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This decoratively engraved powder horn includes a view of Philadelphia’s busy waterfront on the eve of the American Revolution.

This example of paper currency from the American Revolution was issued under the authority of the Continental Congress in 1776.

This handwritten tune book, attributed to Owen Madden, includes actual scores for the music of the American Revolution period.

Inscribed “Success to ye city of Boston, Liberty For Ever” with a fantastical townscape, this English mug evokes the early years of the American Revolution.

This system of drills for soldiers was developed by officer Baron von Steuben during the American Revolution and was used through the War of 1812.

German-American Brigadier General Muhlenberg (1746-1807) carried these English holster pistols during the American Revolution.

Cash Pallentine, who served in the Continental Army from 1777 through the end of the war, was among hundreds of African Americans who served in Connecticut regiments during the Revolution.

General George Washington's original sleeping and office tent from the Revolutionary War.

This 18th-century brazier, believed to have been brought to America by Marquis de Lafayette during the American Revolution, was designed to hold hot coals and for cooking.

This seven-foot-long panoramic watercolor by Pierre Charles L'Enfant includes the only known eyewitness depiction of George Washington’s headquarters tent during the Revolutionary War.