The start of the reenacting season: Lexington Green 250th, April 26727, 2025, Century Village, Burton, Ohio.
The Brigade of the American Revolution’s NorthWest Department is
sponsoring an event to commemorate the actions that began the
American Revolution. The site, Century Village, in Northeastern
Ohio, is very conducive to portraying both Lexington Green and the
British retreat from Concord. Both mornings of the event will con-
centrate on portraying the events of April 19th, 1775. In the after-
noon there will be programming on more general topics of the period of the Revolution.
A documented view of the colonies in 1775.
See, Wisconsin should belong to Canada!
This is quite a slanted "French and Indian" interpretation of the Second Royal Charter of Virginia on May 23, 1609.
Revolutionary War School Day at Old Falls Village Park
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In honor of Memory Day, we’re looking at the story of John Chilton, a soldier in the Revolutionary War who left behind a fascinating record. Chilton was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1739 but had moved to Fauquier County by the 1770s where he established a plantation.
He fought during the Revolution, first in a militia that he organized called the Culpeper District Battalion and later in the Continental Army as a captain in the Third Virginia Regiment.
Chilton wrote ten letters to his family during this time, some of the most fascinating of which are to his brother and sister-in-law who were caring for his five children while he was in the Continental Army, his wife having died in 1775.
In one heartbreaking letter from August 14, 1777, Chilton is trying to remember his children: “I don’t remember any of the children but Jack and Lucy. I hardly think I should know Tommy and Joe I have no conception of their features. They will all be strangers, if the happiness of seeing them will be granted me. My certain belief of my childrens being in the best hands makes the fatigues of the campaign pass off as recreations, who would not fight, bleed, even dare to die for such valuable friends. My task is an easy one compared to yours. Give my best love to all the children and if they’ll be good all the soldiers shall love them when we get home.”
Chilton never got to return home to his children. On September 11, 1777, he was wounded at the Battle of Brandywine and died on the field.
TRY REENACTING!
Do you want to fire a musket, help crew a cannon, or just enjoy an evening around the fire?
Our Units are excited to host folks who want to try out the hobby.
They will supply the necessary gear and clothing for you (and your family) to join us for a weekend reenacting the American Revolution!
What are you in for? Read our “What Re-enacting with the NWTA Looks Like.”