click image for close-up This portrait of an unidentified Revolutionary War sailor was painted in oil by an unknown artist, circa 1780. Prior to the war, many blacks were already experienced ...

Hessians were German soldiers who fought along side King George III’s British troops and had a key role in may Revolutionary War battles. The skull was one of only two complete crania recovered ...

As the Revolutionary War spread through every region ... Washington barred the further recruitment of black soldiers, despite the fact that they had fought side by side with their white ...