Portrait of Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Best known for his passionate political career as one of the United States' Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton fought in battles of the Revolutionary War, becoming an aide to George Washington.

Philip Schuyler

Philip Schuyler was born on November 11, 1733 in Albany, New York to parents Johannes “John” Schuyler Jr. and Cornelia Van Cortlandt. Schuyler’s...

Hamilton’s Own

This page details the long history of the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, nicknamed "Hamilton's Own" which was created by the famed...

Alexander Hamilton

Born a bastard (illegitimate) child on January 11, 1755 or 1757, to Scotsman James Hamilton and Rachel Fawcett Levine on the British colonial island...

“The Pen for our Army”

As General-in-Chief, George Washington had a monumental task: successfully lead an army of citizen-soldiers—emboldened by patriotism, but lacking by...