SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Founded April 2, 1889, our purpose is to keep alive the memory of
men and women who fought or gave service for Independence in the American Revolutionary War.
Articles About the American Revolution
An Alarm from Lexington - The alarm spreads to Connecticut.
The Badge of Military Merit - Purple Heart of the American Revolution
Battle of New Haven - An Independence Day raid on the coastal city.
The Coming of the Revolution 1773-1776 - Deteriorating relations between England and the American colonies noticeably worsened in the 1763-1773 decade
Connecticut in the Revolution - The Share of Connecticut in the Revolution
Our Churches in the Revolution -The role they played
Danbury Raid - A British attack on Connecticut
East Haddam in the Revolution - From the History of Middlesex County, Connecticut with Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men, 1884
Haddam in the Revolution - From the History of Middlesex County, Connecticut with Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men, 1884
Hospitality Hall - Washington's Headquarters in Wethersfield. Connecticut
The Price They Paid - The signers of the Declaration of Independence paid a heavy toll or did they?
Letters of a Soldier of the Revolution - Time-Worn documents that tell a story of patriotism and sacrifice
New Britian in the days of the Revolution - Was life at the time as bad as we think?
Nathan Hale Schoolboy Medal - Nathan Hale Scholar
The Nathan Hale Schoolhouse - By Francis H. Parker
The Nathan Hale Schoolhouse - By Charles Barney Whittelsey, 1904
The Iron Son of '76 - The Life of General Putnam
A Revolutionary Thanksgiving - A True Story of Olden Time
The Scarlet Standard #1 - Connecticut's response to the Lexington Alarm
The Scarlet Standard #2 - Standard of General Israel Putnam's Connecticut Regiment of 1775
The Scarlet Standard #3 - Lt. Col. Thomas Knowlton, Connecticut's Forgotten Hero
The Scarlet Standard #4 - Liberty defined . . . . New England's colonial Clergy
The Scarlet Standard #5 - Connecticut's Declaration of Independence
The Scarlet Standard #6 - Col. John Durkee, Norwichtown's Forgotten Hero
The Scarlet Standard #7 - Lebanon: center of Connecticut's rebellion
The Scarlet Standard #8 - Governor Jonathan Trumbull armed by Divine Providence for the Holy cause of Liberty
The Scarlet Standard #9 - The Way of Liberty: the English Colony of Connecticut in New England
The Scarlet Standard #10 - A Puritan Foundation: Virtuous Liberty in the English Colonies of New England
The Scarlet Standard #11 - Revolutionary High Ground: The Declaration of Independence
The Scarlet Standard #12 - “SELF-GOVERNMENT”: The Common Ground of Meetinghouse & Militia
Secret Service of the American Revolution - Incidents in which imminent defeat was turned to glorious victory
The Tories of Connecticut - By James Shepard
The Tories of Connecticut - Concluded from last article
Teamster Boy in the Revolution - A stout lad eighteen years of age
Letters of Joseph Spencer - The letter of General Joseph Spencer to President George Washington and the Continental Congress.
The Susquehannah Company Affair - One of the most prolonged disputes in eighteenth-century Connecticut was a controversial land scheme
Understanding The Connecticut Militia
Undisturbed 1778-1779 Patriot Encampment Site Disclosed - Redding, CT's Valley Forge
War Diary - A day by day account of one soldier.
Where is King George's Head??? - Over 200 years later pieces are still being discovered
Yankee Doodle - A story from Aunt Louisa's Child's Delight
