Ticonderoga, NY
2 first-person accounts from the Revolutionary era.
Historical Voices
Henry Knox
Three Hundred Miles of Ice and Will
Henry Knox was twenty-five years old, had never commanded an artillery operation, and had learned most of what he knew about warfare from books in his Boston shop. When Washington asked him to retriev...
Modern Voices
The Fort That Three Wars Built
Fort Ticonderoga is unusual among Revolutionary War sites because it carries the weight of three conflicts. The French built it, the British took it, and the Americans seized it twice. Each layer is v...
