Lord Dunmore’s War
Before the American Revolution began in 1775, the roar of guns and the beat of drums could already be heard beyond the Blue Ridge. 250 years ago, in 1774, western Virginia was engaged in America’s last “colonial” conflict, Lord Dunmore’s War. Starting in Staunton, the men of Augusta, led by Colonel Andrew Lewis marched west on an expedition to war with the Shawnee. Many of the men who would become Virginia’s heroes of the American Revolution marched with him, perhaps with ideas of American liberty already in their thoughts.
This event was held on September 7 & 8, 2024, at the Frontier Culture Museum with people coming from miles around. To help support our educational mission and promote accessible content, the museum has provided recordings of all of the lectures presented during the event. Find more information about each lecture and the lecture at the links below.
Theodore Shuey Jr. – “The Augusta Militia and Point Pleasant”
Michael Cecere – “Dunmore’s Patriots”
Neal Hurst -“‘kind of armour, being peculiar to America'” The American Hunting Shirt
Dr. Glenn Williams – “Lord Dunmore’s War: Last Indian Conflict of the Colonial Era”
Talon Silverhorn – “Shawnee Perspectives on Lord Dunmore’s War”
This event was made possible in part by a grant from Virginia Humanities.
