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Local couple shares love of history through reenactments of War of 1812, Civil War
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBetty, an 1812 pirate, and her husband Mike, a Confederate soldier, participate in reenactments that...
Fowler commentary: Where is the burning desire for freedom in today’s America?
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA ragtag army of militia crossed the Delaware River on December 25-26, 1776, and saved the...
These were the all-Black units of the British Marines in America
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIllustration of a black Colonial Marine. (Don Troiani) Enslaved Americans in the War of 1812 found a...
The tragic story of the Battle of Negro Fort
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPlantation owners swapped lurid tales of armed fugitive slaves running wild and fomenting rebellion. They soon lobbied Washington to eradicate the...
War of 1812 veteran recognized by new grave marker, related ceremony
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 6—CLAYTON — Samuel Linnell, War of 1812 veteran and prisoner of war, finally has a headstone. It was installed this summer at Clayton Center Cemetery, an inactive and abandoned graveyard ...
Monroe County History: River Raisin Battlefield historical designation dates 1950s
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn the past, I have written about the River Raisin National Battlefield Park and its relationship to...
Eighty years ago, the world outlook was bleak. Enter America into WW II, and fortunes turned
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs America marks Veterans Day, think back to 80 years ago. It is just after the devastating December...
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds was once site of Union Army camp during the Civil War
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 day agoUniquely is a series of stories that explore the history, landmarks, culture and people that make...
Many American Revolutionaries were younger than you'd think when they declared independence from...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWashington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26,...
Local historian's War of 1812 book inspires docuseries
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 23—SACKETS HARBOR — A book that was written by a local historian about the War of 1812 is being turned into a docuseries by the author's son. Patrick Wilder wrote a book titled The Battle ...
