Bishop James Madison 1777-1812 Educated at William & Mary; recipient of the Botetourt medal for the encouragement of classical learning. Professor of natural philosophy and mathematics at W&M; captain ...

which remained the basic militia law of the United States until the twentieth century. This act established an “obligated” militia, based on universal military service. All able-bodied white ...

A “well-regulated” militia simply meant that the processes for activating, training, and deploying the militia in official service should be efficient and orderly, and that the militia itself ...

The matchlock shown here was made around 1640, and is typical of the muskets used by militia in Colonial America ... In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out.

Following five years of research using techniques such as digital imaging and artificial intelligence, eight restorers will ...

The annual Autumn Heritage Celebration will be held this weekend at Sycamore Shoals State Park. Activities throughout the ...

focused primarily on common 18th-century activities to prepare for winter. Re-enactors from the 3rd Ulster Militia were on hand with demonstrations. Visitors had the opportunity to see meat ...

As the Israeli assault on Gaza passes the 13-month mark, and as Hezbollah reels under the massive Israeli bombing campaign on its leaders and operational centers in Lebanon, it has become clear that ...

Parsons told the BBC that he was not a member of any militia, he had not threatened any federal officials, and he was there to help distribute supplies to hurricane victims. Every time America ...

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On Saturday afternoon, the Washington Post reports a U.S. Forest Service official sent an email to several different federal agencies warning “National Guard troops had come across x2 trucks of armed ...

Two suspected militants and two members of a government-sponsored militia have been killed in two separate incidents in Indian-controlled Kashmir NEW DELHI -- Two suspected militants were killed ...