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James Monroe at War

Posted on June 3, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

  Part Two With an excess of officers in the Continental Army and little prospect of getting a field command, James Monroe resigned his commission in 1779.  He became a Lieutenant-Colonel of Virginia forces, but was unable to recruit enough … Continue reading →

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James Monroe at War

Posted on June 3, 2015 by ECW Guest Post

  Part One Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome guest historian Scott H. Harris, Director of the James Monroe Museum. It is one of the great exploits of the American Revolution.  On the night of December 25, 1776, General … Continue reading →

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John Tyler: The Brief Civil War Career of Virginia’s Elder Statesman

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Chris Mackowski

The grave of James Monroe sits in a cage on the crown of a knoll in Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery. The ornate metalwork that holds him in looks like an oversized birdcage, although whether it’s to keep grave robbers from plundering Monroe’s sarcophagus … Continue reading →

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Westmoreland’s Other Confederate General

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Phill Greenwalt

Part two in the series “Tales From the Tombstone” In Westmoreland County on the historic Northern Neck of Virginia boasts of being the birthplace of a few famous persons in American history. George Washington, James Monroe, Richard Henry Lee, and the … Continue reading →

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