9 Best American Revolution Poems
1. Liberty Tree by Thomas Paine (1775) This poem by Founding Father Thomas Paine celebrates the Liberty Tree, an elm tree that stood in Boston. The Liberty Tree was used…
Primary Sources
Read these primary sources to learn first-hand what life was like during the American Revolution.
Best Primary Sources About the American Revolution
Looking for primary, first-hand sources of information about the American Revolution? In this article, we’ve collated nine of the best Revolutionary War primary sources written during the war by those…
18th Century Domestic Medicine (book, by Dr. William Buchan)
Read Domestic Medicine by Dr. William Buchan, first published in 1785, to find out how injuries and illnesses soldiers presented with were treated during the Revolutionary War. Chapters
American Revolution Propaganda | Examples & Themes
During the American Revolutionary War, propaganda was used by both sides to influence public opinion on the conflict. Propaganda was especially important as both the Patriots and the British were…
American Revolution Political Cartoons | 9 Examples
During the Revolutionary War, both sides used political cartoons to portray their perspective of events from the battle, mock the enemy, and promote the righteousness of their cause. Some cartoonists…
James Thacher’s Journal
Read the journal of James Thacher, a military surgeon during the American Revolution. Chapters
Diary of Charles Herbert, American Prisoner of War in Britain
“ Editor’s note This page contains the diary of Charles Herbert, a sailor in the American navy during the American Revolution, after he was captured by the British and transported…
Sensory Disorders (Sight, Sound, Taste, Touch) | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Intermittent Fevers and Agues | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Fainting Fits, Suffocation, & Intoxication | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Saving Dying Patients | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Cautions Concerning Cold Bathing & Drinking Mineral Water | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Appendix & Glossary | 18th Century Medicine
Chapters A List of Simples and of such Medicinal Preparations as ought to be kept in Readiness for private Practice. The Method of preparing and compounding such Medicines as are…
Treating Broken Bones | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Treating Dislocations | 1700s Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Childhood Diseases | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Female Health | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Venereal Disease | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Poisons | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Surgery | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Cancer and Scirrhus Carcinoma | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Nervous Disorders | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Constipation | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Apoplexy | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Asthma | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Scurvy | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Gout | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Dropsy (Edema) | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Jaundice | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Worm Infections | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Headaches | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Treating Bleeding/Blood Discharges | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Diabetes/Kidney Disorders | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Cholera Morbus (Vomiting, Diarrhoea) | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Stomach Inflammation | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Colds and Coughs | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Throat Inflammation | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Opthalmia (Eye Inflammation) | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Phrenitis (Brain Inflammation) | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Erysipelas (St. Anthony’s Fire) | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Measles | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Smallpox | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Remitting Fever | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Miliary Fever | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Spotted (Putrid) Fever | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Slow/Nervous Fever | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Consumptions (Wasting of the Body from Ulcers etc.) | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Peripneumony (Lung Inflammation) | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Pleurisy | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Treating Acute Continual Fever | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Treating Fevers | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Treatment of Diseases | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
The Common Evacuations | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Anger, Fear, Grief, Love | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Common Infections & Treatments | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
The Importance of Cleanliness | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Intemperance | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
The Importance of Proper Sleep and Clothing | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Health Issues Related to a Sedentary Lifestyle | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Air-Borne Diseases & Air Contamination | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Food-Borne Diseases | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
The Laborious, the Sedentary, and the Studious | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Children’s Health | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
Introduction | 18th Century Medicine
“ Editor’s note The following is a chapter from the book “Domestic Medicine” written by Dr. William Buchanan in 1785. It provides a fascinating insight into medical knowledge of the…
1783 Entries | James Thacher’s Military Journal
“ Editor’s note The following is an excerpt from the journal of James Thacher, a military surgeon for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It provides a fascinating glimpse…
1782 Entries | James Thacher’s Military Journal
“ Editor’s note The following is an excerpt from the journal of James Thacher, a military surgeon for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It provides a fascinating glimpse…
1781 Entries | James Thacher’s Military Journal
“ Editor’s note The following is an excerpt from the journal of James Thacher, a military surgeon for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It provides a fascinating glimpse…
1780 Entries | James Thacher’s Military Journal
“ Editor’s note The following is an excerpt from the journal of James Thacher, a military surgeon for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It provides a fascinating glimpse…
1779 Entries | James Thacher’s Military Journal
“ Editor’s note The following is an excerpt from the journal of James Thacher, a military surgeon for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It provides a fascinating glimpse…
1778 Entries | James Thacher’s Military Journal
“ Editor’s note The following is an excerpt from the journal of James Thacher, a military surgeon for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It provides a fascinating glimpse…
1777 Entries | James Thacher’s Military Journal
“ Editor’s note The following is an excerpt from the journal of James Thacher, a military surgeon for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It provides a fascinating glimpse…
1776 Entries | James Thacher’s Military Journal
“ Editor’s note The following is an excerpt from the journal of James Thacher, a military surgeon for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It provides a fascinating glimpse…
1775 Entries | James Thacher’s Military Journal
“ Editor’s note The following is an excerpt from the journal of James Thacher, a military surgeon for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It provides a fascinating glimpse…
Letter from Washington to McDougall After Trenton (1776)
“ Editor’s note The following letter was written just after Christmas 1776, after the Battle of Trenton, in which the Continental Army was victorious. George Washington relates to General Alexander…
Spain Offers Covert Aid to American Colonists – 1776
“ Editor’s note The following is a translation of a Royal Order signed by Jose de Galvez, Minister of the Indies, to Luis de Unzaga, Spanish Governor of Louisiana. Written…
Paul Revere’s Account of the Start of the American Revolution
“ Editor’s note The following is Paul Revere’s account of the night of April 18th, 1775, the night before the start of the Revolutionary War. ” I, PAUL REVERE, of…
1781 Pennsylvania Line Mutiny – Norfolk Chronicle Article
“ Editor’s note This is an account and analysis of the Pennsylvania Line Mutiny, a revolt that occurred in the Continental Army under George Washington in 1871. It was originally…