David Benge, born about 1760 in Virginia and died in 1854 in Clay County, Kentucky. A Revolutionary War Soldier (North Carolina Militia) and a soldier in the War of 1812 (Kentucky). This photo was shared with the family by [email protected].
South Carolina was treated as if it were part of the Caribbean
On Aug. 11-12, British redcoats will once again scan the eastern horizon for signs of Continental soldiers intent on capturing Old Fort Niagara.
Editor’s note: The following is a guest post by Jace Gabbard. Jace contacted me yesterday and offered up this well-researched piece marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of the Thames in which Kentucky Mounted Riflemen routed a force of British regulars in minutes, defeated their Indian allies in an hour and killed the great […]
When Congress established the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, the original 10 Rifle Companies were composed heavily of frontiersmen
Asher Waterman: War of 1812 Veteran.
During the Civil War, a Connecticut minister named E. B. Hillard went on a quest to collect the reminiscences of the Revolutionary War veterans still alive. They had fought as…
When American illustrator Tom Lovell (1909-1997) painted the standing soldier for The Continental Insurance Company, he researched the weapo...
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On Independence Day, LightBox presents portraits of Revolutionary War veterans photographed 70 years after the end of the conflict.
