Uniforms were hit and miss, and many soldiers suffered without boots or coats. With no standing army, the Americans sort of made it up as they went along. Nearly every unit was different.

In up-close looks at war via videos, museum-goers can go back to the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill, an intense scene of ...

Soldiers of the 3d US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) wear uniforms worn during the War of 1812 at the Defenders Day Parade in Baltimore, Md., on Sept. 8, 2017. DVIDS ...

There’s now a Continental Army uniform printed on a hoodie. Although 18th century soldiers would despair at such an homage to our Founding Fathers, it is the perfect attire for a couch militia.

As war with Britain broke out in the spring of 1775, however, Massachusetts patriots needed every man they could get, and a number of black men -- both slave and free -- served bravely at ...

Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War By Elizabeth M. Collins, Soldiers Live March 4, 2013 At dawn on June 17, 1775, British Gen. William Howe ordered fire on American forces three times and ...