"Strong and Brave Fellows": New Hampshire's Black Soldiers and Sailors of the American Revolution, 1775-1784

by Glenn A. Knoblock

Overview

New Hampshire, despite its small size, played a significant role in the American Revolution. The deeds of the state's soldiers and other notable citizenry have been well documented but the contributions of the black population have never been fully explored until now.

The largest part of this book consists of the service records of all known black soldiers with ties to New Hampshire: 139 who served in New Hampshire's forces, 34 who served in New Hampshire and another colony's forces, and 51 who served in another colony's forces but lived in New Hampshire at some point in their lives. The work also provides information on life for blacks in New Hampshire before, during and after the American Revolution, and information on campaigns and engagements that blacks from New Hampshire were known to have taken part in.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786415489
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	08/20/2003
Pages:	361
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.73(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of many works of New England, New Hampshire, and transportation history. A lecturer for the New Hampshire Humanities, he lives in Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments    
Preface    
Source Abbreviations    
Introduction    

BLACK LIFE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE REVOLUTION
Pre-war Slavery in New Hampshire    
Black Soldiers and the Continental Congress    
Black Enlistment in New Hampshire    
Service as Free Men    
Service for Freedom    
Service with No Freedom    
Status as Soldiers    
Service as Sailors    
The Black Veteran and Pensioner    
Blacks as Pioneer Settlers    
Religion and the Black Veteran    
Death and the Black Veteran    
Descendants of Black Veterans    
The Black Soldier as a Patriotic Symbol    

CAMPAIGNS AND ENGAGEMENTS
Introduction    
The Battle of Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)    
The Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775)    
The Invasion of Canada (September 1775 to June 1776)    
New York City Campaign (September 15 to October 28, 1776)    
The Frigate Raleigh (May 1776 to September 1778)    
The Battle of Trenton (December 26, 1776)    
Fort Ticonderoga and the Battle of Hubbardton (July 1777)    
The Battle of Bennington (August 16, 1777)    
Victory at Saratoga (September 19 to October 17, 1777)    
Winter at Valley Forge (December 1777 to June 1778)    
The Sloop of War Ranger (May 1777 to May 1780)    
The Battle of Monmouth (June 1778)    
Continental Service (July 1778 to May 17790    
The Battle of Rhode Island (August 29, 1778)    
Sullivan’s Campaign Against the Six Nations (June to October 1779)    
Militia Service (1779)    
Continental and Militia Service (1780)    
New York City and the Siege of Yorktown (1781)    
Additional Continental and Militia Service (1781)    
Final Continental Service (1782 to 1784)    

THE
Introduction    
New Hampshire Soldiers    
Soldiers with Service to New Hampshire and Other Colonies    
Soldiers from New Hampshire Who Served for Other Colonies    

APPENDICES
1: Black Soldiers Who Died During the War    
2: Breakdown by Regiment of Black Soldiers Who Served for New Hampshire   
3: Black Soldiers Before the Revolution    
4: Black Place Names and Locales in New Hampshire    

Bibliography    
Index    

Editorial Reviews

worthwhile”—ARBA; “substantial...useful appendices...recommended”—The New Hampshire Genealogical Record; “compelling...powerful, uplifting, and shameful story, a profound tale”—Historical New Hampshire.

From the Publisher

substantial...useful appendices...recommended

The New Hampshire Genealogical Record

"compelling...powerful, uplifting, and shameful story, a profound tale"

Historical New Hampshire

worthwhile

ARBA