Program to spotlight Delaware Revolutionary regiment Aug. 10
The Milford Museum will continue its American History Series at 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 10, at Milford Public Library, 11 S.E. Front St., Milford.
Guest speaker Charles Fithian will present “An Unsurpassed Soldiery: The Delaware Regiment During the American Revolution.”
As the American Revolution progressed, the Delaware regiment established a remarkable record for military discipline, efficiency and dependability on the battlefield. The regiment’s characteristics and prowess in combat in many ways reflected developments within the Continental Army as that force became the professionalized military organization Gen. George Washington sought to create during the war. This presentation will offer some of the preliminary findings from a new study of this unit, and will describe some of the distinctive features of the Delaware regiment and its service during the American War of Independence.
Fithian is a historical archaeologist who holds a master’s degree in history from Salisbury University with a concentration in Colonial and Revolutionary America. From 1986 to 2014, Fithian served as curator of archaeology for the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. He was responsible for the curation of the State of Delaware’s extensive archaeological collection of more than 4 million artifacts. He also managed and directed the conservation, research, and curation of the hull and associated collection of the HMS DeBraak, a Royal Navy sloop of war lost on the Delaware coast in 1798. In 2024, he was inducted into the Delaware Maritime Hall of Fame.
Currently, Fithian is working on a social history of the Delaware Regiment during the American Revolution, and the documentation of Delaware’s military and logistical landscape during the same time period.
Sponsored by the Milford Museum, these monthly programs focus on a variety of topics concerning local, state and national history.
For more information, contact the museum at 302-424-1080 or info@milforddemuseum.org. Programs are offered through a generous grant from the Delaware Heritage Commission.
