Anthony Gilman: The Black Revolutionary War Soldier Who Escaped Slavery

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In This Article His Story A Black Patriot in the Revolution A Fifer in the Continental Army The Battle of Harlem Heights The Battle of Monmouth Service with New Hampshire Troops Captured by the British Sold into Slavery Taken to Nova Scotia The Escape to Freedom The Contradictions of Liberty From His Account Military Service … Read more

Benjamin Crowninshield — From the Capture of the Fox to the Disaster at Penobscot

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In This Article His Story A Sailor from Salem A Remarkable Account of Bunker Hill The Continental Frigate Boston The Capture of the British Fox Lieutenant of the Black Prince The Disaster at Penobscot From Naval Officer to Merchant Captain A Privateer in the War of 1812 The Extraordinary Voyage of Cleopatra’s Barge A Federal … Read more

Gideon Foster: Revolutionary War Captain, Major General & Chocolate Maker

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In This Article His Story A Young Man from Danvers A Captain Ten Days Before War The Bloody Fighting at Menotomy Ammunition for Bunker Hill The Siege of Boston From Captain to Major General The Chocolate-Making General Two Fires and a New Beginning A Soldier in Public Office Remembering the Men of 1775 From His … Read more

Jonathan Harwood: Captured by the British, Forgotten in Poverty

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In This Article His Story Answering the Call to Arms Service in the Continental Army Captured and Taken to New York Freedom, but Not Recovery A Veteran’s Life in Poverty A Family Facing Hardship From His Account Military Service Later Life & Burial Family & Descendants Original Sources & Historical Note His Story Jonathan Harwood … Read more

Sharper Freeman: From African Captivity to Freedom Through the American Revolution

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In This Article His Story Taken from Africa Enslaved in Massachusetts Fighting for Freedom A Second Enlistment The Name Freeman Recognition After the War From His Account Military Service Later Life & Burial Family & Descendants Original Sources & Historical Note His Story Sharper Freeman Born Africa; date and location unknown Died 1822 or 1833; … Read more

Martin Herrick: The Midnight Alarm Rider Who Became a Revolutionary War Surgeon

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In This Article His Story A Midnight Alarm in Massachusetts A Physician in Lynnfield From Physician to Army Surgeon A Surgeon at Sea A Life Remembered Through Pension Records From His Account Military Service Later Life & Burial Family & Descendants Original Sources & Historical Note His Story Martin Herrick Born 1747, Massachusetts (reported) Died … Read more