New Online"Scott's Levies: The Virginia Detachments, 1779-1780" (John Settle, JAR) After the Virginia Continental Line was captured at Charleston, survivors and recruits were thrown together into ad hoc "detachments."
"Revolution Revisited" (VMHC) A new podcast series about the Revolution from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. "The Birth of the Longrifle: Martin Meylin's Gun Shop" (Gabe Neville, RV) Weak documentation and strong tradition both point to Pennsylvania's Martin Meylin as the man who first created the Pennsylvania Rifle. "How a Now-Defunct County in Southwest Virginia Became the First to Declare its Willingness to Fight Britain" (Randy Walker, Cardinal News) The story behind the strongly-worded Fincastle Resolutions of January, 1775. "Action at Charles City Courthouse—January 8, 1781" (Mark Wilcox, ERW) The Queen's Rangers are fooled by Virginia militia at Charles City Court House. New in Print
The Cherokee Expedition of 1776Prompted by the British, the Cherokee staged coordinated attacks on the Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina frontiers in the summer of 1776. Colonel William Christian resigned from command of the 1st Virginia Regiment to go home and lead Virginia's response.
"Cherokee Expedition of 1776 - 'Christie's Campaign'" (Carolana) "North Carolina Colonel Joseph Williams in the Cherokee Campaign of 1776" (Travis Copeland, JAR) "The Cherokee-American War from the Cherokee Perspective" (Jordan Baker, JAR) "The Virginia-North Carolina Frontier in 1776" (A.G. Barnes, W&M) "William Christian" (Gail S. Terry, Dictionary of Virginia Biography) Veteran Accounts (Carolana) |
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