Let's go back a hundred years from the Civil War to Christmas Eve 1776. Just up the road on the border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, a hungry barefoot band of soldiers and their general are planning a daring early morning attack on the Hessian soldiers settled in across the river. Boats are readied in the evening, a cadre sent up river and the soldiers in total silence board long Durham boats to make the dangerous crossing.History for me was boring lists of battles, speeches, names to memorize, and then forget. Immersing first into the Civil War for the 150th Commemoration events and now into the Revolutionary War, I have been experiencing history through the lives of re-enactors who give these periods in American history a new life. You might want to start with Why this blog? listed in 2015. Then be part of the conversation by sharing your thoughts, knowledge,and experiences.
Links to the 150th Anniversary
Friday, December 26, 2014
Detour to the Revolutionary War
Let's go back a hundred years from the Civil War to Christmas Eve 1776. Just up the road on the border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, a hungry barefoot band of soldiers and their general are planning a daring early morning attack on the Hessian soldiers settled in across the river. Boats are readied in the evening, a cadre sent up river and the soldiers in total silence board long Durham boats to make the dangerous crossing.
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