HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – In anticipation of the 250th birthday of the United States, Halifax County is hosting three days ...

Greene’s personal life reflected the sacrifices of the Revolution. He spent much of his own money supporting the army and ...

Secondary roads like E. Cornwallis & Golden Gate Drive are still waiting to be cleared.

Yellowed by time and brown around the edges, the four- by-seven-inch booklet titled “Regulation for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States” helped transform the Continental Army ...

Among the artifacts are copies of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, as well as a cannonball.

The Continental Congress’s success in negotiating a military alliance with France was pivotal to the colonies’ successful ...

Dr. Benjamin Franklin had limited formal education. Nevertheless, he was awarded honorary doctorates from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and Oxford University in England. He also held ...

Explore the American Revolution: from 'no taxation without representation' and the Boston Tea Party to the historic 1783 ...

The Declaration of Independence was signed by fifty-six men. In signing this document, they put their lives and their fortunes on the line. Treason was the word the British would use to describe what ...

A new Charleston Museum exhibit traces how South Carolina’s role in the Revolutionary War helped secure American independence. Check it out through Sept. 20.

However, it is not from either war. It was a little-known encounter — the largest cavalry engagement in the American Revolution — that took place in Gloucester County in October 1781, just 16 days ...

The Irishman who coined the phrase 'United States of America' before the Declaration of Independence was even signed has been honoured in his native Cork. Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Fergal Dennehy ...