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This award means a lot because it comes from the prestigious Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable and against tough competition." ...
For the next several years, we will be having various 250th anniversaries related to the birth of our country through the ...
Mark Pennell’s idea for a series of books came from dreams he had over three nights over 40 years ago. Pennell wrote down his ...
Attendees are encouraged to bring their personal books, written by the panelists, for signing.
Sherry Emershaw, president of the 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment, talked about Memorial Day and remembering our fallen heroes — and she took time to remember the Wyoming Valley's first soldiers ...
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution, The Dartmouth looks into how the war impacted ...
June 17, 1775—New England militia stood against the British in a brutal standoff that proved the colonies were ready to fight. Maddow Blog | Among the problems with Trump’s ‘free’ luxury j ...
The ship is named after Private First-Class Robert Ernest Simanek, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for shielding fellow Marines from a grenade at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Korean War.
Some of the stamps honor the Battle of Bunker Hill, which was fought primarily on Breed’s Hill in Charlestown. The painted stamps also depict the Battle of Trenton, which highlights George ...
Stowe also wrote about Peter Salem’s heroism on June 17, 1775, at the Battle of Bunker Hill, which also turns 250 this year. "Major Pitcairn caused the first effusion of blood at Lexington," she ...
(The book notes that non-Protestant Christian ... he proclaimed his loyalty to King George III after the bloody Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. Yet he eventually switched sides.
The next day, the colonists were under constant fire from British cannons on Bunker Hill and Mystic River, ultimately winning the battle by sinking one of the British cannons on the river with ...