Originally posted on Emerging Revolutionary War Era:
This St. Patrick’s Day millions of people around the world will wear green and celebrate the Irish holiday. However there was a time when wearing the color green in Ireland could be punishable by death. In the wake of the American Revolution, revolutions and rebellions began to breakout…
Category: U.S. History
Greatest Leaders of the American Revolution You Have Never Heard Of
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…
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
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