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After
independence had been declared, it had to be won by warfare.
Here Governor Patrick Henry stands on the steps of the
Courthouse to address the crowd.
He
appeals for volunteers to join the Virginia
Militia.
A
group of teachers is mustered in the military encampment
ready to begin training.
Soldiers
stayed in tents encamped near the places they needed to
defend or attack. A boy could enlist in the Continental Army
or the Colonial Militia when he was twelve or thirteen years
old.
The
assignment of soldiers was six to a tent. This was obviously
too crowded to be practical, so they worked in shifts: two
were sleeping, two were eating, and two stood
watch.
Although
a rifle shot further and was more accurate, it took longer
to load than did a musket, therefore the musket and bayonet
were the weapons of choice during the Revolutionary War.
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