by swcaadmin | Jun 16, 2010 | History
Was there ever a more egregious representation of “manifest destiny” than this 1872 painting entitled “American Progress” by John Gast? We see here a diaphanous ” Columbia” carrying school books in one hand and a telegraph wire in the other, arrogantly thrusting...
by swcaadmin | Jun 15, 2010 | History
Ephraim Williams (1714-1755) bears the distinction of being more remembered for the results of his death than what happened in his life. In this my second installment, I will discuss the latter, the events leading up to, and the battle in which Colonel Williams was...
by swcaadmin | Jun 3, 2010 | History
“Damned Vermont!”, General Burgoyne angrily complained (but with a tinge of begrudging admiration),“It abounds with the most active and most rebellious race of the continent, and hangs like a gathering storm on my left.” An eighth of his army had just been lost in...
by swcaadmin | Jun 2, 2010 | History
Between the battle of September 19, 1777 and the first week of October, there was little action. The British however were building their own defensive fortifications, a series of raised redoubts extending from the Hudson River all the way west to Freeman’s...
by swcaadmin | Jun 1, 2010 | History
It was cold and raining heavily during the day and night of October 9, 1777, as what was left of Burgoyne’s battered army retreated north along the west bank of the Hudson River. The road was nothing but mud, and wading through it was so miserable that the drenched...
