Charles Bettisworth was born in King George County, Va., on Nov. 23(4), 1754. He enlisted in the Continental Army when only 18 years of age, three years after the battle ...

If you’ve explored the hallowed grounds of Valley Forge National Historical Park and are eager to delve deeper into the Revolutionary War’s rich history, the suburban Philadelphia area offers ...

The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...

When she’s not working weekends, my wife attends monthly meetings of the DAR, the Daughters of the American Revolution. She’s into genealogy, has found that her ancestors have been in ...

A story passed down through the family of James Baker tells of the hunger and deprivation during the American Revolutionary ...

The Continental Army hunkered down at Valley Forge during the harsh winter of 1777-78. (Wikimedia Commons) Having a noble title -- von Steuben was conferred a baron in 1771 -- mattered little at ...

An antique gun from the Revolutionary War stolen over 50 years ago has been recovered and turned over to the Museum of the American Revolution. A .78 caliber, smooth-bore musket made in the 1770s had ...

The .78-caliber musket, which was stolen from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in October 1968, was donated to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia on Monday, after investigators ...

The American Revolutionary War was a struggle for independence by the American colonies against their British rulers. What started with grievances over taxes and lack of representation, exploded ...

He will give a lecture on local Revolutionary War heroes buried in the First and Second Burial Grounds. The event is part of the society’s 250th anniversary of The American Revolutionary War ...