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As we all reach to better understand the lives, concerns and challenges of the 13 Colonies & specifically life as a “common Soldier” from Virginia, I offer my list of best learning tools… we are often asked a wide array of questions by the public at events & at school presentations. Personal research into those has made this hobby more rewarding. Okay, college makes me ‘lump’ the books like courses… there are many more, but these were my most helpful. These are books I’ve read… so not recommending anything I haven’t gone thru myself and left ALOT off the list… so this will grow, as I have many more I've found in a pile to get to!!
RevWar-101 “Understanding being a common Soldier in the Revolution”
· Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, reprinted, by Baron von Steuben… THE book all Soldiers were taught from on drill.
· Private Yankee Doodle, Joseph Plum Martin… a GREAT first hand account from a Soldier!
· Continental Infantryman of the American Revolution, John Milsop.
· The Revolutionary Soldier, C. Keith Wilbur.
· Sketch Book 76, Robert L. Klinger… still a fabulous resource on our gear!
· General Washington’s Army (1) & (2), Marko Zlatich.
· Soldiers of the American Revolution, Don Troiani.
RevWar-101 “Understanding being a common Soldier in the Revolution”
· Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, reprinted, by Baron von Steuben… THE book all Soldiers were taught from on drill.
· Private Yankee Doodle, Joseph Plum Martin… a GREAT first hand account from a Soldier!
· Continental Infantryman of the American Revolution, John Milsop.
· The Revolutionary Soldier, C. Keith Wilbur.
· Sketch Book 76, Robert L. Klinger… still a fabulous resource on our gear!
· General Washington’s Army (1) & (2), Marko Zlatich.
· Soldiers of the American Revolution, Don Troiani.
RevWar-201 “What we should all know of our revolutionary war”
· The Real Revolution, Marc Aronson… our Revolution in context of a world-wide conflict.
· The First Salute, Barbara Tuchman.
· A Sketch of the Virginia Soldier in the revolution, Andrew Gallup… well researched!!
· Liberty!, Thomas Fleming.
· The Packet I, II, III, IV, Mark R. Tully… a wealth of useful, well researched articles!!!
· 1776, David McCullough.
RevWar-301 “Understanding hard living in the 18th century”
· Revolutionary Medicine, C. Keith Wilbur.
· The Tavern and the Ferry, Edwin Tunis.
· Colonial Craftsmen, Edwin Tunis.
· Frontier Living, Edwin Tunis.
· Colonial Living, Edwin Tunis.
· Revolutionary Medicine, C. Keith Wilbur.
· The Tavern and the Ferry, Edwin Tunis.
· Colonial Craftsmen, Edwin Tunis.
· Frontier Living, Edwin Tunis.
· Colonial Living, Edwin Tunis.
RevWar-401 The finer details of life as a Continental “Regular”
· The First Virginia Regiment of Foot, 1775-1783, M. Lee Minnis.
· Exercise of Arms, Ernest W. Peterkin… the ultimate drill study! I’m still trying to absorb it all!! Extremely hard to find.
· The Book of the Continental Soldier, Harold L. Peterson.
· Distaff Sketchbook, Robert L. Klinger
· The Federalist Papers, Hamilton-Madison-Jay… what this was ALL about!
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