This man has taught me more about American history than I ever learned in school.

Peter, I have to say I think has been my favorite episode. Very interesting info and how you presented it, is beyond words. Thank you

A history lesson that was seldom told and soon forgotten. Thank you for this.

Hi, Peter! Life was hard surely. Adjusting to a new life on new lands. Indian attacks continued and another fight for survival began. I am a direct descendant of 15 patriots both in the militia and continental line. Belcher KY. is named after one. He was at Valley Forge. They received land grants and mostly settled up and down in Eastern Kentucky where my father is from.

Thank you for sharing these stories of our history. I wish that, the powers that be, would teach these in schools, so our children would know what our ancestors endured for their freedom. Thanks again Peter.

Wonderful video! Don't remember ever hearing of the horrors aboard the Brittish prison ships. We must never forget the sacrifices made by some many brave men over the centuries to build this nation. Now we must fight again to prevent it's destruction. Thank you Peter, for all of the time and energy you and Cathy put into these videos!

America was not a country it was an idea, worthy of my sweat blood and last breath, we never had a flag we had Old Glory and wherever she waved it meant that you were free or you had been liberated, it made you hate having been born too late to have been at valley forge, the Alamo or Wake Island, it made your last name and your wealth meaningless against the raw currency of your heart, it was a slim chance to alter fate in a world that previously made the impossible seem written in stone. Even now knowing it would collapse I would surrender eagerly all that I am and have for the chance at keeping her memory alive. I will only add that every time some skinny kid, takes the last of his strength and puts his fist into the face of a bully, An American rejoices in heaven.

Thanks Peter for your perspective of the other side of the war. War is hell and for sure that hasn't changed!

It’s truly amazing what soldiers endured regardless of which side Peter, I agree. I live about a half hour from Brandywine and an hour from Valley Forge, west. You of course have a far better idea, Master of Kelly Station heading out in winter to live off the land! Today we skip a meal or two and say, I’m so hungry! Plus the marching in all kinds of weather. Today we may say, I done good walking 2or 3 miles as opposed to 20-30 miles with full gear and little or no food. In actuality, today few can even comprehend surviving such conditions. And prisons as you point out one can hardly imagine! When you told of the prisoner escaping, swimming miles to shore with just his hat? My God! So indeed, the 18th century Soldier endured far more than most modern minds can handle! I Loved the stories from the porch at Kelly Station, hickory bent rocker, that curly maple stock leaning against those logs with a great Teller of Stories! Kind Thanks Peter, Many Blessings for You and Kathy! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

Another great history lesson Peter for those of us who know nothing about the horrors of that time. Man's inhumanity to man on full display.

Wow! Peter ,,as a good Canadian that was an impressive dissertation on the American side of the revolution,,without notes ! Jacob Plum Martin would be proud ( soldier from Connecticut , served 7 years )

Regardless of which side if the war they were on, all that were involved suffered in great loss and horrible conditions. Thank you for the wonderful history of both sides.

Peter, such a heart breaking story you have this time! You had me at hello! Thank you for recognizing the US before we were the USA! You are such a gentleman!

Peter here in the south (Georgia and South Carolina) we had a more mobile war and each militia man was expected to show up with his horse with food for him self for several weeks. He also was expected to bring his weapon, in most cases a rifle and powder and shot along with his edge weapons where were tomahawk's or hand axe's and a hunting knife. Cecil

you can only really understand history if you examine both sides of the coin. Keep bringing us your wee bits of history. as a descendant of some of those wretched patriots I have enjoyed learning more about this era of history. My ancestors crossed paths with Brandt. some didn't make it, some escaped. one went to prison in Quebec and was left to rot in jail after refusing to go work as a carpenter for the British in the Caribbean. these stories all hit close to home. Keep 'em coming!

Cowpens is what turned the war. I grew up 3 blocks from Colonial Williamsburg during late 50's and early 60's and that is what I credit to my love of history. Thank you sir for fleshing out the history of this Great Country.

Appreciate your efforts and dedication! As they say, " war is hell." It's hard to image unless you have experienced it. Thanks again, and keep your powder dry!

It’s awesome how much history we’ve learned from your excellent videos. Great videos.

Thanks Mr. Peter and Ms. Cathy for another great presentation on our history. The cold hard truth is that someone, somewhere, paid the ultimate price for the freedom we all enjoy today. And to that I say, thank you.

Fortitude, Faith, and Sacrifice represented A New Country's Foundation so grateful This 4th Of July Weekend for Our Forefathers Courage Thanks Peter for this Wonderful channel

You are a great storyteller. There was never enough history in school .

Thanks for the video and the history lesson as always. It's hard to imagine How those soldiers had to live and survive, they were far tougher than i am for sure.

As an American, I liked last week’s presentation because I had not heard that information before. Valley forge and to a lesser extent the prison ships are I think fairly well known amongst Americans with an interest in that conflict, but stories of the loyalists less so. Appreciate the video!

I am so grateful I somehow happened to find your channel. Such quality content that pleases & entertains me; thank you...

Leave it to you for a fair balance of perspective! Huzzah! and thank you! Nice swivel gun, too!

What a great history lesson and video. Thanks and Be Safe!

Peter as always a great video! We today do not have any appreciation of the trials our for fathers suffered and we get mad when there is no power for A/C.

Well done Sir., love the wall gun! On a side note, look at the way the crown treaded the Scott 's after the up raising of 1746. History is sometimes a hard pill to take. I believe our first mistake in reenactments is to think in a modern mindset. The way we think of life today is not the same as they did.

So enjoy your talks about history. It is easy to forget how truly well we have it because of the sacrifices of those that came before us. Kelly’s Station looks great. My visit with my son quickly became one of my favorite memories. Glad we could play a small part in it. You and Cathy’s work ethic is astounding. Keep up the great work!!

Howdy y'all, from deep in the heart of Texas, just wanted to say how much we enjoy your videos, thank you, and God bless.

Thanks for sharing 😊

This war was waged, to a very large degree, on the civilian population. It's not difficult to understand the harsh feelings held by the Patriots for the Loyalists , considering the raids by Brant and Butler's Rangers on the population of both the Mohawk and Cherry valleys. Men women and children were slaughtered, farms burnt, and fields destroyed. In the year of 1777 , in the Mohawk valley alone, there is documentation of 63 homes, 57 barns 3 grist mills, 62 barracks of wheat, and 87 hay stacks being destroyed. 235 horse, 220 cattle, 269 sheep, and 93 oxen were carried/ driven away to Canada. Much of this destruction was carried out in Fall raids, so that the people left would face a starving winter. Former neighbours, now at each other's throats. This was indeed America's first civil war

I grew up 10 minutes east of Morristown NJ, there are some awesome historic sites related to George Washington. Hope you get to see some of them

Thank you for teaching real unvarnished history.

I like the way you tell a story, we had a few people who knew what it was going to be like, trying to tell the others how, to run an army. Logistics, is key.

Well, Peter, war is and has been a terrible thing!! We haven't learned very much over the years, so sad!! I appreciate all the study you do about the history! Blessings.

Cathy made a wonderful panorama of Kelly's Station with its palisades and supporting buildings.

Excellent video, Peter. Thank you.

Thank you Peter. Another incredible video.

Thanks again, Peter, for telling this true wee bit of history. War is hell. But we seem to never remember that fact and keep repeating it. But I guess it's that necessary evil that needs to take place to be free. By the way, the fort looks fantastic.

Read Joseph Plumb Martin for an account of what it was like serving in the army…. As an aside, I grew up about twenty minutes from Morristown, New Jersey. Jockey Hollow is an amazing place to see. The Hudson River froze solid that winter.

Thank you, Peter, for that bit of history. I sure am quite fond of Kelly’s Station, wish I had one.

Great video Peter not often we get one the first day of the week. Be safe!

❤😊😊 interesting beyond words ! Thank you !

Love history. Something they don’t teach today. Thank you sir well done.

Great video! Absolutely wonderful! I love the American Revolution era! I was very astonished to learn about the Hispanic contribution to the American Revolution! Spain or rather a Spaniard Diego de Gardoqui sent the very first foreign weapons to Marblehead Massachusetts in February of 1775 before the American Revolution began! Spanish weapons, Spanish aid was there before Lexington and Concord, before the Declaration of Independence and before America's so called first and oldest ally France! Spain also paid and funded the Yorktown campaign paying both the French and Continental soldiers who hadn't been paid for several months and years causing several mutinees and also paid and refurbished Degrasse's French fleet allowing Degrasse to travel to both the Chesapeake and later Yorktown which Spain also had a huge role in the military planning of Yorktown which is why the Spanish Ambassador was invited to the Yorktown victory celebration of last year 2023! Spain protected French possessions in the Caribbean allowing Degrasse to travel to his destination freely without worry and it was Spanish General Bernardo de Gálvez who was kind and generous enough to release his own French troops under Spanish command and ALLOWED Degrasse to take them to go reinforce Rochambeau at Yorktown! Bernie didn't have to do that but he was very generous! Spain also sent muskets to Saratoga in coordination with the French in 1777! Unbeknownst to many, Spain also sent weapons and cannons and supplies to the American Colonies inside French ships sailing from France! So when the ships arrived everyone assumed the entire cargo was only French lol! Huge mistake but understandable! (And I'd be remiss not to mention the 20 thousand dollars raised by Haym Salomon for Yorktown) Spain definitely tipped the balance in favor of the American Colonies! Without Spain both France and the 13 Colonies could never have won the war! Not without Spain! No Sir! 🇪🇸

Sir, you do mighty well in communicating what was tolerated by these folks. Your delivery and manner is just the best for these topics. You look authentic as well! Are you Canadian? Thanks for this work and greetings from Appalachian Kentucky!

Now what make so disgusted and angry . Is how the corrupt in our country and the lazy will just spit in the face of all that sacrificed so much to build this country and give us our freedom here in America. So many died and suffered greatly to give us so much and they just throw it away or outright tearing down of our nation.😢

This channel popped up on my recommended feed, I watched this and I subscribed! I have always loved reading and learning about the American Revolution and the American civil war

Pretty cool video. I recently did some research on my family names history and found out my 9th great grandfather was a drummer boy in a small Pennsylvania troop. He was the first of my ancestors to be born in America and he was only 15 by the time the war was over. He lived until 1820. I couldn’t imagine what his life was like back then.

Some did not have shoes in winter.

I have 3 ancestors who fought in the American Revolution. One was in the Colonial army, the second Colonial army, third was militia. I read the book, 'The memoir of Joseph Plumb Martin.' It was a good read.

The same people we were THEN we can come to be NOW if we need to.....we are the same. We don't think we are this tough anymore but beneath the jaded luxury....we still are. Just need to awaken.

Fantastic. Good job. Semper Fidelis.

Love that gun. Reminds me of today’s Mossberg Shockwave shotgun. It’s not classified as a shotgun but a firearm. Short barrel and same shape grip. And now it’s a pump. Little faster to reload.

Excellent video - Thanks!

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Excellent work sir. Every American should read Yankee Doodle Boy, by Joseph Martin. It made me much more appreciative of what my forefathers went through.

Great video and a wee bit of history, keep your powder dry

So glad I'm subscribed I would hate to miss a video, Peter your knowledge and the way that you can share it in such an interesting way is truly appreciated. By the way are you using tow as wadding in the swivel gun?.

Love your clothing in this video, very nice! Very proud of my patriot grandfathers. 6th gg George Tucker - American revolution 5th gg William W. Tucker of Adair Ky war of 1812, 1st Rifle Regiment battle of Frenchtown (Died at battle of Frenchtown) 4th gg Moses Tucker of Wayne Ky war of 1812, 7th mounted and 17th infantry. Battle of Frenchtown. (One of the few men who escaped from the river raisin massacre) 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

That just shows us that man's inhumanity to man is still the same. It's just modern vs. historical. We are still dealing with that!!!!

Absolute gem of a channel you got here brother. Thank you for sharing. Love from Dayton, Ohio!

Well done. I think the person you were quoting was Philip Freneau. Interestingly the prisoners prefered Hesson guards to British. The British had prisoners working in mines in Cape Breton. They chose to join the British navy to get out of the mines. I believe some were held in Ireland as well as prison hulks on the Thames. I read an article once that whole families were in the ships in England. As much as I don't want to cut them slack one must realize the prison hulks were manned by the worst of the navy. I will say that the English should be more forthright on what happened instead of many times acting like didn't. Anyone in the area of Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn should try to see the Prison ship Martys' Monument. For a first hand account of a Colonial soldier for those interested Joseph Plum Martin's book. He was not treated well General Henry Knox who became a land speculator.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing, and have a wonderful day

So cool an actual Revolutionary war veteran was found for this video.

Patriots believed in the creator of creation, and believed in his word. But they didn't celebrate Christmas because the Bible warns about that Jeremiah 10:3-6. Patriots were much stronger because of it.

Hey Peter! Being a Soldier... in any army in the 18th Century... was a pretty tough row to hoe... let alone being a Prisoner Of War. One of George Rogers Clark's younger brothers was held on the New Jersey. He survived the war, but his long captivity broke his health and eventually killed him. I have heard that the Mines at Simsbury, Conn. were no joke either. The Novel, "Oliver Wiswell" gives a great view of the Revolution from the Loyalist point of view! The problems the Military faced then weren't really solved until later in the 19th Century (Geneva Conventions) then, they were promptly replaced with new problems.

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Love the gun, must put a smile on your face whenever you fire it. So here is contrast story about last week's comment the fellow I spoke about had a younger brother, he was a seaman he is reputed to have rowed Nathan haill a cross the sound to Long island.idout this very much, he probably sailed him there. He was given command of a war ship owned by the town of Bradford CT,,he then went out and took on the hms rose, very brave but not very smart, he and his Crew spent the rest of the war on a prison ship in NY harbor

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We have become what what we fought against

Excellent presentation.

👍great video

Times have certainly changed. In most cases any way! War is tough on both sides and each side suffers through as best as they can. I am glad that as a species we have "grown" and realize that isn't the way to treat people. Now to get the individuals to see and understand that it's wrong and we will all be better for it!

The mandolin in the background music has a tone of a modern F or A style, which sounds anachronistic to me. It does give that old world folk melody vibe of course, but I would suggest a roundback mandolin, a fife, or a violin for music of this time and place.

Read the book, The memoirs of Joseph Plumb Martin. It details what he went through during the Revolution.

Quite a few ancestors of mine died during the war. Two got massacred at fort griswold, one died in Newport and one was pressed into service with the British after being captured and died from some disease at sea.

Love this very informative video and your beautiful long rifle. Love that curly maple.

The real founders of 'Stll Water', NY province, my ancestors (four brothers) fought with both Daniel McAlpines Corps at Satatoga, and afterwards with the 'Kings Royal Regiment' of New York province. Pleased to realize both American and Canadian archives reveal their stories in remarkable detail - perfectly haunting.

Good stuff

Love this channel now

My 5x great grandfather was part of the 11th Virginia regiment or Morgan's Riflemen

Nice save! 😊

True Freedom!!

Hello Mr. Kelly, I would love to see a video on your clothes .Being new to the 17550s living history it would helpful!!!

Logistics got a little better after Washington appointed Nathaniel Greene Inspector General. Greene was what we refer to as G4 these days. They are responsible for rations, ammunition, clothing, equipment, etc. if you think it was bad at Vally .forget try conditions at Guadalcanal in 1942 for the Marines after the Navy left them basically unsupported in 1942 for several months.

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Wow, I think I have a new favorite limey, used to be Churchill, now I'm not so sure ! Thank you for sharing!!

This is fascinated, I've too many patriot ancestors to list here, but i recited their names at blmplaza the night before djt final rally as president 😢

truly there was inhumanity to go around, in every war. by the way, after practice ,I used your method of sash tying while at Ft. Loudon ,Pa. wasn't wool on wool, but it did pretty good.

Are you David Carridine?🤔 You look a lot like him, awesome video man🤙

Nice swivel gun Peter and Kelly Station sure looks great outside lookin in and yes that's just an awful display of human brutality so long ago lets hope that history doesn't repeat itself in that manner

Oh that was great. It is amazing what they went though. I don't know if our schools are always able to convey this information very well.

Love this channel. Guy is like keith richards adopted American brother. He looks like he was there!

Good evening from Syracuse NY USA brother and everyone else

You've got to wonder how would today's people handle those conditions. Thanks for the history you are able to communicate to us ,where we can actually visualize the happenings of that period. THX

Interesting!

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You're not kidding about an American makeshift army. Washington was about the only guy at the Continental Congress with military experience and he reinforced the fact by wearing his military uniform day after day to the meetings to remind everybody. Knox was put in charge of the artillery because he was a book seller and he had read books on trajectory. The prison ships? George Rogers Clarke's brother died on one. My ancestor missed that by a turn of fortune at the fall of Charleston. For a time he had served in the continental army but his enlistment ended. He had gone back to N.Carolina but came back with militia to defend Charleston. When the British captured Charleston there were so many prisoners they allowed the militia to return home but the continental regulars went to the horrors of the prison ships.