The men who served with him were German, Irish and Scottish settlers. They were fiercely independent frontiersmen, farmers and artisans who had settled in the wilds near the forks of the Allegheny, ...

The Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775, in which 49 American militia members were killed by soldiers in the ...

(Mass Appeal) – Picture that it’s the summer of 1775 and word from Boston is that citizens of the Bay Colony are needed to resist the British Regulars and their reign. What would you do? Kathleen ...

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A pivotal moment in American history was commemorated Thursday in downtown Wilmington, as community members gathered to honor ...

During the American Revolution, more than in any subsequent U.S. war, doctors played critical roles beyond their medical functions. A key leader at the outset of the war was Dr. Joseph Warren. This is ...

KITTANNING -- In April 1775, William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in the Continental Army of a rifle battalion in the 1st ...

KITTANNING — In April 1775, William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in the Continental Army of a rifle battalion in the 1st ...