1778: Enlisted in the 1st Rhode Island Regt. / “Absolutely made FREE & entitled to all wages.”
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Prince Whipple: Revolutionary War Veteran
Served 2 enlistments while enslaved by a signer of the Declaration of Independence!
Caesar Wallace: Black Revolutionary War Veteran
Caesar Wallace served 3 enlistments in Mass. & NH regiments…
Paul Long: Black Revolutionary War Veteran
Paul Long (Rye, NH) escapes from slavery & serves in the Revolution…
“The Wolf’s Dictionary”: Lincoln & Liberty (April, 1864)
From the pages of Freeman Colby Vol. 3: A nation at war over the meaning of one word…
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