Fort Frontenac
The French had their navy there. They had transport boats there. They had a lot of supplies there. Without that, the supply line hurts....
Forbes Road: The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost speaks nothing of disgust when discussing the Road not Taken. But Colonel George Washington could certainly tell you of his...
Herta Jones' home and Columbus and Winchester VA
We're going to play that 6 degrees game, where everything is related to everything. And Herta Jones' home on 215 N Washington Street,...
Who stole the horses first?
Does it matter who stole first? Yeah. Big time. Especially if it happens to you. And then whoever stole first, guess what they say?...
War report by Abraham Bosomworth & story of brother's wife
Captain Abraham Bosomworth of the Royal Americans, stationed at Rays Town (also spelled as Reas Town and later as Fort Bedford) in...
Virginia's Bounties for Scalps 1755, 1757, repealed 1758
In covering 1758 in this year of 2022 we run into a lot of Virginians assembling to attack Cherokee allies on their way home after...
Bounties for Scalps and (Yawn) Footnotes
Footnotes? Boring? But that is where all the action is. Are you a scout wanting to verify? Or are you a soldier wanting to believe? In...