24 Feb 24:
Skipper and I are digging in to the American Revolution timeline, seeing as the 250th anniversary of July 4, 1776 is right around the corner. One of her ancestors was with Daniel Morgan's Riflemen at Sunny Point and Monmouth during his one year enlistment, and then participated as a Partisan for the duration. When it we get closer, maybe I can bribe Skipper into making me some replica clothing, especially the hunting frock. We're also digging into the small boating of the time period, with all the creek and river crossings this was a small boat war as well as a land battle and maritime affair.
The riflemen were incredibly more accurate and shot longer ranges than the musketeers, they were usually long hunters recruited from the far edges of Virginia and the Carolinas. Once they gained notoriety for their long range sniping, George Washington started dressing non riflemen in the frocks to scare the British.
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