History is for Everyone

DE, USA

Historical Society of Delaware

Museum

Primary repository for Delaware historical materials including Wilmington's Revolutionary War records: British occupation documents, mill records, Quaker meeting minutes, and personal correspondence from the Brandywine Campaign era.

Visiting Today

Address

505 Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801

Connected Events

Aug 1777
Howe's Army Lands at Head of Elk

General Sir William Howe

Sep 1777
Battle of Brandywine

General Sir William Howe, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Nathanael Greene, Major General John Sullivan, General George Washington

Sep 1777
Lafayette Wounded at Brandywine

Marquis de Lafayette, General George Washington

Oct 1777
American Counterattack at Germantown

General George Washington