Newly Discovered Eyewitness Accounts of the War for Independence, Shortly before the fighting began in 1775 a British officer based in Boston watched the local militia stumble through its paces and wrote home about it. He informed us that he was calling for volunteers to turn out and man every watercraf t which lay along the dock. Whose stories will be told and how as we approach the semiquincentennial in 2026? The cause of that I cannot tell, except that everyone I saw was about to do the same. The water was bad and the provisions worse. While EDSA was a bloodless revolution for all intents and purposes, it . I was invited by some of my comrades to go and see some of the prisoners. The hospital ship was anchored in what is called Buttermilk Channel with their cables and anchors. It was said that the Indians was set to yelling that night by the counsel of General Putnam. Our manner of preparing it was as follows: pound up a sheeps head until the bones were all broken, then sink the oatmeal in a bowl of water and float out the hulls; with this we would thicken the broth and thus we kept soul and body together. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH LIBRARY SYSTEM Invites you to the virtual premiere of the feature-length documentary The Revolution They Remember (in English) Thursday, November 12, 2020 7:00-9:30. They were afraid to open the door to let him in for fear the Indians would also enter. Their white linen frocks, ruffled and fringed, excited the curiosity of the whole army, particularly the Marblehead regiment, who were always full of fun and mischief. Why is expanding and complicating the narrative of the Revolution important? The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799. That he enlisted as a soldier but was put to the service of a teamster in the summer and a waiter in the winter. Wrong ideas, such as. And its all still there. Applicant stepped out into the yard to see what they were baying, and got some distance from the door and discovered four Cherokee fellows, all armed. He had raised up in his bed. . One was commanded by Captain McGee, with a crew of sixteen men. It was instantaneous. It was to protect the coast from their depredations that these lookout boats were fitted out. He said the team faced challenges in determining which interviews should be selected for the documentary. Jehu Grant of Rhode Island was one of several dozen blacks who applied for pensionsand one of thousands who served in the American army. Our bread was oatmeal, neither sifted nor bolted. He said, You need not be scared, Mrs. Oberin. Yonder upon the East River is the enemy. They handcuffed us and conveyed us onto the prison ship then laying in the North River opposite the city of New York, whose name was the Scorpion . They frequently uttered salutations of a friendly kind, believing us to be British. The boycotts by the Daughters of Liberty hurt businesses back in Britain. No. The almost two-hour documentary, shown over Zoom Thursday and to be released on DVD and online at an unspecified date, is a project of the University Library Systems. Recognizing that the legacy of the white settlement of Jamestown was painful to many, the anniversary was billed as a commemoration rather than a celebration., A similar dynamic was at work with the commemoration of the 150thanniversary of the Civil War, according to Ayers, who is a former Virginia Humanities board member and host of our BackStory radio show and podcast. He instantly knew them to be Tories and run and dropped his potatoes at the fence, that he might be able to go the faster. The CR/10 Project featured recordings of conversations between Chinese individuals willing to share their personal experiences of living during that time, beginning with Zhangs own network of acquaintances and then approaching those recommended to her by previous interviewees. I must be upward of eighty years of age and have been blind for many years, and notwithstanding the aid I received from the honest industry of my children, we are still very needy and in part are supported from the benevolence of our friends. He then said he wanted a man to go with me and inquired who would volunteer in the service. He was dismayed to learn that representatives of the Indigenous and African American communities were uninvited at the last minute from a state dinner with Queen Elizabeth II, who was visiting Jamestown for the occasion. Applicant accordingly went to Englishs house with him and stayed all night. Remember in the Disney movie "Anastasia" when they said the Russian revolution occurred because Rasputin put a curse on them? The other was commanded by Captain Willets of Cape May with an equal number of men. Our object was to find General Warners encampment and deliver our express to him. We got our pass and went on, and stopped and recruited, and went as I could. We marched with his army about two miles further, when he again encamped and furnished us with passes to return to our homes, which I reached in safety. Honorable J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions: Your servant begs leave to state that he forwarded to the War Department a declaration founded on the Pension Act of June, 1832, praying to be allowed a pension (if his memory serves him) for ten months service in the American army of the Revolutionary War. Applicant fell lifeless, and the Indians no doubt believed him to be so. Sarah Osborn was married to a sergeant in the 3rd New York Regiment and served at his side throughout the war as a cook and washerwoman. That, according to the best of his memory, General Huntington and General Meigs brigades, or a part of them, were at that place. All eyes were on Richmond as the former capital of the Confederacy, he recalled. The seashore was at that time much infested by refugees, who collected in bodies and plundered and annoyed the inhabitants whenever they could. Required fields are marked *. At the end of the film, the interviews began to take on more of a reflective nature, as interviewees began to draw their own conclusions about how the events of the Cultural Revolution should be remembered in the future. In 1832, Congress passed the first comprehensive Pension Act for veterans of the Revolution. It was said afterwards that perhaps there was three or four hundred Indians attached to our army on Long Island. Officers and men joined in the flight. George Rogers Clark. Some veterans were terse, others garrulous, and here and there a date is muddled or a detail embroidered; it had, after all, been just under half a century since the shooting stopped. The darkness was so great that the two armies could not see each other, although within one hundred rods of each other. Being on the left of the road as we marched along, I discovered lying upon the ground something with [the] appearance of a man. For 70 years, American Heritage has been the leading magazine of U.S. history, politics, and culture. He was cordially received when he reached his quarters and called on General Cornell and told him he was at his mercy as he had crossed after apples against orders. The scouting party struck across the fields, and the light followed, and they formed into a hollow square. Charge again.. Kun Qian, associate professor of the department of East Asian languages and literatures, said interviews for the project lasted just 10 minutes. Dartmouth Library, which had been running its own, interview project on the Down to the Countryside Movement. Here he remained for several months, during which time, in the month of December, John English, who lived in the neighborhood and had come to the station for protection, wished to go to his plantation a mile off and got permission of applicants captain to go with him, as well as one Oxshir [Oxter?] For the interviews, many of the people who had consented to be interviewed for the original project did not want their interview to be used in the film, and some people who initially agreed to be a part of the film retracted this consent halfway through. I then exerted myself with all my might and drew him out, I hardly know how. I only saw him and his colored servant, both mounted. And then it was that I began to discover that people were giving off strong judgements of the time period, not just their memories. I cocked my piece and run up to him, seized his gun with my left hand. She picked it up, supposing it to belong to the British, but the governor came in and claimed it as his, but said he would have the name of giving it away as it was the last one out of twelve that he could see, and accordingly presented it to deponent, and she afterward brought it home with her to Orange County and sold it for old pewter, which she has a hundred times regretted. In this trying dilemma, we agreed that one should go north, followed by the other at few rods distant, and risk his life to the best advantage, and if taken by the enemy, the hind one should go south and deliver the express. We were, however, fortunate enough to reach the camp of General Lafayette in safety, who received us joyfully and sent a sergeant of his guard to pilot us on to General Washingtons army. The good general, after a pause of a few moments, replied, My brave fellows, you see the condition in which I am placed. The British elected new members to parliament who opposed taxation of the colonies. We wanted to tell stories that would represent the whole picture, with people everywhere in China different age groups, different locations, different backgrounds, Qian said. In case I would keep the cabin clean, boil their tea kettle, black their boots, et cetera, I should have a hammock to sleep in, should be better fed, and should be exchanged when the rest of my company was. It being then in the month of July, I was taken sick with a camp fever, when I was removed out of the Scorpion and put on board the Huntress , also a prison ship but then converted into an hospital. Colonel Brown then called Webster and myself and told us of the little way he wished us to swim, which was nothing less than across Lake Champlain, then in view about five miles distant. When we had swam about two-thirds across, I found myself almost exhausted and thought I could not proceed further. [OC] Remember the Revolution - A day of rage OC There never was any war. I then wrung his clothes and dressed him and put on my own, and we set out to find the American encampment. Marching troops of the military, menacing speeches of speakers, abrupt lines of teletype messages. . We scaled the yard fence and surrounded the house. The evening after our battle with the Tories, we having a considerable number of prisoners, I recollect a scene which made a lasting impression upon my mind. Refusing to leave Boston like the other radical leaders, he died in the fighting on Breed's Hill in 1775, When one of the wealthiest men in the Colonies sided with the Patriot cause, he was called a wretched and plundered tool of the Boston rebels.. . At about twelve oclock the dogs began to bark, the cattle to low, the Indians to howl and yell. This done, Colonel Brown called several officers and some soldiers, and we all set off together and traveled up the mountain a few miles until we came in full view of the British encampment, and after reconnoitering the mountain east and west for about three miles and taking observations, the officers arranged all things for an attack at break of day the next morning. But when I saw liberty poles and the people all engaged for the support of freedom, I could not but like and be pleased with such thing (God forgive me if I sinned in so feeling). General Washingtons army was then under arms and about to remove from that place of encampment. But almost all of them retained a fierceand justifiablepride in what they had done. It was as follows. The center one was a tremendous chain cable. On the other, this meant that we had a lot more visuals to supply, which was an additional challenge as each and every image, every second of film footage, everything needed to be licensed by a supplier.. I threw away my gun, and reflecting I might be punished for being found without arms, I picked up a drum, which gave forth such sounds when touched by the twigs, I cast it away. Qian also said she wanted to make sure a diverse group of perspectives appeared in the film, and chose interviews that highlighted those perspectives. I want the audience to learn about this event and I want them to think about why it happened. university of pittsburgh library system invites you to the virtual premiere of the feature-length documentary: the revolution they remember (in english) thursday, november 12, 2020 7-9:30 p.m.. About day, the noise was all still, and about sun an hour high, the fog began to go off. LOOK BOTH WAYS Convertible pieces, such as this men's vest with swappable sleeves, allow for a compact-but-exciting wardrobe. The thunder of the British artillery, the roaring of the small arms of both armies, was tremendous. One day while the officers were absent on Long Island, I took down the said musket, poured out the priming, poured water into the barrel of the gun until the load became thoroughly wet. He accordingly gave us our instructions, both verbal and written, and we made our [way] over rocky mountains and through hurricanes of fallen trees to the lake, where we arrived a little before sunset, so near the enemys ships that we could see them walk on their decks and hear them talk, and had they seen us they might have reached us with their grapeshot. If ever you saw a Goose assume an Air of Consequence, you may catch some idea of the foolish, awkward, puffed-up stare of our Tradesmen.. There were two of said boats started out together. Should they retire, call again, and you shall have your furlough.. Clarks career was like the passage of a meteora quick, fiery moment that lit up the heavens for all to see and wonder at, then vanishing in oblivion. I had been doing my duty in the cabin about two weeks, when we laid a plan for our escape. Jacob Francis, a New Jersey freedman, was helping to build fortifications during the siege of Boston when he encountered General Israel Putnam. Five are still living. Leading an eastern direction, the road appeared about four rods wide, and the road was constantly filled with men. The British general at the head of the army was a large, portly man, full face, and the tears rolled down his cheeks as he passed along. Through the whole of that stormy afternoon they were crossing as fast as possible, but they themselves did [not] know that they were retreating. His reply is given here in its entirety; despite its bitter eloquence, he never got his money. Near the last of December, Colonel Abel, a patriot and prominent character in the town and county, early in the morning he sent his waiter, a colored man by the name of Bill Molat, with a message to Lieutenant Burr. But we were not certain whether he was north or south of us, and we might fall into the enemys hands, let us go which way we would, and the whole plan of our officers fail of success. We were emaciated with hunger and sickness, and vermin covered our bodies. About eleven oclock, Colonel Lewis had orders to march his regiment along the dock opposite Brooklyn Ferry, and when there was an officer on horseback, we concluded he was one of the generals aides. They would not see the revolution on television . No city was destroyed from orbit. My soldiers are my life. There were about two hundred prisoners on board said ship, with seven officers and one physician. He screamed out for the gun, which he readily obtained, took aim at us, but as he pulled trigger, she only flashed. But shortly after, I do not remember how many days, a most wonderful thunderstorm took place. We wanted to tell stories that would represent the whole picture, with people everywhere in China. And, when his term of time was nearly out, he and some other wagoners were ordered back to Prince Edward Courthouse and was there discharged after remaining in the service eighteen months. The man rode away. Initiated by the EAL in 2015, The Cultural Revolution: 10 (CR/10) Project [https://digital.library.pitt.edu/collection/chinas-cultural-revolution-memories-the-CR10-project] recorded, preserved, and published video interviews with Chinese citizens sharing their memories and impressions of Chinas Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. Select search scope, currently: catalog all catalog, articles, website, & more in one search; catalog books, media & more in the Stanford Libraries' collections; articles+ journal articles & other e-resources And the garter with which I bound on my bundle swelled and got across my throat and choked me and exceedingly embarrassed me. A few years after the war, Joshua Swan, Esq., of Stonington purchased me of my master and agreed that after I had served him a length of time named faithfully, I should be free. 2020 Virginia Humanities, All Rights Reserved . He almost perished with being chilled. Revolutions are a failure if someone gets hurt. Extraordinary correspondence, never published before, takes us inside the mind of a military genius. The making of The Revolution They Remember began in 2015, when Haihui Zhang, head of the East Asian Library, initiated the CR/10 Project. It sought to completely change the relationship between the rulers and those they governed and to redefine the nature of political power. The two armies came near each other at Suttons about twelve or one oclock in the night. The pickets fired several rounds before day. Why it is important to remember the events of the October Revolution as they were<br><br>Gloomy, stern, thunderous. He had no use of his left arm or shoulder nor has he ever regained the use of his shoulder or arm. As soon as he came to a little and could speak, he cried out, O Lord God, Wallace, if it had not been for you, I should have been in the eternal world. We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. I will, sir, and we marched on, and we come to the house where the picket was to be kept, and the sergeants began to distribute the sentinels. There was an officer there, who says to us, Come, my brave boys, I am glad you are not afraid of a few drops of water. By this time, the rain had subsided. It told an integrated story, blending diverse narratives from the same stage. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any such laws in which we have no voice, or representation. When we had got into the middle of the lake, the wind blew and dashed the water onto our bundles of clothes and wet them and made them very heavy. And remembers that one day while resting, he heard a noise like the clashing of arms in an old field, and he left his wagon and run to see, and saw the British and Americans fight. He, however, made his escape by getting his guard drunk and pretending to drink himself. In 2019, the University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) received a one-year grant from the Henry Luce Foundation [https://www.hluce.org] to support the creation of a feature-length documentary film titled The Revolution They Remember, a collaboration between the ULS East Asian Library (EAL) and Dartmouth Library. 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