01 May 1781. After his loss at Hobkirk’s Hill, from his camp at Rugeley’s Mill, South Carolina, General Nathanael Greene wrote his most famous words to the Marquis de Lafayette in Virginia and George Washington in New York—“We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.”
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General Francis Marion died on February 27, 1795 aged 63 at his home at Pond Bluff in South Carolina which is ironically now under Lake Marion. We visited his grave at Belle Isle Plantation Cemetery in December 2021. Here's some of our photos.
I'm honored to announce that I'm now on the board of directors for the Brandywine Battlefield Park Association. Brandywine was the longest single-day engagement of the Revolutionary War. I look forward to serving and contributing to the education and awareness of this important battle.
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It's always a happy day when someone sends me a bookshelf photo of my novel about General Nathanael Greene! This was spotted at Cowpens National Battlefield in Gaffney, South Carolina. They're the copies I signed when I was there speaking about General Greene last November! ❤️
And then kick his butt!!!
Happy Friday! The equestrian statue of General Anthony Wayne at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Photo April 2022.
Happy Saturday! Spotted at Peacefield, the home of John and Abigail Adams in Quincy, Massachusetts. My photo August 8, 2024.
"The mistress we court is liberty; and it is better to die than not to obtain her." ~~Dr. Joseph Warren, June 15, 1774
Aside from John Trumbull's paintings in the rotunda of the U.S. Capital depicting the American Revolution, there are statues throughout the U.S. Capital. They have witnessed many presidential inaugurations. One of them is General Nathanael Greene sculpted by Henry Kirk Brown in 1870.
17 January 1781. "Boys, get up! Benny is coming!" Daniel Morgan and his boys whipped up on Banastre Tarleton and his boys at the Battle of Cowpens. Let's hear it for some of our heroes of the battle! Huzzah!
*Daniel Morgan
*John Eager Howard
*Andrew Pickens
*William Washington
A little story for Benjamin Franklin's 319th birthday. Franklin, a married father, met Catharine Ray a young woman from Rhode Island. The two fell in love but Catharine rejected his attempts at intimacy. Years later Catharine raised a niece, Caty Littlefield who would go on to marry Nathanael Greene
I'm excited to announce that I will be at Ninety-Six National Historic Site in Ninety Six, South Carolina on April 5, doing a presentation about Nathanael Greene & a book signing for "The Line of Splendor" as part of their 96 Crossroads event! Greene laid siege to Ninety-Six May 22 - June 18, 1781.
Happy Friday! The Isaac Potts house, George Washington's HQ at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Photo May 2023.
The joys of reading 1767 articles in the Boston Gazette with "s" that looks like "f." This is from an article that Dr. Joseph Warren wrote condemning bloodletting by another doctor who he believed caused the death of a young patient by doing so when it wasn't warranted.
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Good morning. I hope everyone had a great holiday! I was recently interviewed on the podcast Civics and Coffee about General Nathanael Greene, his wife Caty, and my book about him "The Line of Splendor." Here's the link. I hope you enjoy it! www.civicsandcoffee.com/the-line-of-...
In this episode, historian and author Salina Baker discusses her latest book, The Line of Splendor: A Novel of Nathaneal Greene and the American Revolution. Tune in to learn who Greene was, what role he played in the American Revolution, and how historical fiction can make the past come alive.
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After a heavy research and writing session yesterday to finish up the year 1767 in my work in progress novel about Dr. Joseph Warren, I found this mess this morning in my writing office. 😱 This is what happens when you're reading old Boston Gazette articles and you're on a roll.
We visited the Old Barracks in Trenton, New Jersey in April 2022. We were the only people there that morning. Our tour guide did a great job!
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My latest read. "The Road to Concord" @Boston1775
Thanks, Jeff! We've had a good holiday so far. I hope you're enjoying yours.
Me in May 2023 with the statue of General Nathanael Greene at the Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge. I did a presentation about Greene there the day before with History Camp Valley Forge. What you don't see are the wild flowers & rubber ducky that I brought him from the Encampment Store.
Happy Friday! The statue of General John Glover on Commonwealth Avenue in Back Bay in Boston, looking like the fabulous Marblehead hero that he was!
We watched the 1957 movie "Johnny Tremain" on Christmas night for the first time. I have yet to read the book by Esther Forbes. I was so pleased that Dr. Joseph Warren was portrayed as the revolutionary leader that he really was. The whole movie was excellent. Huzzah!
