Originally posted on Emerging Revolutionary War Era:
Part One When I was completing my graduate degree in American history from George Mason University a few years back, I took on the challenge of trying to examine the motivations of American soldiers during the American Revolutionary War. The basis was to examine, “why they fought” if…
Category: U.S. History
Hardship and Tragedy

Originally posted on Firelands History Website:
George Woodruff and the other men started work the day after they arrived at Village House, clearing enough land to plant corn that spring. The soil in the area was a clay loam “well suited for agriculture, but before they could take advantage of its fertility, they needed to…
November 14, 1970
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Biography: Robert Barraud Taylor
A 2nd generation American Patriot