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They “... Fought Bravely, but Were Unfortunate:”
Rhode Island’s “Black Regiment” of the American Revolutionary War is fairly well-known to students of American History. Most published histories of the small colored battalion from Rhode Island are clearly biased in favor of the “regiment” and tend to interpret it as an elite military unit. However, a detailed study and analysis of Rhode Island’s segregated Continental Line by the author reveals a “military experiment” that was beset with difficulties from its start and ultimately failed as a segregated unit in 1780. In this work, many of the popular stories of Rhode Island’s “Black Regiment” are proven to be myths. Follow the accurate historical stories of the colored and white soldiers of Rhode Island’s Continental Line whose courage and sacrifices helped create an independent nation.
Consolidated Index of the Reports of the Committees of the House of Representatives
Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.
American Archives
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American Archives
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The Federal Road Through Georgia, the Creek Nation, and Alabama, 1806–1836
From postal horse path to military road and thoroughfare for pioneers and travellers, the Federal Road was key to the development of the region and the growth of cities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 7
The 526 documents printed in this volume run from 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814. During this period Jefferson reviews the extant sources on the 1765 Stamp Act crisis to aid William Wirt, a Patrick Henry scholar; records his largely positive impressions of George Washington; and updates a reading list for law students that he had initially drawn up forty years earlier. In the spring of 1814 Jefferson becomes a trustee of the Albemarle Academy, the earliest direct ancestor of the University of Virginia. He is soon actively involved in planning for its establishment, helping to draft rules for governance of the academy's trustees and propose funding options, and he lays out an expansive...
