Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery - Minute Men


Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery - Minute Men

When I was in Elementary school and we were learning about American History,
we were given a coloring sheet depicting a scene from that time.
These Redwork embroidery blocks remind me so much of those coloring sheets.



Minutemen were civilian colonists who independently organized to form well-prepared militia companies self-trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies from the American colonial partisan militia during the American Revolutionary War. They were also known for being ready at a minute's notice, hence the name.[1] They provided a highly mobile, rapidly deployed force that allowed the colonies to respond immediately to war threats.
The minutemen were among the first to fight in the American Revolution. Their teams constituted about a quarter of the entire militia. They were generally younger and more mobile and served as part of a network for early response.
The term has also been applied to various later United States civilian-based paramilitary forces to recall the success and patriotism of the originals.

 This information can be found on Wikipedia.org


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