Pulaski is often built up into an almost mythic figure who represents patriotism, bravery, freedom, independence, and the U.S. as a melting pot. a nation of immigrants. But there&rsquo;s also a very different version of his story. Research: <ul> <li>&ldquo;Benjamin Franklin to George Washington, 29 May 1777,&rdquo; Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-24-02-0072. [Original source: The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 24, May 1 through September 30, 1777, ed. William B. Willcox. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1984, p. 98.] https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-24-02-0072</li> <li>&ldquo;General Count Casimir Pulaski: &lsquo;The Father of the American Cavalry&rsquo;: First Commander of Washington&rsquo;s Cavalry; Commander of the Independent &lsquo;Pulaski&rsquo;s Legion.&rsquo;&rdquo; The American Catholic Historical Researches , JANUARY, 1910, New Series, Vol. 6, No. 1 (JANUARY, 1910). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44374799</li> <li>American Battlefield Trust. &ldquo;Casimir Pulaski.&rdquo; https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/casimir-pulaski</li> <li>Britannica Editors. "Confederation of Bar". Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Sep. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Confederation-of-Bar. Accessed 20 May 2026.</li> <li>Britannica Editors. "Confederation of Bar". Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Sep. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Confederation-of-Bar. Accessed 21 May 2026.</li> <li>Britannica Editors. "Kazimierz Pułaski". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Mar. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kazimierz-Pulaski. Accessed 20 May 2026.</li> <li>Britannica Editors. "Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth". Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Dec. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/place/Polish-Lithuanian-Commonwealth. Accessed 21 May 2026.</li> <li>Britannica Editors. "Stanisław II August Poniatowski". Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Feb. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stanislaw-II-August-Poniatowski. Accessed 21 May 2026.</li> <li>Byczkiewicz, Romuald K. &ldquo;For Your Freedom and Ours: Casimir Pulaski, 1745-1779.&rdquo; Sarmatian Review(Vol. 26, Issue 1).</li> <li>George Washington&rsquo;s Mount Vernon. &ldquo;Casimir Pulaski.&rdquo; https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/casimir-pulaski</li> <li>Georgia Southern University. &ldquo;Georgia Southern researchers solve Casimir Pulaski mysteries, subject of Smithsonian Channel&rsquo;s &lsquo;America&rsquo;s Hidden Stories: The General Was Female?&rsquo;&rdquo; 3/28/2019. https://www.georgiasouthern.edu/2019/03/28/georgia-southern-researchers-solve-casimir-pulaski-mysteries-subject-of-smithsonian-channels-americas-hidden-stories-the-general-was-female-free-screening-on-arm</li> <li>Hautzinger, Daniel. &ldquo;Who Was Casimir Pulaski, the Polish Revolutionary War Hero Honored with a Holiday and Street in Chicago?&rdquo; WTTW. 11/17/2025. https://www.wttw.com/playlist/2025/11/17/casimir-pulaski-revolutionary-war</li> <li>Jones, Charles C. Jr. &ldquo;Casimir Pulaski: An Address Before the Georgia Historical Society.&rdquo; 1/13/1871. Savannah. 1873. https://polona.pl/item-view/8e95b726-b73c-4a27-9070-d7750b57cc4f</li> <li>Jones, Charles Colcock. &ldquo;Sepulture of Major General Nathanael Greene : and of Brig. Gen. Count Casimir Pulaski.&rdquo; Augusta, Ga, 1855. https://archive.org/details/sepultureofmajor00jonerich/</li> <li>Kajencki, Francis C. &ldquo;Casimir Pulaski, Cavalry Commander of the American Revolution.&rdquo; Southwest Polonia Press. 2002.</li> <li>Kajencki, Francis C. &ldquo;The Pulaski Legion in the American Revolution.&rdquo; Southwest Polonia Press. 2004.</li> <li>Makarewicz , Stanislaw. &ldquo;The Four Birth Records of Kazimierz Pulaski.&rdquo; https://www.poles.org/birth.html</li> <li>Manning, Clarence A. &ldquo;Casimir Pulaski, a Soldier of Liberty.&rdquo; Bulletin of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America, January, 1944,Vol. 2, No. 2 (January, 1944). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24725053</li> <li>Moyer, Del-Louise. &ldquo;Rebecca Langley and the Pulaski Banner.&rdquo; Pennsylvania German Blog. 11/22/2015. https://alyssumarts.com/2015/11/22/rebecca-langley-and-the-pulaski-banner/</li> <li>National Archives. &ldquo;Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8205, for Eleazer Phillips, South Carolina.&rdquo; NAID: 196395780. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/196395780?</li> <li>National Park Service. &ldquo;Casimir Pulaski Memorial.&rdquo; https://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/pulaski.htm</li> <li>National Park Service. &ldquo;Casimir Pulaski.&rdquo; Fort Pulaski National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/people/casimir-pulaski.htm</li> <li>Pienkos, Angela. &ldquo;Bicentennial Look at Casimir Pulaski: Polish, American and Ethnic Folk Hero.&rdquo; Polish American Studies , Spring, 1976, Vol. 33, No. 1 (Spring, 1976). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20147942</li> <li>Pinkowski, Jack. &ldquo;Mysteries Surrounding Casimir Pulaski.&rdquo; "Bialy Orzel," April 18, 2008, p. 26-27. https://www.poles.org/L_Kaz/E_Kaz.html</li> <li>Pula, James S. &ldquo;Pułaski at Savannah: A Journey through Fact and Fiction.&rdquo; The Polish Review, Vol. 67, No. 4 (2022), pp. 5-33 (29 pages). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48805968</li> <li>Pula, James S. &ldquo;Whose Bones Are Those?: The Casimir Pulaski Burial Controversy.&rdquo; The Georgia Historical Quarterly , 2016, Vol. 100, No. 1 (2016). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43855885</li> <li>Somers, Jennifer. &ldquo;Who was Casimir Pulaski? Why does Illinois celebrate him?&rdquo; KSDK. 3/6/2023. https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/history/casimir-pulaski-day-illinois-meaning-first-monday-in-march/63-2698e93d-1c82-4e42-ac52-4ab47903ccde</li> <li>Spencer, Richard Henry. &ldquo;Pulaski's Legion.&rdquo; Maryland Historical Magazine. September 1918.</li> <li>Ungvarsky, Janine. &ldquo;Casimir Pulaski.&rdquo; Ebsco. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/military-history-and-science/casimir-pulaski</li> <li>United States Senate. &ldquo;Ex. Doc. No. 120: Reports of the Secretaries of State, War, an d the Treasury, respecting the services of Count Pulaski.&rdquo;</li> <li>Wickham, Jonathan, director. &ldquo;The General was Female?&rdquo; Smithsonian Channel - America's Hidden Stories. 4/8/2019.</li> <li>Williams, Henry. &ldquo;An address delivered on laying the corner stone of a monument to Pulaski, in the city of Savannah.&rdquo; Commissioners of the Monument Fund. 1855. https://archive.org/details/addressdelivered00geor/</li> <li>Wizevich, Eli. &ldquo;Discover the Short Life and Long Legacy of Casimir Pulaski, a Polish Cavalry Officer Who Became an American Revolutionary Hero.&rdquo; Smithsonian. 3/6/2025. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/discover-the-short-life-and-long-legacy-of-casimir-pulaski-a-polish-cavalry-officer-who-became-an-american-revolutionary-hero-180986162/</li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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