New Hampshire and Independence: Rediscovered Writings from the Sons of the American Revolution

Six groundbreaking essays by Sons of the American Revolution reveal the significance of New Hampshire’s role in the Revolution

New Hampshire is one of the oldest American colonies and one of the tiniest, but its small size obscures the mighty importance of its role in the American War of Independence. New Hampshire was one of the first colonies to assert control over its own militia and seize gunpowder from imperial control. It sent more men to Bunker Hill than any other colony, created a state constitution, and declared independence months before the rest of America. The Granite State provided heroes and generals in every major military campaign and cast the decisive votes for the ratification of the country’s new constitution.

William Fahey reveals six penetrating and inspiring essays from the archives and records of the Sons of the American Revolution to bring this rousing tale to life.

William Edmund Fahey, PhD, is a Fellow and the president of Thomas More College of Liberal Arts (Merrimack, New Hampshire). He has taught history and humanities for more than thirty years. He was educated in the United States and Scotland and has pursued advanced studies in ancient and early modern military history. Fahey is an active member of several lineage organizations dedicated to support of the study of early America, including the Sons of the American Revolution, the Society of Cincinnati, and the Order of the Descendents of Loyalists and Patriots. In 2024, he was appointed the historian of the New Hampshire Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He lives with his wife and family in New Hampshire and Maine.