Forgotten Voices of the Revolutionary War
People of Color and the Redding Encampment, 1778-1779
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 Andy King Native Americans enlisted in both Patriot and Loyalist military forces during the American Revolution, motivated by complex reasons. Connecticut Indigenous groups included the Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Mohegan, Quinnipiac, Tunxis, Schaghticoke, Niantic, and 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 …
