Tag: Revolutionary War

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 358

By Erik Loomis

In General

On November 27, 2018

This is the grave of George Clinton. Born in 1739 in Little Britain, New York, Clinton’s father was a farmer involved in local politics. Although just a kid, Clinton readily joined the fight in the French and Indian War. First, he signed up with a privateer in the Caribbean, raiding French ships. Then he joined […]

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 339

By Erik Loomis

On October 17, 2018

This is the grave of Richard Taylor. Born in 1744 in Orange County, Virginia, Taylor graduated from William and Mary College. He was very interested in westward expansion and exploration and engaged i

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 121

By Erik Loomis

On August 3, 2017

This is the grave of James Otis. Born in West Barnstable, Massachusetts in 1725, Otis graduated from Harvard in 1743 and became a prominent lawyer in the colony. He married a wealthy woman, with stron

Valley Forge Americans

By Erik Loomis

In General

On October 13, 2015

The Tea Party isn’t through tying their own insanity to Revolutionary War touchstones. A member of the conservative caucus that effectively forced House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) out of the speaker’s race said Friday one of the GOP’s true “Valley Forge Americans” should succeed John Boehner. In an interview with MSNBC, Freedom Caucus member […]

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Faces of the Revolution

By Erik Loomis

On July 5, 2013

An amazing set of daguerreotypes and other early photographic images of the last American Revolution veterans.

Film , General , Revolutionary War

Where Are All The Revolutionary War Films?

By Erik Loomis

On July 6, 2011

Alyssa Rosenberg (whose work I think is fantastic) poses a great question: …it struck me all over again how few movies we have about the Revolutionary War. I’d looked into this a couple of yea