Rick burtons civil war relics, artifacts, antiques, swords. Posts about revolutionary war artifacts written by vetcollector. All of the artifacts on this page are directly related to the american revolutionary war effort, as they were all either recovered from documented engagement and skirmish sites or encampments used from 1775 to 1782. Come discover a fascinating history filled with spies and intrigue during the long island revolutionary war era. Original revolutionary war period items a pivotal event in world history, the american revolutionary war was fought from 1775 to 1783 and involved the ships and armies of the american colonies, the british empire, and the kingdom of france. The revolutionary war, also known as the american revolution, lasted from 1775 to 1783. The american revolution was a time when the british colonists in america rebelled against the rule of great britain. Revolutionary war memorabilia military memorabilia. Reminder if you wish to purchase a firearm, please contact the gallery directly we can no longer except paypal as payment for firearm transactions. Between 1776 and 1783, about 30,000 germanspeaking soldiers from the principalities of hessekassel, hessehanau, anhaltzerbst, anspach. Revolutionary war artifacts have also been identified, such as a british military insignia of shiny brass.
The culper code book was used by the culper spy ring to send coded messages to george washingtons headquarters during the revolutionary war. Burk, an episcopal minister in valley forge, was an aspiring historian and avid collector, and his informal collection of revolutionary war artifacts were. The museum of the american revolution has an impressive collection of several thousand objects, works of art, manuscripts, and printed works from the period of the american revolution. An identification guide to recovered colonial and revolutionary war artifacts kindle edition by mcguire, timothy j download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. On new jersey hillside, clues to revolutionary war mystery. Pictures of the revolutionary war national archives. This is an outstanding story set in the mohawk valley of upstate new york.
All about the book don troianis campaign to saratoga 1777. Simplify for a day or week simple games like marbles and hopscotch have occupied many generations of children, including those who lived during the revolutionary war. The american revolutionary war lasted from 1775 until 1783. Descriptions are provided corresponding to the photographs.
Complete set new york in the war of the rebellion 18611865 our price. Parks military antiques civil war relics and historical memorabilia. He was the first child of joseph and mary baker allen. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. An expert researcher with an extensive library and impressive private artifact study collections of civil war, war of 1812, revolutionary war, and world war ii uniforms, equipage, insignia, and weapons, he has served as a consultant on films, including cold mountain and night at the museum 3, and television programs. Burk, an episcopal minister in valley forge, was an aspiring historian and avid collector, and his informal collection of revolutionary war artifacts were the core of what at the time was referred to as the valley forge museum of american history and, later, the valley forge historical society. Revolutionary war category for authentic autographs, signed photographs, collectibles, memorabilia, historical documents and manuscripts from the worlds largest collection. Master historical painter don troiani and historian eric schnitzer combine their talents in this new book on saratoga, the revolutionary war campaign. I also have many others including a book on collecting old locks, several marble id books, many bottle id books, the stanley phillips books on civil war relics, 3 different books on revolutionary war and colonial era relics, and plenty of others.
Hessian headgear museum of the american revolution. Joining revolutionary war reenactments can be a lot of fun, and you can find many cheap revolutionary war artifacts for sale, including original war uniforms. He has combined a love of history and metal detecting, resulting in a passion for recovering and preserving artifacts from the conflict. This time in american history was one of great upheaval and change and a difficult period for children, most of whom were very poor and had lost one or both parents. A stash of 30 hidden bayonets was discovered in valley forge. These artifacts are being shown here for the first time. The miniature of morgan, renowned for defeating the british at the battle of cowpens in 1781, closely resembles a portrait painted about.
New inventory items in the store, please stop in or contact the gallery. You can also find fascinating memorabilia to hang on the walls in. Ethan allen is a revolutionary war hero who was a general in the continental army, a british prisoner of war, and the founder of the legendary green mountain boys. He was born on january 21, 1738 in litchfield, connecticut. Michael simens is a nationally recognized authority and resource for antique colts, civil war and other firearms, swords, weapons and related artifacts.
Revolutionary war crafts for kids teaching american. In school, we learned about the famous exploits of captain jones born john paul in scotland in 1747, he added the surname jones after emigrating to the virginia colony in the 1770s with the notable sea battles between his ships and those of the royal navy. Sc, revolutionary nc war w signed book iredell camden map soldier brevard, 1789 1789 signed book. This magnificently illustrated history features many new artworks, previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, photographs of important artifacts, and a solid, detailed historical narrative including background on the campaigns leading up to saratoga. If you are a history buff, then you may be surprised to learn the types of revolutionary war artifacts that you can find. There were many battles fought and the colonies gained their freedom and became the independent country of the united states. Revolutionary war antiques for sale vintage antiques for.
Revolutionary war in stock war collectibles for sale. Spying and espionage george washingtons mount vernon. Collectibles from the period range from household items used in the homes of colonial patriots and. Don troiani is well known for his extremely accurate historical and military paintings, scenes of great characters and grand action that have defined americas military heritage. Miniature portrait of revolutionary war general daniel morgan, set in a gilt case, engraved on the back with the initials d. Select audiovisual records national archives and records administration washington, dc 20408 cover photograph. The settlers, with little help from the continentals, face off against tories and indians along the frontier. Top 10 revolutionary war novels journal of the american. Although it was largely occupied by the british during the revolutionary war there were many brave patriots who risked their lives in the washington spy ring to get george washington the information he needed to win the war. Revolutionary war artifacts the veterans collection. A soldiers powder horn is one of more than 3,000 revolutionary war artifacts scott stephenson is contributing to the new museum of the american revolution set to open in philadelphia. An expert researcher with an extensive library and impressive private artifact study collections of civil war, war of 1812, revolutionary war, and world war ii uniforms, equipage, insignia, and weapons, he has served.
Original revolutionary war period items for sale ebay. We have a large stock of items for sale manufactured before 1899. In particular, the play was a muchneeded refresher on numerous basic. Gloucester point, virginiathe daily press reports that artifacts dating to the revolutionary war were found in a cellar at the site of gloucester point, an affluent colonialera town located in. In november 1778, george washington appointed major benjamin tallmadge as director of military intelligence, charged with creating a spy ring in new york city, the site of. Revolutionary war era original enemy london chronicle england old 1782 newspaper. Museum artifacts, american revolution museum at yorktown. Antique 18th century american revolutionary war gun powder horn to sword sabre. The turning point of the revolutionary war in paintings, artifacts, and historical narrative bibliographic data, summary, search for links to download an ebook in pdf, epub or read online.
A new museum is bringing relics of the revolutionary war. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The culper spy ring was an american spy network operating during the war of american independence that provided george washington with information on british troop movements. Revolutionary war collectibles 177583 for sale ebay. Revolutionary war will get a museum filled with artifacts.
The american revolution was just one battlefront in a huge. These embossed metal pieces once adorned the distinctive military headgear worn by hessian fusiliers specialized soldiers who served under british command during the revolutionary war. Michael simens is an appraiser, collector, buyer and seller of revolutionary war swords, muskets, pistols and other artifacts as well as those of the colonial, french and indian war, federal and antebellum periods. The revolutionary war american artillery figure set by imex has a full collection of small action figures. The american revolution was just one battlefront in a huge world war a new smithsonian exhibition examines the global context that bolstered the colonists fight for independence. How to order the selected pictures listed below are among the audiovisual holdings of the national archives that relate to the american revolution. About rick burtons civil war full time dealer in authentic civil war antiques and relics. R ick burton is a full time dealer in authentic civil war antiques and relics. Summary of revolutionary war the american revolutionary war started in the year 1775 and it was set off by a british army trying to seize ammunitions in concord of massachusetts. On a gently sloping hillside studded with pine trees, clues to a revolutionary war mystery are slowly being revealed, spurred by the dogged efforts of a local historian and his teenage son.
Many of these artifacts were found and sorted by volunteers, who sifted through thousands. Under the orders of general george washington, major benjamin tallmadge organized the culper spy ring in 1778 to gather information on british troop movements, fortifications, and military plans in the. In 1776, general george washington crossed the delaware river to reach new jersey and there he defeated the british garrisons in trenton and princeton. The culper code book george washingtons mount vernon. A pivotal event in world history, the american revolutionary war was fought from 1775 to 1783 and involved the ships and armies of the american colonies, the british empire, and the kingdom of france. Michael simens has bought, sold and collected some of the most important antique sword, firearm and artifact collections ever brought to market, including the well known richard johnson collection. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading an identification guide to recovered colonial and revolutionary war artifacts. Museum artifacts american revolution museum at yorktown artifact gallery.