The Short and Happy Life of George McSwane
On 14 June 1758, Colonel George Washington sits at his headquarters looking out the window above the front gate of Fort Loudoun in...
"The Black is arrived"
"The Black is arrived." That's what Sir John St Clair writes a letter from Carlisle PA on 22 June 1758 to Colonel George Washington at...
VA Executive Council June 6th and 12th, 1758
At a Council held June 6th 1758 John Blair Peter Randolph Present The Governor Philip Ludwell Esqrs . Mr. Commissary A Letter from Sir...
Louisbourg and Winchester Sister Cities
Here we are on 5 June 2022, looking at 8 June 1758, the beginning of the siege of Louisbourg, an event that would supply our town of...
Swallow is honored a year after his death
For this Memorial Day, the story of Swallow is big for Fort Loudoun Winchester VA. His story started here last April 1757. Swallow is...
Don't ignore a Man's request for Whiskey
Seriously. When someone asks you for some whiskey, don't get up and turn your back and walk away ignoring such a request. I don't care...
Ucahula near Fort Duquesne while Fort Seybert is Massacred
The big story is that two Forts Upper Tract and Fort Seybert in old Augusta County Virginia were attacked and its people were massacred...
Fort Loudoun Day 14 May 2022
In this year of 2022, we are covering 1758. The Virginia Regiment is still staffing and building Fort Loudoun. Lt Charles Smith, the...
Raven - Wronged or Wrong or all #!!@#@?
Raven, a Cherokee leading warrior, held some scalps. He cut two scalps in half to get 4 out of two. That way he could get a bounty paid...
Captain Waggener has a problem officer
Court of Inquiry, 4–8 May 1758 Court of Inquiry [Winchester, c.4–8 May 1758] The Reasons given by Capt. Robt McKenzie and Ensign Woodford...
