Washington's Headquarters

Welcome. I am a dude that loves history, but I have an unhealthy obsession with Colonial to Reconstruction Era American History. Sit down by the cozy campfire and join me in my lunacy.

[macaroniyankee]

Intro to the Blog:

As a greenhorn sailor before the SS Tumblr's mast, I reckon I should address the company!

WHO AM I:

My name in MacaroniYankee, and I am a nerd. I love things, and I like to see things other folks like!

THINGS I LIKE:

Too many to name them all, but I love History, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy. D&D and video games are also super cool.

[somewhereinthewoodsalone]

went on a field trip to dc and saw 1776 at ford's theater and now im back on my founding father grind 🥹✌️

[feralkobold]

WAKEY WAKEY!! GOOD MORNING!!🩷🩷✨️💃🏻

[the-frightening-ghoul]

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[bantarleton]

Member of the New Jersey Regiment, nicknamed the Jersey Blues, a Provincial unit of the Seven Years War.

[reueslee]

AmRev 250 no. 2 — Alexander Hamilton

First secretary of the U.S. Treasury, military leader in the Continental Army, accomplished lawyer and Broadway famous. Alexander Hamilton needs little introduction, and as January 11th is his birthday, I determined he would be next in this series.

During the American Revolutionary War, Hamilton fought in several key battles, such as the battles of Trenton, Princeton, and Yorktown. I've tried to picture him in Princeton, which took place in January of 1777, though it could be interpreted as any barren backdrop.

The fun thing about his birthday is that he was either born in 1755 or 1757 – records are unreliable, historians are uncertain, and perhaps we'll never know how old he actually was. At the very least, people are mostly certain on that Jan. 11th day.

Hamilton was known for being deeply opinionated, ambitious, and stubborn, and prolific. There was rarely a dull moment in Hamilton's life, and for both good and bad, he deeply impacted the early U.S.

🦁

[reueslee]

AmRev no. 3 — Aaron Burr

The third installation for my year-long series. My 7th year drawing him on his birthday. Happy 270th birthday, Aaron Burr.

Ironically, I study him the most yet have the least to say of him. Aaron Burr is a historical figure who did so much in his life, is misconstrued so often, and sometimes sounds so baffling. Burr was born on February 6th, 1756 in Newark, NJ. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) when he was 16, and eventually became a Colonel during the American Revolution, participating in various battles such as Quebec and Monmouth.

Burr's life holds a lot of legacies. Lawyer, politician, advocate for education, the arts, and immigration among many things. Consistently anti-slavery in politics, though enslaving around 15 people throughout his lifetime. Many adopted and some biological children, and one who gave generously to people in his private life. Irrational yet logical, tragic yet optimistic.

“I leave to my actions to speak for themselves, and to my character to confound the fictions of slander.” - A.B

If a majority of his archives weren't in the ocean or lost to time, perhaps we'd all be able to make more sense of him. Perhaps we would know of his actions to better judge his character.

"Perhaps. As Washington Irving said of Burr, shortly before the essayist died, “Burr was full of petty mystery. He made a mystery of everything.”" - Peter Charles Hoffer, The Treason Trials of Aaron Burr, p. 193.

[reueslee]

AmRev 250 no. 1 — William Flora

Throughout 2026, I will be drawing a series of various American Revolution figures, events, and battles. The purpose of this project is to illustrate the many lived perspectives and experiences of people 250 years ago, and the importance of confronting the whole story: the good, the bad, the inspiring, and the tragic.

First in this series is William Flora! Flora was a free Black man who went on to serve in a Virginia militia during the American Revolution, siding with the Patriots. During the revolution, many free and enslaved Black people chose to support the British due to various promises of better treatment and, if fortunate, freedom. Flora's reasoning for choosing the Patriot side is unknown, and he fought in the American Revolutionary War for at least three years. During his service, he became most known and respected for his defense of Fort Murray in the Battle of Great Bridge (December 9th, 1775). During the battle, Flora remained as the last sentinel on one of the final defensive fronts, even as British troops quickly approached. He would also serve in other famous battles such as the Battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, and Yorktown.

After the war, Flora purchased land in Portsmouth, Virginia, becoming one of the first free Black people in the state to own town property. He remained a respected member of the community and owned a successful business up until his passing in 1819.

Flora is one of the many people of color that participated in the American Revolution, succeeding and embracing ideas of freedom with immense courage.

[definitelynotalexhaha]

Im being so deadass right now 😭

[lostupnorth]

“Beware of Artists” - Actual poster issued by Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1950s, at height of the red scare.

[fei-the-gay]

Today is a day of many days

1. Mozart dies

2. The Battle of White Marsh (1777 Philadelphia Campaign) starts

3. The first wave of British Fort St. Jean prisoners arrive in Lancaster, PA in 1775

4. But John André is not one of those prisoners because he is in Fort George. He shares a cabin with

5. Henry Knox, who arrives at Ticonderoga that day to do his 59 cannons thing. It seems quite odd that a British prisoner is sharing a cabin with a colonel. The next time Knox and André meet will be André’s second capture where Knox is among the board of officers that sentence him to death

6. My lovely twink’s womb eviction day

[ltwilliammowett]

Recruiting Broadside, 1776

This early advertisement was designed to recruit crewmen for the American privateer Washington. It was posted in Beverly, Massachusetts, in 1776. The Washington captured eight enemy vessels in the first year of the Revolution, but was captured itself by a British warship the following year.

[revoltedstates]

Soldiers of the 35th New Jersey Infantry ("Cladek's Zouaves") who fought in the Atlanta Campaign and marched to the sea with the Army of the Tennessee. Source.

[macaroniyankee]

RAAAAH NEW JERSEY MENTIONED! RAAAAH I LOVE NEW JERSEY HISTORY RAAAAAAHHH!

[thetenderpassion]

[cryoverkiltmilk]

“Charlotte Louise what the fuck have you done now”

[memories]

Pour one out for #the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald.

[elvis-official]

Woah mama just reminding my followers that TERF ideology is fundamentally evil and not welcome anywhere near my blog hummina hummina hummina

[eiderducksonofhumperdink]

Protecting genuine women is „fundamentally evil“?

[elvis-official]

Protecting women is one of the most noble things you can do. Unfortunately you don't do that

[anti-terf-posts]

official anti terf post

[elvis-official]

Woah mama I'm getting certification now

[numbers-on-pinterest]

This did Numbers on Pinterest!

[elvis-official]

Fuck

[numbers-on-pinterest]

woah mama you breached containment with the "ill give anyone who misgenders you the elvis special" first but i have yet to reblog that one

[elvis-official]

Woah mama it's hard being on top of the world

[unpeeled-human]

special defense

does this count as anything ???is this art

[themysteriousmurasamecastle]

condescending online man day

[themysteriousmurasamecastle]

i almost forgot, happy condescending online man day everyone

[themysteriousmurasamecastle]

and so we celebrate another condescending online man day