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One of the most prominent members on Lord Frederick North’s cabinet, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville held the position of Secretary of State...

The values promoted by the American Revolution could not have been contained to North America indefinitely, but even the Founding Fathers were...

Growing up as a privileged aristocrat, and with a reputation of more bravado than sense, Casimir Pulaski nonetheless made a significant impact on the...

A patriot, soldier, and hero, Prudence Cummings Wright defied traditional gender roles to protect her town during the American Revolution. Born on...

Colonel Henry Rugeley was a prominent South Carolina Tory who earned a commission in the British army after the siege of Charleston in 1780. While the...

To write a biography of Molly Pitcher’s life is a difficult task, partially because the woman is ultimately more legend than fact. In fact, the Molly...

George Weedon was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to George and Sarah Weedon in late 1734. Weedon spent most of his early life on his family’s...

Sir Robert Pigot was born in London in 1720 to a family of Huguenot ancestry. His elder brother, George, became the President of the British East...

James Monroe, the last of the “Founding Father presidents,” was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Born to Spence Monroe and...

Charles Willson Peale was born on April 15, 1741, in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. He was the first son of Charles Peale and Margaret Triggs. His...

No name looms larger in the story of the early American West than Daniel Boone. A wanderer for most of his life, he is forever associated with the...

The son of prominent New York French and Indian War veteran and Iroquois language interpreter John Butler, Walter had a passionate desire to continue...