Equipment in the War of 1812
The equipment used during the War of 1812 was relatively similar to equipment used during the Revolutionary War. However, some technological...
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Troupe Movements
Theater has long thrived in the land we know as the United States, as the trials and tribulations presented in different works often have timeless...
Battle of the Bands
From Revolution to Civil War, music has provided an outlet for American soldiers in camp and propelled them forward in battle. Lyrics were often...
Battling Monotony
The National Civil War Museum highlights how soldiers combated boredom in wartime camps.
Take Me Out to the Vintage Ball Game!
In Gettysburg, an annual festival brings the 1864 version of “base ball” to players and spectators alike to consider the history behind the great...
Shays' Rebellion
In 1786, only a few years after the end of the Revolutionary War, the new United States had to confront a crisis: a rebellion was brewing in the very...
Highlights of the Gettysburg Base Ball Festival
Take a behind-the-scenes look at a Civil War-era “base ball” tournament and see how America’s pastime has evolved — and remained the same — over the...
Ten Facts: The Continental Army
1. On June 14, 1775, the Continental Army was created. The Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia decided to establish an army for...
War in the Backcountry
Prior to the American Revolution, the issue of unjust taxation by the British was a common source of frustration that echoed throughout the colonies...
What Hath We Here?
Initially you might wonder how “The Bard of Avon” — William Shakespeare (ca. 1564-1616) — possibly has a place in Civil War history. But once you...
George Wythe
American statesman and revolutionary George Wythe was born in 1726 on his family's plantation in Chesterville near present day Hampton, Virginia. Both...
William Blackstone
Born to an middle-class English family in 1723, the political philosopher William Blackstone began his academic pursuits as a poet before his...