Most American schoolchildren have heard the story of Valley Forge. In broad outline, it goes like this: By the winter of 1777 ...

When students of the Revolutionary War hear the words Valley Forge, they probably think of an iconic image: Gen. George Washington kneeling in the snow, surrounded by log cabins, praying for aid. The ...

Edward McKenry was born in 1753 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. In October 1777, Edward was mustered into Capt. John Steel’s ...

Editor’s note: This column originally published on Jan. 30, 1997, in The Fayetteville Observer. He was barely 15 when the young fifer-soldier spent that unforgettable winter of 1777-78 with the ragged ...