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BATTLE MAP | American Battlefield Trust’s map of the Ten Crucial Days Campaign from December 24, 1776 to January 3, 1777.

Interwoven into America’s beginnings, the Mercer family has been witness to glorious triumphs and treacherous defeats. Our tale of two Mercers lends...

This article discusses battles that were fought in the winter during the American Revolution, The War of 1812, and the Civil War.

As night fell on January 2, 1777 both armies took a breath after the daylong fighting on the King’s Highway and at Assunpink Creek. Washington had a...

“These are the times that try men’s souls,” wrote Thomas Paine in American Crisis on December 19, 1776. Paine’s immortal words perfectly sum up the...

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

This article describes the role of African American soldiers who fought alongside white soldiers at the Battle of Princeton during the Revolutionary...

This article lists ten important facts from the Battle of Princeton during the Revolutionary War.

This page describes the first land combat of the Colonial Marines, who participated in the Battle of Princeton during the Revolutionary War.

By the end of 1776 the fortunes of the Continental Army looked bleak, and General George Washington crafted a bold plan to surprise the British and...

Steve Raymond, a long-time supporter of the Civil War Trust, recounts the regimental history of the 78th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Through...

Author and historian Philip Secrist dicusses the strategy and tactics employed in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign as it makes its way into Cobb County...