Black Defenders of America, 1775-1973Johnson Publishing Company, 1974 - 416 Seiten "This partial account of Negro military personnel in the armed forces from 1775 until 1973 is presented as a reference and guide for those who want to learn the truth about America's neglected black soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen. Using pictures and documented biographies, an attempt has been made to illustrate the black American's presence in past and present wars"--Preface |
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... Virginia Regiment . Later he was transferred to Captain Harris ' Company , Colonel Wallace's Virginia Regiment . During the war John Harris was assigned as servant to Major James Monroe , who later became President of the United States ...
... Virginia Regiment . Later he was transferred to Captain Harris ' Company , Colonel Wallace's Virginia Regiment . During the war John Harris was assigned as servant to Major James Monroe , who later became President of the United States ...
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... Virginia . He en- listed in the army on April 22 , 1782 for one year , at the age of twenty - four . The official record lists his hair as black and his complexion , Negro . He served during the Revolutionary War in a unit from Maryland ...
... Virginia . He en- listed in the army on April 22 , 1782 for one year , at the age of twenty - four . The official record lists his hair as black and his complexion , Negro . He served during the Revolutionary War in a unit from Maryland ...
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... Virginia , the son of Hezekiah J. and Letitia Pace Whittico . Whittico's family moved to Williamson , West Virginia . He studied at Martinsville and Mary Potter schools at Oxford , North Carolina . In 1912 he graduated from Meharry ...
... Virginia , the son of Hezekiah J. and Letitia Pace Whittico . Whittico's family moved to Williamson , West Virginia . He studied at Martinsville and Mary Potter schools at Oxford , North Carolina . In 1912 he graduated from Meharry ...
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