I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome all of you to the American Revolution Discussion Forums. I am the owner of this site, and its moderator. There will eventually be additional moderators, but for now, the moderators are my wife Susan (the site administrator) and me. Please be sure to read the rules, which can be found at the top of this board. The rules will be strictly enforced at all times; there are no exceptions to the rules. If anyone has suggestions/questions/comments/complaints, please feel free to forward them to me. I welcome any suggestions as to additional boards or topics for discussion, so please don't be shy. I look forward to good discussions about this critical and fascinating period of American history. Please feel free to join our discussions. Eric J. Wittenberg Site owner and Moderator American Revolution Discussion Forums
Thanks, guys. I'm glad to have the both of you aboard. I hope we have as much fun here as with the CWDG. Eric
Mark Peters has graciously agreed to serve as a moderator. I expect to have one or two more. Mark has full authority to enforce the rules here, as if it was me enforcing the rules. Thanks for being willing to serve, Mark. Eric
Thakns for inviting me Eric via the CWDG. Hope this new forum also as successful. I live within forty minutes of the major sites of the Winter Campaign of 1776...i.e. Trenton and Princeton....... Gerry
Gerry, Believe it or not, I've never visited ANY of those New Jersey battlefields. One of these days, I want to go on a Rev Wargasm and his all of those NJ sites. Eric
Eric, It's great to finally have a Revolutionary War forum! I have lived in the suburban Philadelphia area all of my life. Every time I visit Independence National Park and Valley Forge, I find it to be a very emotional experience. There are many great historic sites within an hour or less from my home and I love it here! Thanks so much for providing a place to discuss the events of the founding of our nation! Pamela Jo
Pamela Jo, You're very welcome, and it's my pleasure. I feel the same way, and after failing to find anything similar, I decided to tackle the project myself. Welcome aboard. I hope you enjoy your time here. Eric
A nice place to begin a "Rev Wargasm" would be at the upcoming re-enactment of Washington Crossing the Delaware. This takes place on Christmas Day at Washington Crossing. There are events at both the NJ and PA sides of the river that day. Linda
Linda, You're absolutely right. I've attended many "crossings" over the years. It's a very unique Christmas Day tradition. The weather hasn't always cooperated, but it's still worth the trip down river. I hope to get there again this year. I've never been on the Jersey side...always stay on the PA side. Pam
Hi Pam. I've seen it from both sides....LOL. I bet we've bumped into each other. I actually prefer going to the dress rehearsal because the buildings are open to the public and it's never as crowded. Linda
Eric, The boards look great and we're gonna have some fun here. Now I can indulge my secret passion for the Rev War Am in the middle of David McCollough's book "1776" and sometime soon I'll try to start a discussion on it. J.D.
J.D. Thanks! Susan gets all the credit--she chose the software, and she set 'em up. That would be great. I thought that was a fabulous book, and I hope you will do so. Eric
Linda, When do they have the dress rehearsal? I never attended that. It sounds like something I'd enjoy...crowds sometimes detract from the event. Pam
Now you'll notice that I just chose Lighthorse for my avatar, one of the great Rev War cavalrymen 8) We'll have us some great cavalry discussions here... J.D.
Eric, The party started before I got here, but thank you for the new site. I had ancestors on both sides of the conflict so I am looking forward to reading the posts.
