American Revolution

The following is a collection of stories written for The Husker Patriot, the newsletter of the Nebraska Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Please feel free to download the stories and check back regularly for new additions and updates.

TOPICS

• Abraham Lincoln’s Revolutionary Roots
• The Articles of Capitulation at Yorktown
• The Battle of Piqua: A Turning Point on the Ohio Frontier
• Benjamin Rush: Patriot and Physician
• The Bridge
• Cockade
• The Consequences of the American Revolution
• The Eagle Cockade
• Education in Colonial America
• The Face of a Founder: How Houdon Captured George Washington
• The First Fourth of July Celebration
• The First Salute
• The First, First Lady
• First Washington Monument in the U.S.
• First Woman Wounded in Action during the American Revolution
• Five Myths About the Start of the Revolutionary War
• George Washington’s Explosive Temper
• George Washington’s Headquarters Flag
• George Washington’s Signet Ring
• George Washington’s Wins and Losses
• Gorgets
• The Huguenot Legacy in the Revolutionary War
• Indigo and the American Revolution
• Jacob Shallus
• John André
• Light-Horse Harry: The Legacy of Henry Lee III
• The Lottery Coat
• Martha’s Role in the War
• Oak Leaf Clusters
• The Origins of the Sons of the American Revolution
• Patriot Profiles
  • Colonel Nicholas Lewis
  • Dr. Thomas Walker, Jr.
  • Lieutenant Hudson Martin
  • Private William T. Duggins
• Patriots in the Healing Arts: The Physicians Who Helped Win American Independence
• The Pests that Plagued Colonial America
• Proclamation Line of 1763
• The Red Heart
• Rosettes
• Safety Committees
• The Stamp Act Stamp
• The Tricorn Hat
• USS Hannah: The Schooner That Helped Launch the American Navy
• The Washington Quarter: A Coin with a Rich History
• Washington’s Aides-de-Camp
• Washington’s Birthday
• Washington’s Coat of Arms
• Washington’s Life Guard: Protecting the Father of Our Country
• Washington’s Second in Command
• Washington’s Stepchildren
• Washington’s Teapot
• Washington’s Tents
• Washington’s War on Smallpox
• Who Printed the First Drafts of the Constitution?
• Who Profited from the American Revolution?
• Yorktown Victory Monument