Encyclopedia Updates

October 2026

• October 5
  • Treaty of Ryswick (1697) — New entry published.
• October 4
  • October 1776 (Timeline) — New entry published.

September 2026

• September 25
  • New York Campaign (1776) — New entry published.
  • Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510–1554) — New entry published.
  • Hernán Cortés (1485–1547) — New entry published.
• September 24
  • Red River Campaign (1864) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Sherman’s March to the Sea (1864) — Updated the entry. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Savannah Campaign (1864) — Updated the entry. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• September 18
  • Georgia Colony (1732–1763) — Early History and Settlement
• September 15
  • Juan Ponce de León (1460–1521) — New entry published.
  • Presidential Election of 1832 — New entry published.
• September 10
  • Vasco Núñez de Balboa (c. 1475–1517) — New entry published.
  • Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (c. 1465–1524) — New entry published.
  • Gettysburg Campaign (1863) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• September 8
  • Presidential Election of 1828 — New entry published.
• September 7
  • Jacques Cartier (1491–1557) — New entry published.
• September 3
  • Marblehead Addressers (Political Faction) — New entry published.
  • Active Case (1778–1809) — New entry published.
  • Walter Raleigh (c. 1554–1618) — New entry published.
• September 2
  • Dark and Bloody Ground — New definition published.

August 2026

• August 31
  • Philadelphia Associators (Militia Group) — New entry published.
  • Three Sisters (Cropping System) — New definition published.
• August 30
  • Cox Plan of Reconstruction — New entry published.
  • Lee’s Lost Order — New definition published.
  • Spanish Requirement of 1513 (El Requerimiento) — New definition published.
• August 29
  • Peninsula Campaign (1862) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• August 28
  • Presidential Election of 1824 (Corrupt Bargain) — New entry published.
  • Presidential Election of 1820 — New entry published.
• August 27
  • Vicksburg Campaign (1862–1863) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• August 25
  • King Charles V (1500–1558) — New summary published.
  • Council of the Indies — New definition published.
  • New Laws of the Indies (1542) — New definition published.
  • Valladolid Debate (1550–1551) — New definition published.
• August 24
  • Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda (1490–1573) — New entry published.
  • Bartolomé de Las Casas (c. 1474–1566) — New entry published.
• August 23
  • Lincoln’s Pocket Veto — New definition published.
  • Lincoln’s Ten Percent Reconstruction Plan — New definition published.
  • Presidential Reconstruction — New definition published.
• August 22
  • Freedmen — New definition published.
  • Redeemers (Political Faction) — New entry published.
• August 21
  • Dollar Diplomacy (Foreign Policy) — New entry published.
  • Roosevelt Corollary (Foreign Policy) — New entry published.
  • Open Door Policy (Foreign Policy) — New entry published.
  • Overland Campaign (1864) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• August 18
  • Northern Virginia Campaign (1862) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Maryland Campaign (1862) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• August 16
  • Daniel Dulany the Younger — New definition published.
  • Hugh Gaine — New definition published
  • John Holt — New definition published.
  • James Rivington — New definition published.
• August 14
  • September 1776 — New timeline published.
• August 13
  • Pea Ridge Campaign (1861–1862) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Tullahoma Campaign (1863) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• August 12
  • Mine Run Campaign (1863) — Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Meridian Campaign (1864) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Knoxville Campaign (1863) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• August 10
  • American Party (political party) — New entry published.
• August 9
  • Shenandoah Valley Campaign (1864) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Stones River Campaign (1862–1863) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Kanawha Valley Campaign (1862) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• August 7
  • Sheridan’s Valley Campaign (1864) — Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • First Battle of Bull Run (1861) — Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Battle of Hatchie’s Bridge (1862) — Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Second Battle of Corinth (1862) — Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Battle of Iuka (1862) — Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• August 4
  • Franklin-Nashville Campaign (1864) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• August 3
  • XYZ Dispatches (1798) — New entry published.
  • Presidential Election of 1812 — New entry published.
  • Cotton Whigs (Political Faction) — New entry published.
• August 1
  • Siege of Corinth (1862) — Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Battle of Shiloh (1862) — Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Battle of Fort Donelson (1862) — Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Battle of Fort Henry (1862) — Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.

July 2026

• July 31
  • East Tennessee Campaign (1863) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• July 30
  • Confederate Heartland Campaign (1862) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• July 28
  • Lynchburg Campaign (1864) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Chattanooga Campaign (1864) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• July 26
  • Early’s Valley Campaign (1864) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• July 25
  • Carolinas Campaign (1865) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• July 22
  • Bristoe Campaign (1863) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
  • Second Battle of Auburn (1863) — New entry published.
  • First Battle of Auburn (1863) — New entry published.
  • Sedition Act (1798) — New entry published.
  • Presidential Election of 1804 — New entry published.
• July 21
  • War Democrats (political faction) — New entry published.
• July 20
  • Presidential Election of 1796 — New entry published.
  • Conscience Whigs (political faction) — New entry published.
  • Bermuda Hundred Campaign (1864) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• July 19
  • Presidential Election of 1792 — New entry published.
  • Presidential Election of 1800 — New featured image.
  • Presidential Election of 1789 — New featured image.
• July 18
  • Atlanta Campaign (1864) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• July 16
  • August 1776 — New timeline published.
• July 10
  • Appomattox Campaign (1865) — Updated the entry and all related battles. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. Added Overview, Essential Facts, Significance, Timeline, and AP US History.
• July 7
  • Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) — New entry published.
  • Abatis — New entry published.
• July 4
  • Valley Forge (1777–1778) — New version published.

June 2026

• June 29
  • Battle of Crooked Billet (May 1, 1778) — New entry published.
  • Battle of Hancock’s Bridge (March 21, 1778) — New entry published.
  • Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834) — Added nickname; minor text corrections.
• June 26
  • The Stormy Sixties (American Pageant Chapter 39) — New entry published.
  • Battle of Quinton’s Bridge (March 18, 1778) — New entry published.
• June 24
  • Conway Cabal (1777–1778) — New entry published.
• June 23
  • William Henry Drayton (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• June 19
  • Robert Morris (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• June 12
  • Loammi Baldwin — New entry published.
• June 11
  • July 1776 — New timeline published.
  • Leopold Philip de Heister — New entry published.

May 2026

• May 28
  • Virginia Declaration of Rights (Founding Document) — New entry published.
  • John Hart (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• May 27
  • Richard Stockton (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • John Witherspoon (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• May 26
  • Lewis Morris (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • Matthew Thornton (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• May 22
  • May 1776 — New timeline published.
  • America 250 — New collection published.
• May 14
  • Samuel Huntington (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • William Williams (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • Oliver Wolcott Sr. (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• May 7
  • British Southern Strategy (1778—1781) — New entry published.
• May 5
  • Battle of Haw River (Pyle’s Massacre) (c. February 23–25, 1781) — Revised and corrected the section on the Race to the Dan.
• May 1
  • Boston Tea Party Facts (1773) — Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards.
  • Boston Tea Party History (1773) — Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards.
  • First Emancipation — New entry published.
  • Slavery and Abolition in America, A to Z — New collection published.

April 2026

• April 27
  • First Battle of Charleston (Prevost’s Raid) (May 11–12, 1779) — New entry published.
  • Battle of Red Bank (October 22, 1777) — New entry published.
• April 26
  • Confederate Surrender at Bennett Place (April 26, 1865) — Revised and expanded text. Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards. New featured image.
• April 23
  • James Wilson (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• April 22
  • Francis Lewis (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • Wilson’s Raid (1865) — Revised and expanded text. Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC Standards.
• April 13
  • Naturalization Act (1798) — New entry published.
  • Alien Friends Act (1798) — New entry published.
  • Shaping a New Republic (APUSH 3.10) — Revised and updated the section on the Alien and Sedition Acts.
• April 8
  • Bacon’s Rebellion (1676–1677) — New featured image. Revised keywords to follow current AHC standards.
  • April 1776 (American Revolutionary War) — New timeline published.
• April 6
  • George Ross (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • George Taylor (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• April 2
  • James Smith (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• April 1
  • British Customs Commissioners — New entry published.
  • Townshend Acts (1767–1768) — Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
  • Liberty Affair (1768) — Minor text corrections.
  • Boston Massacre (1770) — Minor text corrections.

March 2026

• March 27
  • Francis Lightfoot Lee (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • Thomas Nelson, Jr. (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• March 26
  • Grenville Acts (1763—1765) — New entry published.
• March 16
  • Battle of Averasboro (March 16, 1865) — New featured image. Minor text corrections.
• March 2
  • The Eisenhower Era (1952–1960) — New entry published.
  • Dwight Eisenhower (34th President) — Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
• March 1
  • Thomas Stone (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • Benjamin Harrison (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • Declaration of Independence (Signers) — Added Benjamin Harrison.

February 2026

• February 25
  • The Cold War Begins — New entry published.
• February 23
  • February 1776 (American Revolutionary War) — New timeline published.
• February 20
  • Aaron Burr (3rd Vice President) — Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
• February 19
  • Georgia Campaign of the American Revolutionary War (1778–1782) — New entry published.
  • Siege of Savannah (1779) — New featured image. Updated images. Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
  • Battle of Briar Creek (March 3, 1779) — New featured image. Updated images. Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
  • Battle of Kettle Creek (February 14, 1779) — New featured image. Updated images. Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
  • Capture of Savannah (1778) — New featured image. Updated images. Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
• February 13
  • Bank Holiday (1933) — New entry published.
  • Emergency Banking Act (1933) — New entry published.
• February 5
  • Green Mountain Boys — New article, completely revised and expanded.
• February 4
  • Whiskey Rebellion (1791–1794) — Minor text corrections.
  • William Paca (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • Grace Abbott (Social Worker) — New entry published.
  • Social Security Act (1935) — New entry published.
• February 3
  • South Carolina Delegates to the First Continental Congress — Minor text corrections.
  • Charleston Arms and Powder Raid (1775) — Minor text corrections.
  • Battle of Beaufort at Port Royal Island (1779) — Minor text corrections.
  • Staten Island Peace Conference (1776) — Minor text corrections.
  • Arthur Middleton (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • Thomas Lynch Jr. (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • Thomas Heyward Jr. (Founding Father) — New entry published.
  • Edward Rutledge (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• February 2
  • John Penn (Founding Father) — New entry published.

January 2026

• January 17
  • Joseph Hewes (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• January 15
  • William Hooper (Founding Father) — New entry published.
• January 2
  • January 1776 — New entry published.

December 2025

• December 9
  • Battle of Princeton — New featured images. Updated images. Minor text corrections.Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
  • Battle of Trenton — New featured images. Updated images. Minor text corrections.Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
  • Washington Crossing the Delaware — New featured images. Updated images. Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
• December 8
  • Washington’s Retreat Through New Jersey — New featured images. Updated images. Minor text corrections.Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.

November 2025

• November 26
  • Hugh Percy — Updated involvement in the Battle of Minden, per information from Bill Openshaw.
• November 25
  • Battle of Carey’s Fort — Minor text corrections.
• November 24
  • George Rogers Clark — Minor text corrections.
• November 23
  • Texas Revolution — Minor text corrections.
• November 17
  • William Becknell — Added information about Joseph R. Walker. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
• November 12
  • Daniel Morgan — Entry revised and expanded. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards. Added Appendix.
  • Isaac Huger — Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards. Added Appendix.
  • William Alexander — Minor text corrections. Organized sections to follow current AHC standards.
• November 5
  • Battle of Montreal (1775) — New featured image. Minor text corrections. Added Appendix with a newspaper account of Ethan Allen’s capture.
• November 3
  • Battle of Camden (1780) — Significant update. New featured image and images. New entry text (revised and expanded).
  • Battle of Hatcher’s Run (1865) — New featured image. Updated text. Added Nigel Lambert as co-author. Added image of John Pegram.

October 2025

• October 23
  • Battle of Westport (October 23, 1864) — Minor text corrections. Revised order of sections. Renamed sections to follow current AHC standards. Merged facts. New Featured Image.
• October 22
  • Daniel Boone — Minor text corrections. Revised order of sections. Renamed sections to follow current AHC standards.
• October 19
  • Navigation Acts (Acts of Trade and Navigation) — New Featured Image. Updated all images. New entry text (complete revision and expansion).
• October 16
  • John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry (1859) — Minor text corrections. Added Overview, Facts, and AP US History sections.
• October 14
  • Battle of Camden (1780) — Minor text corrections.
• October 13
  • Battle of Darbytown Road (1864) — New Featured Image. Minor text corrections.
• October 6
  • September 1775 — Added information for the Battle of Montreal.
  • Battle of Hatcher’s Run (1865) — New Featured Image. New entry text (revision and expansion).
• October 2
  • French and Indian War (1754—1763) — New Featured Image. New entry text (complete revision and expansion).