2017 ECW Early Bird Symposium Admission
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Happy 200th, General Thomas
200 years ago this weekend George H. Thomas was born in Southampton County, Virginia. The link below is an appreciation of Thomas I did in 2014. Pap Thomas to the Sledge of Nashville
North of the Tweed and South of the Potomac: A Tale of Two Roberts and Two Prayers That Changed the Course of History (part two)
In commemoration of Robert E. Lee’s birthday, ECW is pleased to present the second of a two-part piece by guest author Richard G. Williams, Jr. Robert E. Lee had given his whole life to the Union for which his father, … Continue reading
North of the Tweed and South of the Potomac: A Tale of Two Roberts and Two Prayers That Changed the Course of History (part one)
ECW is pleased to welcome back guest author Richard G. Williams, Jr.. This is part one of a two-part piece. Part two will appear later today. “Patriotism is the love of a land and its people, nationalism is the love … Continue reading
Do You Know George Wythe?
Down the street from the Governor’s Palace in Colonial Williamsburg sits a two-story brick structure. Living historians, in first-person, debate the road to the American Revolution. But, who was George Wythe?
The Blue and Gray
At last weekend’s symposium, several people asked me about my lapel pin, which is a Korean taeguk of blue and gray swirls chasing each other – the classic “yin and yang” shape. (It is pictured below.) I periodically wear the … Continue reading
Mercer’s Grenadier Militia
This is part two in the series by guest historian Drew Gruber. For part one, click here. On the morning of October 3, 1781, British Colonels Tarleton and Thomas Dundas led another expedition north towards Gloucester Courthouse and away from … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Civilian, Common Soldier, Memory, Monuments, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, Americans, Banastre Tarleton, British, British Legion, Continental, Dragoons, Duc de Luzun, French, George Washington, German Jaegers, Gloucester Militia, Gloucester Point, Johann Ewald, Mercer's Corps, Mercer's Grenadiers, Queen Rangers, Revolutionary War, Seawell's Ordinary, Simcoe's Queen Rangers, Virginia, Virginia militia, Welsh Fusiliers
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Mercer’s Grenadier Militia
Emerging Revolutionary War and Revolutionary War Wednesday is pleased to welcome back guest historian Drew Gruber. Part 1 When we think about American militia during the Revolutionary War, the image of an untrained rifle-toting citizen turned soldier comes to … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Memory, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1777, 1781, American, American Revolution, Battle of Green Spring, Chesterfield Courthouse, Continental, Continental Line, Duc de Luzun, Frederich Wilhelm von Steuben, French, French alliance, French Army, French cavalry, George Washington, George Weedon, Gloucester Point, Grenadier Militia, Hugh Mercer, John Hungerford, Kings Mountain, Lord Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, Nathanael Greene, North Carolina, Revolutionary War, Robert Anderson, The Patriot, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Nelson, Virginia, Virginia militia, Ware Church, Yorktown
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“Our clocks are slow” L’Hermione, Lafayette and the Franco-American Alliance
With the visit of the L’Hermione to the east coast of the United States this summer, there has been a heightened interest in the Franco-American alliance that won the American Revolution. The French rebuilt the L’Hermione not only for its … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Revolutionary War
Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Boston, Comte de Grasse, Comte de Maurepas, comte de Rochambeau, Comte do Vergennes, Expedition Particuliere, Franco-American, French, French alliance, George Washington, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, King George III, King Louis XVI, L'Hermoine, L'Hermoine 2015, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, Morristown, New York, October 1781, Savannah, Siege of Yorktown, Sir Henry Clinton, Southern Theater, Virginia, Yorktown
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Question of the Week: History According To Kenobi
The Civil War, like many great historical events, is often approached through a personal lens. People often find an entrée into this big subject by starting with something they can connect to, be it an ancestor, a place, their race, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Memory, Question of the Week, Ties to the War, Western Theater
Tagged 21st Wisconsin, Bismarck, Dunkirk, Erwin Rommel, Fredericksburg, Great Britain, HMS Hood, Kenobi, Poland, Royal Navy, Star Wars, Virginia, World War II
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