George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) served as the first President of the United States of America, (1789–1797), and led…

In 1780, 5,500 French soldiers landed in Rhode Island to try to help their American allies in assaulting British-occupied New York City.…

Background Seven years of British determination to bring South Carolina to her knees met failure. The spirit that had long resisted royal…

Overview On the bright, late winter day of March 15, 1781, the Revolutionary War came to a remote county seat in north…

The Battle of Cowpens (January 17, 1781) was a decisive victory by American Revolutionary forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the…

In 1772 a portion of the boundary between the two Carolinas was surveyed from the Catawba River westwardly. The origin of this…