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Judith Lines, Camp Follower and Widow of Two Revolutionary War Soldiers

Posted on03/11/202303/20/2025Leave a comment

Author: Lizette Pelletier LISTEN Among the forgotten voices this project has uncovered are those of camp followers.  As many of us learned in our social studies and American History classes, the colonial and revolutionary war Read More …

CategoriesCamp Followers, WomenTagsPension Records, Widows

Jeff Liberty: African-American Revolutionary War Veteran

Posted on02/14/202302/14/2023Leave a comment

Author: Nick Bellantoni It was an offer he had yearned for, hardly dared to hope for, and was relieved to receive.  Jonathan Farrand, a Captain in the Continental Army, proffered his 55-year-old African captive, Jeff, Read More …

CategoriesAfrican American SoldiersTagsBlack Soldiers, Revolutionary War, Veteran Gravesite

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  • The Redding Encampment, 1778-1779
  • Forgotten Voices
    • Narratives
      • Aaron, Edward and Esaw Carter: Brothers in Arms, Fighting for Freedom
      • Abimelech Uncas: On Command with Indians
      • Denied! The Story of the Duplex Family Through Pension Records
      • Deserter Ads, People of Color, and Racial Descriptions at the Redding Encampment
      • Enslavement and Service: The Paradox of the American Revolution
      • Paging Doctor Cuff Wells: Continental Doctor
      • Postwar Poverty
      • The Strategic Location of the Redding Encampment
      • The Urge to Enlist: Why Connecticut Natives and Whites Fought Side by Side
      • Jeff Liberty: African-American Revolutionary War Veteran
      • Judith Lines, Camp Follower and Widow of Two Revolutionary War Soldiers
    • Document Transcriptions
    • Officers’ Letters about Redding
    • Newspaper Clippings
  • Databases
  • Map
  • StoryMaps
  • NPS Battlefield Interpretation Grant
  • The Research Team
  • Privacy Policy
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