WYM ModHeather Cox Richardson asks, "What if an army built for freedom refused to become a tyrant's tool?" She masterfully traces the Continental Army's journey from 1775, through Valley Forge, to Washington's profound resignation—a "standing Miracle" of voluntarily surrendering power. Read the full story of this pivotal moment in history at https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-14-2026 #History #AmericanRevolution
June 14, 2026
On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress resolved “[t]hat six companies of expert riflemen, be immediately raised in Pennsylvania, two in Maryland, and two in Virginia; that each company consist of a captain, three lieutenants, four serjeants, four corporals, a drummer or trumpeter, and sixty-eight privates…[and that] each company, as soon as completed, shall march and join the army near Boston, to be there employed as light infantry, under the command of the chief Officer in that army.”