James Wilkinson was the Senior Officer of the US Army and Governor of the Louisiana Territory…while acting as a secret agent for Spain.
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John Filson Puts Cincinnati (and Daniel Boone) on the Map
John Filson was a Continental Army veteran whose writings about Kentucky made it a popular destination for people moving to the frontier.
Isaac Shelby - First Governor For The State of Kentucky
Isaac Shelby was the first Governor of Kentucky after Statehood.
From Kentucky to Louisiana - James Brown Supplements Statehood
James Brown was an influential Founder during the early Statehoods of both Kentucky and Louisiana.
Writing For Wythe - The Early Career of Henry Clay
Henry Clay was more associated with the Age of Jackson than the American Revolution, but his early political career overlapped with this time period so today we take a look at his youth.
Joseph Martin's Stations
Joseph Martin served in the State Assemblies of Virginia, North Carolina AND Georgia during the American Revolution.
Richard Henderson, The Transylvania Company and the Cumberland Compact
Richard Henderson was a Founder of both Kentucky and Tennessee.
Conqueror of the Northwest - George Rogers Clark and the Illinois Campaign
George Rogers Clark was one of the military leaders in the often overlooked theater of the Revolutionary War in the Northwest Territory.
Nathaniel Gist's Additional Continental Regiment
Nathaniel Gist was a pioneer on the Kentucky frontier who, despite having his loyalty questioned, led a regiment in the Continental Army.
The Midnight Ride of Jack Jouett
Jack Jouett was a lower ranked soldier who took a very important midnight ride during the American Revolution.
John Brown Nominates A State
John Brown was an inaugural member of the United States House of Representatives.
Daniel Boone – Founding Father on the Frontier
Daniel Boone is known to many us as the man who blazed a trail through the Cumberland Gap and opened the west to settlement. What is often overlooked is his adventures coincided with the American Revolution.