General Lachlan McIntosh is exchanged for General Charles O’Hara   On this day in history, February 9, 1782, General Lachlan McIntosh is exchanged for General Charles O’Hara. McIntosh was born in Scotland and emigrated to Georgia with his father as a boy. As a young man, he moved to Charleston,

Daniel Boone is captured by a British/Shawnee war party   On this day in history, February 8, 1778, Daniel Boone is captured by a British/Shawnee war party. Boone had forged a trail across the Cumberland Gap several years earlier and settled Fort Boonesborough, one of only three settlements at the

The Great Siege of Gibraltar is lifted   On this day in history, February 7, 1783, the Great Siege of Gibraltar is lifted after peace agreements are signed ending the American Revolution. The Great Siege of Gibraltar was a combined Spanish and French effort to take Gibraltar back from Britain.

Anna Maria Lane receives a Revolutionary War veterans pension   On this day in history, February 6, 1808, Anna Maria Lane receives a Revolutionary War veterans pension. Anna Maria is the only known Virginia woman who fought as a soldier in the Revolution. Scholars believe she was born in New

Brigadier General Moses Hazen dies   On this day in history, February 5, 1803, Brigadier General Moses Hazen dies. Hazen was born to a Jewish family in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in 1733. When the French and Indian War broke out, he became a member of the local militia and embarked on

King George III declares a permanent ceasefire to the American Revolution   On this day in history, February 4, 1783, King George III declares a permanent ceasefire to the American Revolution. After the surrender of General Charles Cornwallis’ army at Yorktown, Virginia in October, 1781, many members of Parliament decided

General William Moultrie wins the Battle of Beaufort   On this day in history, February 3, 1779, General William Moultrie wins the Battle of Beaufort, also known as the Battle of Port Royal Island, when the British attempt to take this island at the mouth of the Broad River in

Elizabeth Maxwell Steele gives her coins to General Nathanael Greene   On this day in history, February 2, 1781, Elizabeth Maxwell Steele gives her coins to General Nathanael Greene. Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis was hotly pursuing the remnants of General Daniel Morgan’s army after his victory over British Lt. Col.

North Carolina militia fight at the Battle of Cowan’s Ford   On this day in history, February 1, 1781, North Carolina militia fight at the Battle of Cowan’s Ford. After a string of devastating defeats in the South, the Americans began to turn things around in the fall of 1780.

Gouverneur Morris, Penman of the US Constitution, is born   On this day in history, January 31, 1752, Gouverneur Morris, the “Penman of the US Constitution,” is born into the wealthy Morris clan of New York, a family which produced generations of prominent leaders, including a signer of the Declaration