From slaves to soldiers : the 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution / Robert A. Geake ; with Lorén M. Spears.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geake, Robert A., author.

Contributor:

Spears, Lorén M., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Continental Army. Rhode Island Regiment, 1st.

United States.

United States.--Continental Army.--Rhode Island Regiment, 1st.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Rhode Island--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Rhode Island.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

Known as the "Black" Regiment, the Story of the First Continental Army Unit Composed of African American and Native American Enlisted Men In December 1777, the Continental army was encamped at Valley Forge and faced weeks of cold and hunger, as well as the prospect of many troops leaving as their terms expired in the coming months.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

Authors' Note

1. The Origins of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment

2. From Slaves to Soldiers

3. Battles, Blood, and Brotherhood

4. The Aftermath of War

5. The Legacy of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment

Appendix A. List of Officers and Enlisted Soldiers of Euro-American Descent in the 1st Rhode Island Regiment

Appendix B. Indigenous Rhode Islanders Who Served in the Revolutionary War

Appendix C. Documentation of Slaves

Appendix D. Rhode Islanders Who Departed from New York on British Vessels During the Evacuation, 1783

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-59416-646-3

OCLC:

1197562970