Hello all, I am a video/filmmaking student at CUNY, and for my Finals project I wish to create a short film about George Washington and New York City during...
EYE OF THE EAGLE ...... by ROBERT E. WILCZAK It's 1780 and the American Revolution is at a most critical crossroad. French assistance has finally arrived but...
Dear Friends and Fellow Historians, I received this from the curator of Carlyle House in Alexandria, VA, and thought some of you may find it of interest. Best...
Dear Friends and Fellow Historians, For anyone living in or planning to visit the Washington, DC, area, the following may be of interest. Best Regards, Glenn ...
Hello; I need to locate information on financing, funding and budgets for the American Revolution. How was the war financed? Why was there insufficient money...
Hello bobfantina, Sounds like you need to do a lot of reading. You are asking some very basic questions that can't be explained in a single sentence or...
I hope you will forgive me - I posted to the old list earlier today, not knowing that this one existed. Would you rather I go ahead and repost the message or...
Hi, I only received notification of this posting, so if you have some information to me I would be very grateful if you reposted it. Thank you. ... today, ... ...
Thank you for accepting my membership :) I could use help with determining the movements of the 1st VA under the following leadership and time period: Gen...
Your best source for Virginia Regimental histories is Sanchez-Saavedra: A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787....
Thank you - so far I've only used online materials. I was lucky enough to find the journal of a doctor who had been attached to the army hospital at West Point...
We have presented Merit Badge Day for the last 12 years running. At this year's Merit Badge Day for the flag ceremony, we want to march Scouts in the costumes...
Dear Friends and Fellow Historians, There is a House of Representatives (HR) bill (HR160) to appropriate money for a grant program to help State, Local, and...
Dear Friends and Fellow Historians, Historic preservation has to have grass roots support. I wanted to bring another proposed legislation of interest to...
Does anyone know if there is a way to check birth and death date's for soldiers. I have several Michael Kraus or Crouse's in my area. I have been going by this...
My father was an accountant by trade and an amateur historian; his love of finding the truth in history, and dispelling its myths, has inspired me in my ...
When doing genealogical research, you need to start with "YOU", working backwards through whichever line you are tracking. This is fairly easy to do with...
Hi there, Can anyone tell me what was the last battle that the 33rd Regiment of Foot fought in and where they went following that battle? Does anyone know if...
Well it appears "Rebels" about Ethan Allen has had issues with distribution so it will likely end up somewhere on DVD in the next few years. John Adams- a...
I am the Sergeant of Arms for a youth Fife and Drum Corps. located in Lake Arrowhead, CA. We are a group of 60 kids split into Jr. and Sr. Corps. I am the...
K, There is a group from southern California that puts on an outstanding "spit and polish" impression of the 33rd Regiment of Foot. I believe they belong to...
Greetings and Salutations, According to the 1768 Clothing Warrant the article you describe is Camp Colours. "The camp colours to be eighteen inches square,...
Dear Friends and Fellow Historians, As many of you know, I am the former historian of the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program...
Thanks for the suggestion. I will contact them for more information. K ... From: jconn420@... To: wwwrevwarcommessageboard@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, 22...
Dear Friends and Fellow Historians, I am passing this along from another list server of which I am a member that discusses military history. I thought some of...
JUNE 14, 1775 The Congress met and agreeable to the order of the day, resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into consideration &c. After some...
From the Journals of the Constinental Congress June 15, 1775 Ordered, That this be transmitted, by the Prest., in a letter to the chairman of the convention of...
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