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The Shot Heard ‘Round the World
The next set of medallions in our collection cover the Revolutionary War, from the Declaration of Independence to the Battle of Yorktown. Of course, the first shots were fired over…
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Mutiny In Pennsylvania
As schoolchildren, we all learn the legend of the crossing of the Delaware River depicted in the famous painting by Emanuel Leutze. We are told about the harsh conditions endured…
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Pieces of Eight
Between 1818 and 1836, Congress passed a series of laws providing pensions to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, many of whom were in poor health and destitute. These veterans had…
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Supporting the Revolution
When Congress passed the Pension Act of 1832, for veterans of the Revolutionary War, they could not have known what a boon it would become to future genealogists. The narratives…
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Defender of St. Louis
Our recent post about Revolutionary War veteran John Pipes Jr. got us thinking about a figure in St. Louis history of whom most people are unaware. The name Fernando de…