George Washington always believed in people and causes larger than himself. References to God’s providential oversight of the army and of his own life and work appear constantly in his writings. His trust in the rightness of the cause of liberty, firm from the beginning, was his vital center in the darkest times of the...Continue Reading

It takes a strong man to be a forgiving one. United States Navy Master Diver Carl Brashear was just such a man. The 2000 film “Men of Honor” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Robert De Niro is based on Carl Brashear’s extraordinary life and reveals what grit, determination, and a forgiving heart can do for...Continue Reading

As a guerilla fighter, he had no peer in the War for Independence. As an officer in the Patriot forces of South Carolina, he provided leadership that engendered fierce personal loyalty. As a foe of the invaders, the desire for his capture or death sometimes determined the strategies of armies large and small. Though the...Continue Reading

“Surely God Himself must tremble at the task before you,“ Churchill declared with trembling consternation. To this General Dwight D. Eisenhower serenely replied, “If God is at my side, how can I fail? When Eisenhower believed the time was right to begin the invasion, he ceased his pacing, humbly looked his subordinates in the eye,...Continue Reading

The “noble train of artillery”led by the young and unassuming Continental Army Colonel, Henry Knox could only be called an unbelievable display of technical brilliance and sheer determination. Just what was this train and what is its significance to the advancement of the cause of freedom? Well, the train involved the transfer of much-needed heavy...Continue Reading

All the king’s horses and all the kings men were in hot pursuit of the brazen young man, barely nineteen. The whole of Paris, and soon all of France was transfixed by the melodrama of the princely rogue’s flight. He became the topic du jour in the taverns and salons throughout the ancient land. Crowds,...Continue Reading

The great patriotic artist John Trumbull’s iconic paintings have adorned the walls of many an American home and art gallery. The colorful and dramatic oil painting “The Death of General Warren at Bunker Hill” portrays the last moments of the life of one of the founders most devoted to liberty, though he died thirteen months...Continue Reading

Abraham Lincoln, when describing his fighting general to a friend remarked that, “He’s the quietest little fellow you ever saw. He makes the least fuss of any man you ever knew. I believe he had been in this room a minute or so before I knew he was here.” “Grant is the first [true] general...Continue Reading

Son of Scottish immigrants to Virginia and named after his clergyman-uncle, PatrickHenry with his ringing voice and unvarnished rhetoric led his countrymen into rebellion against the tyranny of King George; he was christened “The Trumpet of the Revolution.” As a youngster he had sat at the feet of the great preacher Samuel Davies during the“Great...Continue Reading

James Monroe was a fascinating figure in American history. One story in particular stands out and demonstrates perfectly the fragility and happenstance that comprises the better part of our lives. Below is the story we like to tell while enjoying a James Monroe with friends… The unrelenting barking of the dogs was so loud that...Continue Reading