John Adams
Martha Custis Washington, wife of General George Washington, came to the winter quarters of her husband’s army each winter of the Revolutionary War. Read more
John Adams
Most histories of the American Revolution give the fledgling Patriot navy only one hero: John Paul Jones. While not begrudging Jones’s recognition, it seems unfair to represent the Continental Navy with a single fighting captain. Read more
John Adams
The call of a nation on its civilian population either to create a military force or to augment a standing army is virtually as old as civilization itself. Read more
John Adams
Most Americans can recite the second line of the immortal “Marine Hymn” by memory, but few actually know what it means. Read more
John Adams
On the morning of November 30, 1864, Fountain Branch Carter, a 67-year-old farmer, planter, and Confederate sympathizer, watched as his front yard in Franklin, Tennessee, filled up with Union soldiers pitching tents and starting campfires. Read more
