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Frederick B. Richards
Best known for writing about the Black Watch regiment at Ticonderoga, this early 20th-century historian brought military history to life through close attention to people, places, and records. His work reflects a strong connection to New York State history and the historical groups preserving it.
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The Black Watch at Ticonderoga and Major Duncan Campbell of Inverawe
by Frederick B. Richards
About the author
Frederick B. Richards, also identified in library and public-domain records as Frederick Bates Richards, was an American writer and historian. He is best known for The Black Watch at Ticonderoga and Major Duncan Campbell of Inverawe, a historical work focused on the French and Indian War and the 1758 campaign at Ticonderoga.
Contemporary and archival references connect him with Glens Falls, New York, and with the New York State Historical Association, where he served in senior administrative roles including recording secretary and treasurer. His writing shows the interests of a careful local historian: military history, regional memory, and the preservation of documentary sources.
Because the surviving online record is fairly limited, many personal details are not easy to confirm with confidence. Still, the sources available make clear that he was an active figure in New York historical circles and that his work helped preserve interest in Fort Ticonderoga, the Black Watch, and the broader story of early American frontier warfare.