2 White Guy Active Shooters disguised as Indian
Sad. His compadre shot up, bloodied up, staring lifeless at nothing. The campfire still crackling. Lying there dead mostly maybe out of...
1 Doubloon = 2 Escudos = 1 Pistole - "NOT"
You think Bitcoin is crazy? When this area was British, Virginia used Doubloons and Pistoles. And even afterwards we used them. Gregory...
One Foot of Snow Falls on Braddock's men
The day before was hot. The dusty road was choking the men. Lightning Storm at night. Then they wake up to what? One Foot of Snow? And...
Meet the Man who won this War
In this year of 2022, we are covering the year 1758, we need to look again at the last day of 1757 because it isn't until April 1758 that...
Cherokee attacks on Massanutten and Short Mountain?
The Cherokee came to help the Forbes Expedition. They were promised presents in Winchester Virginia. There were none. For 3 days they...
No Silver Arm Bands for Attakullakulla's men
That's all this is about. Silver arm bands. We are covering the year of 1758 in this year of 2022. We run into a request by a Cherokee...
War Machine's 2nd VA Regiment emerges
April 12, 1758 is the date a second Virginia Regiment is authorized. But that all started with one man. William Pitt is that man....
GW is in the Fort Harrison, Dayton Virginia area
Did George Washington tavel through the Fort Harrison, Dayton area of today's Rockingham County? There are several indicators George...
That "Hussar" is Back -- John St Clair
We run into a letter from that "Hussar," John St Clair. He writes from Philly on 13 April 1758 to Lt Thomas Bullitt who was commanding...
Fort Harrison Event 2 April 2022 Saturday 10am to 3pm
Fort Harrison is holding an event Saturday 2 April 2022. Activities begin at 10am. For more about Fort Harrison, see their website. For...
