NEWBERRY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The stories of over 80,000 Americans who fought and lived through the Revolutionary War are waiting to be shared. Written in cursive and found at the National Archives, ...
The Revolutionary War Pension Files Transcription Project aims to transcribe approximately 2.3 million original documents that correspond with more than 83,000 individual soldiers. The information ...
Discover key resources and expert tips for researching Southeast Missouri veterans from the Spanish-American War through ...
How many times did David Beach apply for his Revolutionary War pension? How much did Joseph Smead of Massachusetts receive for his? Did Ephraim Blackmer ever get the land warrant he applied for after ...
Ichabod Beckwith was a 24-year-old patriot who heard the call for revolution in 1775 and set off with a company of battle-ready Minutemen on a march toward Lexington. That’s where Beckwith’s record as ...
Dr. Fields-Black is the author of “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War.” In many ways, the overgrown cemetery on a South Carolina rice plantation ...
An MP has called for an inquiry into alleged failings by the War Pension Scheme and the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme, asking whether the claims process for injured veterans is fit for purpose.