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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.
List of contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 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
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.
