History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a History Knox column each Saturday which reflects on the community's rich legacy. MOUNT VERNON — One might think I’d be a better mechanic than I am, because ...

Archaeologists in Virginia have unearthed what is believed to be the remains of a military barracks from the Revolutionary War, including artefacts such as chimney bases and lead musket balls ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Archaeologists in Virginia have uncovered what is believed to be the remains of a military barracks from the Revolutionary War, including chimney bricks and musket balls ...

The Revolutionary ... France's entry into the war on the American side, the British subdued its unruly colonies by retaking control of the southern colonies of Virginia, Georgia and the Carolinas.

Because of extensive settlement and cultivation, maroonage in Virginia and the northern ... to send a detachment of militia after them. During the Revolutionary War, service with the British ...

and that whites could get exemption from military service by substituting a slave. In his memoirs, U.S. Navy Commodore James Barron, who served as a captain in the Virginia navy during the war ...