George Spickard was born 1757 in Virginia. He enlisted in Capt. Richard Campbell’s Co. 8th Virginia Regiment in 1776. He served until Feb. 9, 1781 and was discharged at Valley Forge. He was in the ...

Charles Friend was born about 1718 and died in 1814, buried in the Friend’s Hill Cemetery at Oran, Scott County, Missouri.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kent Keyser was surprised to learn a historian at a Revolutionary War battle site knows the name of his ancestor, a private from Virginia who participated in a daring nighttime ...

Yellowed by time and brown around the edges, the four- by-seven-inch booklet titled “Regulation for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States” helped transform the Continental Army ...

A group of local history buffs will host an event honoring two Revolutionary War soldiers at New Carlisle Cemetery at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 24. Observing Memorial Day this year is also a one-year head ...

Members of the Captain James Neal Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution color guard perform a musket salute following the dedication of two benches and a flagpole honoring Revolutionary War ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission hosted a celebration honoring the creation of the U.S. Army at the Virginia War Memorial on Friday, June 13. The army will be 250 ...