MBM Donation of the Day: Major Samuel Woodfill Biography
Thursday, 12 October 2023
Bruce Williams, past Revere’s Riders president and current board member/webmaster, has donated a first edition copy of “Woodfill of the Regulars: A True Story of Adventure from the Arctic to
Captain John Parker and the Battle of Lexington
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
April 19, 1775 found 77 “Minute Men” called out to Lexington Common by at least 3 “Alarm Riders” from Boston. The “Alarm Riders” were Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel
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Long-Lost Medal Honoring Daniel Morgan Sells for $960,000
Thursday, 05 May 2022
Those who have attended the Revere’s Riders Rifle 125 event have probably heard the name Daniel Morgan. In July of 1775, Morgan recruited 96 men in 10 days for what
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On This Day: 401 Years Ago, The Mayflower Landed
Sunday, 21 November 2021
401 years ago today, November 21st, 102 passengers and 30 crew on the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock near modern day Cape Cod, Massachusetts after 10 weeks at sea. The
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100th Anniversary of Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Thursday, 11 November 2021
Today, November 11, 2021, is Veterans Day where all Americans celebrate the courage and sacrifice of those who have served in our armed forces. It also happens to be the
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New Books: “Warriors of the 106th” and “Woodfill of the Regulars”
Tuesday, 09 November 2021
Revere’s Riders runs several events at Camp Atterbury near Edinburgh, IN. Camp Atterbury was established in 1941 and was used for training soldiers during WWII, later a POW camp, and
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On This Day: Samuel Adams is Born
Monday, 27 September 2021
On September 27, 1722, Samuel Adams was born to Samuel Adams, Sr. and Mary (Fifield) Adams. Samuel was one of twelve children only three of whom survived past their 3rd
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On This Day : “The Kings Mountain Messenger” was Born
Sunday, 08 August 2021
On this day, August 8, 1754 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Joseph Greer was born. One of eleven children, his family would move to the frontier of Staunton, Virginia and later the Watauga River area
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On This Day: George Washington Creates Three Military Honors
Saturday, 07 August 2021
In his General Orders of August 7, 1782 issued from his headquarters in Newburgh, New York, George Washington decreed the creation of two Honorary Badges of Distinction and a Badge
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On This Day: First Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Friday, 09 July 2021
On July 9, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read for the first time in New York in front of George Washington and his troops. In reaction to what had
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