Springfield, MA
2 first-person accounts from the Revolutionary era.
Historical Voices
Daniel Shays
The Veteran Who Marched on the Armory
Daniel Shays had fought at Bunker Hill. He had served at Ticonderoga, Saratoga, and Stony Point. He had been commissioned a captain in the Continental Army, received a ceremonial sword from the Marqui...
Modern Voices
The Arsenal of Democracy
The Springfield Armory closed in 1968. For 191 years, this facility had manufactured weapons for the United States military — from Revolutionary War muskets to the M14 rifle used in Vietnam. The site ...
