January 19, 2012 by Laura | 0 comments
The title, Numbered Record Books, doesn’t reveal much about this significant new collection of Revolutionary War documents on Fold3. Yet, anyone familiar with these military records—oaths of allegiance, supply records, orderly books, letters, account ledgers—knows they contain revealing and rather … Continue reading
Nine months before the victory at Yorktown successfully ended what we now call the Revolutionary War, a critical turning point in the southern campaign occurred at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina. On January 17, 1781, General Daniel Morgan … Continue reading
July 3, 2007 by Chris Willis | 1 Comment
Even the night before the Fourth of July, it’s easy to obtain (where legal, of course) nearly an unlimited supply of fireworks, sparklers and other brilliant incendiary devices. Though such gunpowder-based confections stir delight in children and swelling patriotism in … Continue reading
May 16, 2007 by Chris Willis | 1 Comment
In the bibliography of David McCullough’s bestselling book, “1776“, (see what else we’re reading) lies an interesting source: “Revolutionary Pension Records.” Much of the power of McCullough’s writing comes from his ability to recount an event that happened more than … Continue reading
February 20, 2007 by Chris Willis | 2 Comments
It’s an expensive way to spend President’s Day but, by all accounts, worth it. According to The Washington Post: It was a speech so moving the crowd wept. It was a speech so personally important George Washington’s hand shook as … Continue reading
November 30, 2006 by Chris Willis | 25 Comments
As we continue to get closer to a complete collection of The Pennsylvania Archives, we find more interesting facts.Here is an alphabetical list of Revolutionary Soldiers “compiled chiefly from The Depreciation Account books in the office of the Auditor General … Continue reading
