Ep. 49- Medicine During the American Revolution

As we've been talking about the American Revolution, we've been taking a lot about people getting hurt, wounded, and sick. What happens next? In this episode, you'll hear all about what medical care was like.

Ep. 48- Loyalists

Not everyone in the American Colonies wanted liberty from Great Britain. In this episode, we talk about the loyalists who wanted to remain a British Colony, including Thomas Hutchinson, Governor of Massachusetts.

Governor Hutchinson 

Episode 47: Valley Forge

The winter of 1777-1778 was pivotal for the Continental Army. While wintering under terrible conditions at Valley Forge, the soldiers trained hard. What was life like in that winter? In this episode, we find out.

Washington and Lafayette 

Washington praying at Valley Forge

The March to Valley Forge

Coloring pages here, here, here.

Episode 46: Fife and Drum Music

The battlefield had so much gunsmoke and noise—how were the soldiers supposed to know what to do? A fife and drum corps! Amelia is joined by a fifer to tell us all about it.

 Painting: Spirit of 76

Our wonderful guest: Don Francisco!

 

Here are some of the other things we talked about on this episode:

Flags of the American Revolution

John Greenwood, Washington's dentist

Barzillai Lew, African American fifer

Learning about slavery at Mount Vernon

Want to know more about learning to play? Visit Be A Fifer! 

Read about the US Army Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps

And watch them in action:

Episode 45: Uniforms of the American Revolution

In this quick minisode, Amelia tells you all about Revolutionary War uniforms.

Read all about it here!