Forgotten Voices of the Revolutionary War
People of Color and the Redding Encampment, 1778-1779
Author: Lizette Pelletier 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 militias Read More …
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 …
Author: Laurie Weinstein, Ph.D. Jabez Pottage (alias Porrage) may have been a Nipmuck, Pequot, or “mixed” Native blood. He was recruited by General Putnam (from Redding) in Windham and he returned there after the war. Numerous census Read More …
Author: Cheyenne Tracy Pension records of Revolutionary War veterans can tell us a lot about the individuals who fought and their families. An overwhelming majority in the U.S. House and Senate passed the 1818 Revolutionary Read More …
Author: Kaitlyn Oberndorfer In the winter of 1778 into 1779 during the American Revolution, General Israel Putnam’s division of the Continental Army was stationed at an encampment in Redding Connecticut, biding their time until the Read More …
by Anna Fossi Aaron, Edward and Esaw Carter: Brothers in Arms, Fighting for FreedomIn July 1775, as General George Washington took control of the Continental Army and began to organize the patriot forces, his Adjutant Read More …
by Katrina Council The Winter Encampment at Redding, Connecticut, is not where many would think soldiers were sent to. Still, after the burning of Danbury, Washington wanted his troops to be closer to supply lines, Read More …
by Andy King Native Americans enlisted in both Patriot and Loyalist military forces during the American Revolution, and there were many complicated reasons they did so. Connecticut Indigenous groups included the Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Read More …
by Dan J. MacNeil The town of Redding, Connecticut, holds a special place within American history. As the site of a Revolutionary War encampment during the winter of 1778-1779, it symbolizes the memories and actions Read More …
by Joseph Mumley As the Continental Army suffered many defeats and casualties in the first few years of the war, they began to recruit African Americans, who were previously barred from enlistment by the Continental Read More …
by Peter Moran The Revolutionary War saw the last racially integrated units fighting for the United States until President Harry Truman and the Korean War. Cuff Freeman was one Black veteran whose surname indicates manumission: Read More …
The Featured Image above depicts the harsh conditions soldiers endured at a Winter Encampment. Photo Credit: John Grafton, The American Revolution A Picture Sourcebook (Dover Publications, Inc: New York,1975), 77. Author: Dana J. Meyer The Read More …
