The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

A statute of the long-dead president — and commander of the US army during the revolution — has been turning heads in the ...

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the ...

Americans celebrate the emancipation of 250,000 slaves in Texas, while July 4th is a celebration of American independence, ...

Documentarian Ken Burns and his team discuss their new series exploring the country’s founding and war for independence on ...

Christy Emmanuel can trace one family line to 1234. Those who followed are tied to U.S. history and now chronicled in a ...

George Washington had Florida on his mind during the American Revolution ― a lot.. The Father of the Nation was concerned about a British invasion coming from the South, specifically East and ...

Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

How a public health crisis nearly derailed the American Revolution. George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan.

How many have fallen we know not. The constant roar of the cannon is so distressing that we cannot Eat, Drink or Sleep.” This ...

Today, we mark three days in June 1775 that helped the American Revolution. At the beginning of the American Revolution, ...

The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral ...