Tag Archives: Paul Joseph Revere

Descendants of Revolutionary Riders in the Civil War

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Kevin Pawlak

Most Americans know the story of Paul Revere and William Dawes and their midnight ride on April 18-19, 1775, through the Massachusetts countryside (Revere’s role is better know than Dawes’). I would wager that most readers of this blog know … Continue reading →

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Exploring Gettysburg with Sue Boardman (part four)

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Chris Mackowski

part four in a series The Gettysburg battlefield is, of course, covered with monuments and memorials. For the next stop on our tour of the battlefield, Sue directed us to the very heart of the July 3 battle: “The Angle,” … Continue reading →

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Paul Revere and the Civil War

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

“Listen, my children, and you shall hear, Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April in ’75, Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year…” Thus begins Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic … Continue reading →

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