Bibliograph

List of free African Americans in the American Revolution, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware : (followed by the French and Indian War and colonial militias), by Paul Heinegg

Type

Label

List of free African Americans in the American Revolution, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware : (followed by the French and Indian War and colonial militias), by Paul Heinegg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-166) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

List of free African Americans in the American Revolution

Nature of contents

bibliographydirectories

Oclc number

1282602060

Responsibility statement

by Paul Heinegg

Sub title

Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware : (followed by the French and Indian War and colonial militias)

Summary

Over 420 African Americans who were born free during the colonial period served in the Revolution from Virginia. Others who descended from free-born colonial families served from North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware. Other free African Americans served in colonial militias and the French and Indian Wars. Those who were not serving under their own free will are not included in this list--adapted from Introduction

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Virginia -- Other possible Virginia soldiers -- Virginia Indians -- North Carolina -- Loyalists -- South Carolina -- Maryland -- Delaware -- Colonial Virginia and North Carolina -- Colonial Delaware

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