14 April 1865   On this date in 1865… U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy “Our A… Read More

20 November 1780  On this date in 1780… Thomas Sumter‘s patriot troops defeated British Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the Battle of Blackstock’s Farm on th… Read More

17 January 1781 On this date in 1781… Continental Army forces and militia commanded by Daniel Morgan of Virginia won a decisive victory over the British Army led by Colonel B… Read More

21 September 1780 On this date in 1780...Militia Colonel William R. Davie launched a surprise attack on a Loyalist camp, which included elements of the British Legion commanded by… Read More

A survey of a 346-acre tract in Augusta County, Virginia, today Hardy County, West Virginia, one of the earliest documents signed in George Washington’s hand from 1752, the same y… Read More

Crewe, Virginia.British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton was tasked by Lord Charles Cornwallis to raid Southside Virginia and destroy ammunition, clothes, and "stores of any kind" destin… Read More

near Dinwiddie, Virginia.British Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis ordered cavalry commander Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton to raid Southside Virginia in the summer of 1781. Tarleton left Surry County… Read More

Banastre Tarleton by Joshua Reynolds General Sir Banastre Tarleton, is today probably best remembered for his military service during the American War of Independence. He became the focal… Read More

On January 17, 1781, American General Daniel Morgan scored a stunning victory over British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre “Barbarous Ban” Tarleton’s regulars at the Battle of… Read More

On January 17, 1781, American General Daniel Morgan scored a stunning victory over British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre “Barbarous Ban” Tarleton’s regulars at the Battle of… Read More