Recognizing the need for a stronger and more committed fighting force, Congress passed a measure offering land grants to those who joined the Army. These land grants were intended to reward volunteers ...

Wytheville (pronounced “WITH-vil”) sits at the crossroads of I-77 and I-81 in the beautiful mountains of Southwest Virginia. Despite its convenient location, this small town has maintained its ...

Wikimedia Commons The Delaware Crossing Christmas 1776 was supposed to be the end of the American Revolution. Washington’s ...

Turn your heart and mind toward America as we approach its semiquincentennial.

(The Center Square) – After the U.S. Army celebrated its 250th birthday on June 14, the Army Chaplain Corps celebrated the ...

In this week’s column, we continue the life of yet another Revolutionary War soldier buried in Highland County whose name appears on the bronze plaque located on the south wall of the courthouse, ...

The document is among 25 surviving poster-sized editions printed by John Dunlap and posted in public meeting places on the ...

The Army recently celebrated its 250th birthday — two and a half centuries of defending the nation since standing up, June 14 ...

Jessica Ellison hopes she has a compelling pitch for the Trump administration’s new history and civics initiative connected ...

It turns out that some of the historical facts you've held onto might be myths. Even today, U.S. classrooms sometimes ...

In 1833, Anthony Sonner applied for and was granted a pension for services in the Revolutionary War. He received $23.33 per ...

Washington witnessed further examples of God’s deliverance during the Revolution. In August 1778 he wrote to General Thomas ...