Tobias Lear: Tobias Lear served as personal aide and private secretary to George Washington from 1786 to 1799. He was present at the First President’s death and controversially handled Washington’s papers after his passing. In 1801, Lear went into diplomacy at the appointment of President Jefferson, then joined the War Department.

DAR: Tobias Lear

Elias Boudinot: Statesman Elias Boudinot served as New Jersey’s delegate to the Continental Congress. After the Revolution, he served as its Congressman and then was appointed Director of the U.S. Mint.

DAR: Elias Boudinot

John Trumbull

John Trumbull was an artist known for paintings of people and events in the American Revolution. Serving in the Continental Army in the early months of the conflict, he went on to create famous history works and portraits of his era’s leading figures and critical moments from the war.

DAR: John Trumbull

Studies taken from the pages of American Spirit Magazine. Learn more about Phyllis Wheatley and the Brewster Sisters.

DAR: Revolutionary War Women

Marquis de Lafayette

His decision went against his family’s and his country’s wishes, but it turned out to be a fortuitous one for the Patriots. Lafayette played a key role in securing America’s independence from England and won the hearts of Americans, who would lovingly refer to the Frenchman as “our marquis” long after he returned home. But while some worry that the marquis has faded from modern America’s consciousness, his admirers hoped to revive Lafayette’s memory with events surrounding his 250th birthday. The international celebration focusied the spotlight on one of the most revered heroes of the American Revolution. We

DAR:Reviving the Memory of Our Marquis-America Celebrates the 250th Birthday of Marquis de Lafayette

George Wythe

Legal scholar and teacher George Wythe influenced such figures as Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall and James Monroe with his brilliant mind and Enlightenment views on government and the law. He was delegate to Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence. In 1806 he died at age 80, potentially poisoned by his own grandnephew.

Legal scholar and teacher George Wythe influenced such figures as Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall and James Monroe with his brilliant mind and Enlightenment views on government and the law. He was delegate to Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence. In 1806 he died at age 80, potentially poisoned by his own grandnephew.

DAR: George Wythe

George Mason

George Mason was an important Virginia statesman known for his writing of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which called for guaranteed liberties for the people and served as a model for the American Constitution and Bill of Rights. It was the lack of a Bill of Rights, among other issues, that motivated Mason to famously decline to sign the original Constitution.

George Mason was an important Virginia statesman known for his writing of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which called for guaranteed liberties for the people and served as a model for the American Constitution and Bill of Rights. It was the lack of a Bill of Rights, among other issues, that motivated Mason to famously decline to sign the original Constitution.

DAR: George Mason

The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in New York honors over 15,000 Americans who were held captive on British ships during the Revolution. Twice as many soldiers died in these conditions than in the battles of the Revolution, mostly of disease, starvation, and violence. After falling into disrepair in the 1930s, the Monument has since been restored and was rededicated in 2008.

The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in New York honors over 15,000 Americans who were held captive on British ships during the Revolution. Twice as many soldiers died in these conditions than in the battles of the Revolution, mostly of disease, starvation, and violence. After falling into disrepair in the 1930s, the Monument has since been restored and was rededicated in 2008.

DAR: Prison Ship Martyrs

Members of the Oneida American Indian nation served as scouts, guides, and soldiers in New York during the Revolution, including critically in the Battle of Saratoga. They earned recognition from the Continental Congress for their support. Despite promises to protect their land and autonomy, colonists took over their lands after the end of the war, pushing the Oneidas onto reservations.

Members of the Oneida American Indian nation served as scouts, guides, and soldiers in New York during the Revolution, including critically in the Battle of Saratoga. They earned recognition from the Continental Congress for their support. Despite promises to protect their land and autonomy, colonists took over their lands after the end of the war, pushing the Oneidas onto reservations.

DAR: Oneida Nation

Alexander Hamilton

In the earliest years of the U.S. government, the man whom many considered the second-most powerful man in the nation was neither a landowning Southern gentleman nor an experienced Northern statesman. Instead, the unofficial title belonged to Caribbean-born Alexander Hamilton. His career followed a steep trajectory as he progressed from George Washington’s trusted aide-de-camp to co-author of the Federalist Papers to the first Secretary of the Treasury. This ascent from obscurity to an intensive involvement in the formation of the new government provoked discord.

In the earliest years of the U.S. government, the man whom many considered the second-most powerful man in the nation was neither a landowning Southern gentleman nor an experienced Northern statesman. Instead, the unofficial title belonged to Caribbean-born Alexander Hamilton. His career followed a steep trajectory as he progressed from George Washington’s trusted aide-de-camp to co-author of the Federalist Papers to the first Secretary of the Treasury. This ascent from obscurity to an intensive involvement in the formation of the new government provoked discord.

DAR: Alexander Hamilton’s Controversial Vision of American Greatness

Welcome to the Our Patriots Podcast! The podcast shines a light on Revolutionary War Patriots who have been featured in DAR's award-winning American Spirit magazine, narrated by President General Denise Doring VanBuren.Well-known Patriots such as Artemas Ward, Mercy Otis Warren, John Jay and Nathanael Green will be familiar to many, but listeners may be introduced to new names, such as Windsor Fry and Hannah Tillman. The stories of these Patriots are so important to remember and honor—and the DAR hopes to make them known to a broader audience through this medium.New podcast

On August 27, 1776, the British handed the Continental Army a decisive defeat at the Battle of Long Island, effectively forcing General George Washington and his troops out of New York City until the end of the war. Of the approximately 10,000 Americans who fought in the two-day battle, more than 1,000 were captured. It was a monumental victory for the British, but it posed one problem—where would they keep all of their prisoners?

On August 27, 1776, the British handed the Continental Army a decisive defeat at the Battle of Long Island, effectively forcing General George Washington and his troops out of New York City until the end of the war. Of the approximately 10,000 Americans who fought in the two-day battle, more than 1,000 were captured. It was a monumental victory for the British, but it posed one problem—where would they keep all of their prisoners?

DAR: Remembering Revolutionary POWs

Mercy Otis Warren

Mercy Otis Warren galvanized the Patriot cause with her satirical anti-British poems, plays and pamphlets, and her astute observations helped guide many Founding Fathers in their pursuit of freedom.

DAR: Mercy Otis Warren

Both the British and the Patriots assigned African-Americans to a variety of roles, including manual labor and specialized work such as carpentry, metal work, guiding and piloting. Others served as orderlies, cooks and servants. They also served as combat soldiers in both the British army and in bands of Loyalist irregulars. The Patriot side, however, was divided over the issue of arming slaves. The Southern states strenuously opposed it, fearing it would lead to slave uprisings. At first, they were also reluctant to allow free African-Americans to serve in the army. In the North, however, both enslaved and free African-Americans served with distinction as line soldiers.

DAR: They Also Served: African American Patriots Emerge from History’s Shadows

John Stark

The John Stark House in Manchester, New Hampshire, catalogs the legacy of General John Stark and his wife Molly, who lived there from 1760-1765. General Stark, a hero of the Revolution, was a veteran of battles like Bunker Hill and Bennington. The Molly Stark Chapter of DAR, named in honor of his brave wife, maintains the restored home today to showcase 1700s living to the public.

The John Stark House in Manchester, New Hampshire, catalogs the legacy of General John Stark and his wife Molly, who lived there from 1760-1765. General Stark, a hero of the Revolution, was a veteran of battles like Bunker Hill and Bennington. The Molly Stark Chapter of DAR, named in honor of his brave wife, maintains the restored home today to showcase 1700s living to the public.

DAR: John Stark

British-born officer Horatio Gates, a veteran of the French and Indian Wars, moved to the colonies at the eve of the Revolution. He quickly rose up the ranks to become a major general and led his troops to major victories at Saratoga and other battles. Conflicts with George Washington and subsequent defeats led him to be relieved of command in 1780. Later, he served in the New York legislature.

British-born officer Horatio Gates, a veteran of the French and Indian Wars, moved to the colonies at the eve of the Revolution. He quickly rose up the ranks to become a major general and led his troops to major victories at Saratoga and other battles. Conflicts with George Washington and subsequent defeats led him to be relieved of command in 1780. Later, he served in the New York legislature.

DAR: Horatio Gates

Read nearly any history of the American Revolution and you’re almost sure to encounter the name Joseph Plumb Martin. A young private in the Connecticut militia, Martin was fairly well-educated and kept a journal of his service throughout the war. First published in 1830 as A Narrative of Some of the Adventures, Danger and Suffering of a Revolutionary Soldier, Interspersed with Anecdotes of Incidents that Occurred Within His Own Observation, Martin’s diary was re-discovered in the 1950s. The lively, wry memoir of an Everyman soldier has become a valuable resource for historians, researchers and even reenactors, lending color and detail to bare facts.

DAR: Joseph Plumb Martin

A Scottish immigrant to the Colonies in 1750, Hugh Mercer served as a commander in the French and Indian War and then led the 3rd Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army in the Revolution. Merecr was also a physician who treated members of George Washington’s family. He died of bayonet injuries sustained in battle in 1777.

A Scottish immigrant to the Colonies in 1750, Hugh Mercer served as a commander in the French and Indian War and then led the 3rd Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army in the Revolution. Merecr was also a physician who treated members of George Washington’s family. He died of bayonet injuries sustained in battle in 1777.

DAR: Hugh Mercer

Louis Cook

Louis Cook, born Nia-man-rigounant to an African father and a Abenaki mother, was a Commissioned Officer in the Continental army. While living in Quebec, he offered his services to General Washington in 1775, and became the highest ranking officer of Black and American Indian descent in the war when he made Lieutenant Colonel in 1779.

Louis Cook, born Nia-man-rigounant to an African father and a Abenaki mother, was a Commissioned Officer in the Continental army. While living in Quebec, he offered his services to General Washington in 1775, and became the highest ranking officer of Black and American Indian descent in the war when he made Lieutenant Colonel in 1779.

DAR: Louis Cook

Margaret Cochran

The first woman to receive a military pension, Margaret Corbin or “Captain Molly” as she was known went from widow to soldier at the Battle of Fort Washington. There, she took over a cannon previously manned by her husband, who earlier perished in the fight, and sustained injuries from grapeshot in the process. She was the only woman to serve as a guard in West Point’s Corps of Invalids.

The first woman to receive a military pension, Margaret Corbin or “Captain Molly” as she was known went from widow to soldier at the Battle of Fort Washington. There, she took over a cannon previously manned by her husband, who earlier perished in the fight, and sustained injuries from grapeshot in the process. She was the only woman to serve as a guard in West Point’s Corps of Invalids.

DAR: Margaret Cochran Corbin

 The military leadership of Isaac Shelby led to the triumph of the Continental Army at King’s Mountain, North Carolina in 1780, a serious blow to the British hold on the South. Following the Revolution, Shelby helped secure statehood for Kentucky and became its first governor.

The military leadership of Isaac Shelby led to the triumph of the Continental Army at King’s Mountain, North Carolina in 1780, a serious blow to the British hold on the South. Following the Revolution, Shelby helped secure statehood for Kentucky and became its first governor.

DAR: Issac Shelby

Welcome to the Our Patriots Podcast! The podcast shines a light on Revolutionary War Patriots who have been featured in DAR's award-winning American Spirit magazine, narrated by President General Denise Doring VanBuren. Well-known Patriots such as Artemas Ward, Mercy Otis Warren, John Jay and Nathanael Green will be familiar to many, but listeners may be introduced to new names, such as Windsor Fry and Hannah Tillman. The stories of these Patriots are so important to remember and honor—and the DAR hopes to make them known to a broader audience through this medium. New podcast

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