In the spring of 1781, Washington arranged for an exchange of prisoners. Byram was placed in charge of 200 men, women and children who had been brought in by the Indians. He guided them safely through ...

Diana McCorkle is related to Captain William McConkey, who helped George Washington cross the Delaware River. Other patriots ...

On4, 1897, Manuel Tinio and his fellow revolutionaries emerged from their hiding place in Candaba and headed to Licab, Nueva ...

Thomas English was born in Virginia on October 13, 1751. He was wounded at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina.

Four historians told The Washington Post that while the British were defeated in Yorktown, Virginia — not in South Carolina — ...

FitzRandolph Gate marks the official entrance to the university from Nassau Street, its ornate ironwork standing open since ...

David George was born enslaved in Virginia in 1742, but he never gave up on his fight for freedom. His repeated getaways, ...

People had the chance to touch history this weekend as Blakeley State Park hosted its first Revolutionary War reenactment.

Discover five affordable towns where American history lives on—from Natchez’s antebellum mansions to Gettysburg’s storied ...

As the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence approaches, Edythe Preet looks to March 17, 1776, ...