Category: History - American

Colored Americans in the Wars of 1776 and 1812

Nell, William C. (William Cooper), 1816-1874; Kealing, H. T. (Hightower Theodore), 1860-1918 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884 [Author of introduction, etc.]· 4 chapters· 14,601 words

This little volume sets forth in compact form the achievements of the American Negro during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. It is compiled from valuable records, diaries, documents and articles in newspapers nearly contemporaneous with the times of which they treat,...

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Joshua B. Smith narrated to me that he was present at a company of distinguished Massachusetts men, when the conversation turned upon the exploits of Revolutionary times; and th...

3. Part 3

Soon afterwards the sickness increased so dreadfully that it became next to impossible to remove the corpses. The colored people volunteered this painful and dangerous duty--did...

1. Part 1

This little volume sets forth in compact form the achievements of the American Negro during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. It is compiled from valuable records, diar...

4. Part 4

Kosciusko, the gallant Pole, was young when the news reached his ear that America was endeavoring to release her neck from Britain's yoke. He promptly devoted himself to the ser...