques Roadshow" appraiser Joel Bohy talks with Nanette Osborne, assessing personal documents from the Revolutionary War held in her family for almost 250 years. ("Antiques Roadshow") From Philly ...

An estimated 6,800 Americans were killed in action, and 17,000 more combatants died from diseases like typhus, typhoid, dysentery, and influenza. The British suffered 24,000 casualties from the war, ...

Introduction: As well as I can recollect -- Answer the purpose -- A strong desire to enlist -- My father caused me to enlist -- He took his father's place -- Fellow citizens Summary "Between 1819 and ...

Ted Cox, president of the West Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and a member of the local Captain James Neal chapter, salutes as members of the chapter’s color guard present ...