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Black men, both enslaved and free, played a vital role in the Revolutionary War. As news of the battle at Lexington and Concord spread down the East Coast, thousands of soldiers gathered to fight ...
In up-close looks at war via videos, museum-goers can go back to the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill, an intense scene of ...
The parade is telling the story of the U.S. Army’s history, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Soldiers are marching in historic uniforms, with military assets from each major conflict represented.
Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of skeletons at Colonial Williamsburg – but the skeletons weren’t from the ...
Soldiers will wear period costumes from wars throughout U.S. history to march in the Army parade. 'It's a little hot, but ...
On the 250th anniversary of Bunker Hill, it’s worth revisiting the horrors and anxieties of the conflict that birthed America ...
Cost is also an issue, Mantle says, since a full Revolutionary War soldier’s kit, including uniform and musket, can run $3,000 and upward. The Ancient and Honorable Huntington Militia, ...
The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.
The gravestone for Revolutionary War soldier Joseph Nevitt was nowhere to be found in the old Holy Rood Cemetery in Georgetown when Margaret D. MacKenzie searched for it last year.
The celebration -- featuring tanks, thousands of soldiers and buzzing helicopters -- will cost an estimated $25 million to ...
LANCASTER − Memorial Day is a time to honor the nation's war dead, including those who fought in the Revolutionary War. Fairfield County and even Ohio did not exist during that war, which raged ...
However, the militiamen did not give up, and by the next morning, over 15,000 soldiers from all over New England had surrounded Boston, all the way from Chelsea to Roxbury. Fighting remained in a ...